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Top OpenAI, Google Brain researchers set off a $300M VC frenzy for their startup Periodic Labs When Liam Fedus announced he was quitting OpenAI, VCs swarmed. One even wrote a…
U.S. and Australia sign $3B critical minerals deal Leaders of the country's governments announced they would work together to secure critical minerals supplies outside of Chinese control. The deal includes…
Meta AI’s app downloads and daily users spiked after launch of ‘Vibes’ AI video feed New data from Similarweb shows Meta AI’s mobile app is surging in popularity, jumping from…
Trump DOE confirms it’s canceling over $700M in manufacturing grants The Department of Energy said it was canceling grants to build new factories in places like Alabama and Kentucky. Three…
Anthropic brings Claude Code to the web Anthropic now lets developers spin up Claude Code agents, and manage them, from their web browser on desktop and mobile. Anthropic now lets…
Cards Against Humanity settles trespass lawsuit against SpaceX Cards Against Humanity, the irreverent party game company known for its provocative humor, has settled its trespassing lawsuit against SpaceX, one year…
FTC removes Lina Khan-era posts about AI risks and open source One post, authored by Khan’s staff, was published on January 3, 2025 with the title “AI and the Risk…
Shin Starr’s robotic food truck kitchen will serve up Korean BBQ at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Shin Starr's OLHSO food truck is an autonomous kitchen on wheels, serving Korean BBQ cooked…
Automattic CEO calls Tumblr his ‘biggest failure’ so far At WordCamp Canada 2025, Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg called Tumblr his “biggest failure,” noting the challenge of maintaining the platform’s half…
Regulators probe Waymo after its robotaxi drove around a stopped school bus The incident happened in Atlanta, Georgia earlier this month. Waymo says it has already updated the software on…