Before his death by suicide, 16-year-old Adam Raine spent months consulting ChatGPT about his plans to end his life. His parents are now filing the first known wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI. Many consumer-facing AI chatbots are programmed with safety…
Fixing climate change is no small task, as carbon removal developers like Mitti Labs can attest. This New York-based startup has developed technology to measure methane released by rice paddies. They use this technology to train hundreds of thousands of…
YouTube’s “Hype” feature is now rolling out globally. This tool allows fans to help their favorite creators get discovered. The feature was first introduced at Google’s Made on YouTube event in 2024. It appears as a dedicated button located below…
Google is rolling out a new AI-powered experimental feature in Google Translate designed to help people practice and learn a new language. The company announced the update on Tuesday. Alongside this new tool, Translate is also gaining new live capabilities…
Google is upgrading its Gemini chatbot with a new AI image model that gives users finer control over editing photos. This step is meant to catch up with OpenAI’s popular image tools and draw users from ChatGPT. The update, called…
Instagram is introducing a new feature designed to help college students connect with others on their campus. The company announced the launch on Tuesday. This release comes just one week after TikTok rolled out a nearly identical feature. The new…
Eyebot, a startup offering a 90-second vision test kiosk that delivers doctor-verified glasses prescriptions, has secured $20 million in Series A funding. The Boston-based startup, founded in 2021, streamlines how people access vision care by eliminating traditional obstacles such as…
Frontier, a carbon removal clearinghouse founded by companies including Google, Stripe, and Shopify, announced today that it is purchasing 115,208 metric tons of carbon removal credits from geoengineering startup Planetary. The deal is valued at $31.2 million. While most of…
Spotify is introducing a new way for you to chat with your friends directly within the app. This move aims to make Spotify a more social platform for content consumption. For years, users have shared music and podcast links with…
The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What began as 485 applications from 27 countries has culminated in the largest startup pitch competition in the region’s history. The “Road to Battlefield” is putting the region’s most promising…
