Microsoft is now offering OpenAI’s new free and open GPT model, GPT-OSS-20B, to Windows 11 users through Windows AI Foundry. This platform allows users to access AI features, APIs, and popular open-source models directly on their computers. According to Microsoft,…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 marks 20 years of shaping the startup world, and tonight is your last chance to save up to $675 on your ticket. From October 27–29, Disrupt returns to Moscone West in San Francisco, bringing together over 10,000…
Locket, the photo-sharing app that lets users share images displayed as widgets on friends’ home screens, is making waves with a new celebrity-focused feature. Originally launched in 2022 as a competitor to BeReal, Locket offers a more authentic way to…
European search engines Qwant and Ecosia announced on Wednesday that they have begun serving search queries through a jointly developed index called Staan. This new index aims to provide a more affordable and privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing. Last…
Sales automation startup Clay has raised a $100 million Series C funding round at a $3.1 billion valuation. The round was led by CapitalG, confirming an earlier report by TechCrunch in June. This latest financing follows a $1.25 billion Series…
Sam Altman’s competitive strategy is heating up with a new partnership involving Amazon Web Services. OpenAI recently unveiled two open-weight reasoning models, matching the capabilities of its O-series. In a parallel announcement, Amazon revealed that these models will be available…
Linda Yaccarino’s next role after departing X as CEO will be another chief executive position at eMed Population Health, an AI startup developing a technology platform for patients using GLP-1 drugs. Yaccarino, a longtime advertising executive at NBCUniversal, left to…
OpenAI announced the launch of two open-weight AI reasoning models on Tuesday, offering capabilities similar to its O-series. Both models are freely available for download on Hugging Face, described by OpenAI as “state-of-the-art” based on multiple benchmarks for open models.…
After months of beta testing, newsletter platform Ghost has released a new version of its software, Ghost 6, which enables publishers to share their long-form content natively with the broader open social web. In addition to publishing newsletters on the…
A cybercriminal deceived a Cisco representative into granting them access to steal personal information from Cisco.com users, the company revealed on Tuesday. Cisco discovered the breach on July 24 and attributed it to a voice phishing or “vishing” call. The…
