Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.
Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder. World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-centered anonymous verification…
Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’
Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’ Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles are leaving OpenAI as the company shuts down Sora and folds…
Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced to probation
Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced to probation Nicholas Moore hacked into three U.S. government networks using stolen credentials, and then bragged about it and posted victims'…
Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges
Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges Returning backers a16z and Thrive are expected to lead the round. Returning backers a16z and Thrive…
“Tokenmaxxing” is making developers less productive than they think
“Tokenmaxxing” is making developers less productive than they think There's a lot more code—but it's a lot more expensive and requires a lot more rewriting. There's a lot more code—but…
Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations
Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations A security researcher published details of three security vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, and the code used to exploit them.…
Zoom teams up with World to verify humans in meeting
Zoom teams up with World to verify humans in meeting Zoom will show a badge on verified participants' tile Zoom will show a badge on verified participants' tile
Gigs turns your concert history into a personal live music archive
Gigs turns your concert history into a personal live music archive New iPhone app Gigs uses AI to turn old tickets, screenshots, and emails into a personal concert archive with…
Chef Robotics escaped the robot cooking graveyard and says it’s thriving — here’s why
Chef Robotics escaped the robot cooking graveyard and says it’s thriving — here’s why The company, which deploys AI-guided robot arms for food production, says it is looking to expand…
Uber will now pick up your returns from your doorstep
Uber will now pick up your returns from your doorstep The new returns feature is the company's latest effort to become an everything app. The new returns feature is the…