Mira Murati steps back into the spotlight, carefully | TechCrunch
…She also answered questions about the episode that first put her more squarely in the public eye: the chaotic week in November 2023 when OpenAI’s board fired Sam Altman and she…
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Nicolas Sauvage is betting on the boring parts of AI | TechCrunch
…The AI chip startup Groq , valued at $6.9 billion during its most recent funding round last fall, is the highest-profile example of this thinking. In 2020, well before the generative…
Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX's IPO | TechCrunch
…It’s possible that questions from the SEC led to this particular change, though we won’t know until those comment letters are made public in the weeks following the IPO. Adding…
Former cyber executive turned whistleblower accuses IBM of covering up several data breaches | TechCrunch
…IBM spokesperson Miki Carver declined to answer specific questions about the lawsuit and the underlying accusations. Instead, Carver told TechCrunch, “This complaint was filed six years ago, and the U.S. Department…
Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks | TechCrunch
…In a later post on X , Stone said: “Some people may receive password reset notifications and some may be asked security questions when they try and log into their accounts.” Stone told…
This startup built a fish-killing robot and chefs love the results | TechCrunch
…How do you know if a fish is stressed out? It’s a fair question for Khawaja to field, since his company, Shinkei, has built its entire business around the answer. Shinkei…
What happens when AI starts building itself? | TechCrunch
…It’s just a process that can evolve for billions of years, and interesting stuff keeps happening, right? That’s how we developed eyes in our [heads]. Another example is rainbow teaming…
Sam Altman makes 'mic drop' offer to every Y Combinator startup | TechCrunch
…The pro-deal folks believe the deal helps startups eliminate one of their biggest costs — AI infrastructure bills, which can spiral fast and consume a disproportionate share of an early-stage startup…
As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities | TechCrunch
…After seeing the size of the bill, he assumed the customer must be satisfied with the product. “I said, ‘You must be extremely happy with them,’” Alon recalled. “He said, ‘No, I…
NASA picks Eric Schmidt's rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX | TechCrunch
…NASA did not disclose how much it is paying Relativity for the mission, and Relativity did not respond to questions from TechCrunch. Isaacman, who has flown to space twice on private SpaceX…