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Helping data storage keep up with the AI revolution
Storage systems from Cloudian, co-founded by an MIT alumnus, are helping businesses feed data-hungry AI models and agents at scale.
View the articleClay confirms it closed $100M round at $3.1B valuation
The AI sales automation startup raised fresh funds, led by CapitalG, just months after its last round.
View the articleFor the first time, OpenAI models are available on AWS
This is a juicy competitive move for both companies after AWS faced an onslaught of criticism over its progress with AI.
View the articleLinda Yaccarino joins health tech platform eMed as CEO after leaving X
Though Yaccarino does not have experience in health tech, eMed said in a press release that they sought her out for her "undeniable ability to negotiate new partnerships."
View the articleSubstack rival Ghost connects to the open social web with its latest public release
While the ActivityPub integration is a main selling point for Ghost 6, this major release includes a number of other changes and new additions.
View the articleOpenAI Just Released Its First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2
The models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, represent a major shift for the AI company.
View the articleOpenAI launches two ‘open’ AI reasoning models
For the first time in more than five years, OpenAI is launching a new open language model that appears to be state-of-the-art.
View the articleSome people are defending Perplexity after Cloudflare ‘named and shamed’ it
In a debate likely to get louder as AI agent usage grows, some people say Perplexity crawling blocked websites isn't a simple matter.
View the articleThe EU AI Act aims to create a level playing field for AI innovation: Here’s what it is
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, known as the EU AI Act, has been described as “the world's first comprehensive AI law” by the European Commission.
View the articleGoogle’s NotebookLM is now available to younger users as competition in the AI education space intensifies
The removal of age restrictions is intended to provide younger students with access to the AI research tool, allowing them to better understand their class materials.
View the articleClaude Fans Threw a Funeral for Anthropic’s Retired AI Model
Roughly 200 people gathered in San Francisco on Saturday to mourn the loss of Claude 3 Sonnet, an older AI model that Anthropic recently killed.
View the articleWhatsApp adds new features to protect against scams
The company announced that it took down over 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to criminal scam centers targeting people around the world.
View the articleThree weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door
Cognition is also laying off 30 employees. Those who don't take the buyout are expected to work 80+ hour weeks.
View the articleElevenLabs launches an AI music generator, which it claims is cleared for commercial use
The AI audio-generation unicorn ElevenLabs announced the launch of a new model that allows users to generate music that's cleared for commercial use.
View the articleTrump says he’ll announce semiconductor and chip tariffs
This announcement comes as the Trump administration is also mulling over its approach to AI chip export restrictions.
View the articleHacker used a voice phishing attack to steal Cisco customers’ personal information
Cisco disclosed a data breach including customer names, organization names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of Cisco.com users.
View the articleCrack the code to startup traction with insights from Chef Robotics, NEA, and ICONIQ at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Ann Bordetsky (NEA), Rajat Bhageria (Chef Robotics), and Murali Joshi (ICONIQ) join the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Register now to save.
View the articleRoku launches Howdy, a $2.99 ad-free streaming service
The service features a library of nearly 10,000 hours of content from Lionsgate, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FilmRise, alongside select Roku Original titles.
View the articleDeepMind thinks its new Genie 3 world model presents a stepping stone toward AGI
Google DeepMind has revealed Genie 3, its latest foundation world model that the AI lab says presents a crucial stepping stone on the path to artificial general intelligence, or human-like intelligenc...
View the articleSpotify expands audiobooks access to family plan members in the US for the first time
Though Spotify launched its audiobooks service in the U.S. back in 2022, household members on Duo and Family plans have long been left out. Spotify says that will now change.
View the articleOnly 2 days left to save $675 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ticket
Just two days left save up to $675 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ticket. Join 10,000 tech and VC leaders October 27-29, San Francisco. Register here.
View the articleSonicWall urges customers to disable SSLVPN amid reports of ransomware attacks
Security researchers say they have evidence that ransomware gangs are hacking into large companies that rely on fully patched SonicWall firewalls. The researchers say it's likely the flaw is a "zero-d...
View the articleUS adds OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to list of approved AI vendors for federal agencies
The companies will see their AI tools offered via a new federal contracting platform, the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), which would let government agencies access AI tool sellers with pre-negotiated ...
View the articleJury rules Meta violated California privacy laws by quietly collecting Flo users’ menstrual health data
The class-action suit was brought by users of period tracking app, Flo, who alleged that the tech giant collected private menstrual health data without users' consent and used it for ad-tracking purpo...
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