Earlier this week, OpenAI launched a new way for developers to build apps within ChatGPT. This allows users to prompt the assistant to perform tasks and answer questions directly related to the participating apps. Several companies have launched their interactive…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company, a tunneling and infrastructure firm, has repeatedly violated state environmental regulations, even after agreeing not to, according to Nevada regulators. The company, which is expanding a tunnel network under Las Vegas, is accused of nearly 800…
Israeli spyware maker NSO Group has confirmed to TechCrunch that a U.S. investment group has acquired the company. NSO spokesperson Oded Hershowitz told TechCrunch that an American investment group has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and…
Instagram head Adam Mosseri stated that AI will change who can be creative. He believes new tools and technology will empower people who previously could not be creators, allowing them to produce content at a certain quality and scale. However,…
Developing comprehensive screening for early-stage cancer is the key to saving the most lives. While multi-cancer early detection tests are still being researched and lack FDA approval, several are commercially available for consumers who are willing to pay out of…
The energy transition is facing significant political challenges. Congressional Republicans are moving to eliminate tax credits for clean energy, and the Trump administration is threatening to cancel billions of dollars in grants. However, there are signs that this setback may…
Rishi Sunak, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who served from 2022 to 2024, has accepted senior advisory positions with the technology companies Microsoft and Anthropic. This news comes from letters released by Parliament’s Advisory Committee on Business…
Famed roboticist and iRobot founder Rodney Brooks has raised concerns about a potential investment bubble in humanoid robots. He is not alone in this view. In a recent essay, Brooks points to the billions of venture capital dollars flowing into…
The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority designated Google with a special status in the market for online search on Friday. This designation enables the regulator to enforce stricter regulations. The CMA has designated Google as having strategic market status…
In a development resulting from the government shutdown, the SEC announced on Thursday that companies can proceed with IPOs using an obscure automatic approval process. This process now includes the added benefit of allowing companies to skip providing pricing information…
