When Nick Turley joined OpenAI in 2022 as the head of ChatGPT, he was tasked with commercializing the company’s research. He has made great strides toward that goal, growing the product to 800 million weekly active users. Now, Turley wants…
Despite the well-known environmental benefits of recycling, it is estimated that less than 10% of the world’s plastic gets recycled. Ganiga Innovation aims to increase that percentage using AI-enabled robotic waste bins. The Italian startup Ganiga built three products to…
Elon Musk will settle a lawsuit for one hundred twenty-eight million dollars with four former Twitter executives. He fired these executives after taking over the company in 2022. One of Musk’s first actions upon buying Twitter was to dismiss CEO…
OpenAI’s video-generating app Sora has surged to the number one position on the U.S. App Store. According to new data from app intelligence provider Appfigures, it has technically experienced a bigger first week than ChatGPT on iOS. The estimates show…
A few weeks ago, President Trump announced the application fee for an H-1B visa would increase to one hundred thousand dollars. The price tag sent shock waves through the tech ecosystem, which heavily utilizes the visa to bring talent in…
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it is introducing prescription vending machines at its One Medical clinics. These new in-office kiosks, operated by Amazon Pharmacy, allow patients to pick up their prescriptions immediately after their appointments. Amazon Pharmacy Kiosks will first…
Base Power has built one of the largest battery storage systems in Texas in just two years, and the company is now focused on accelerating its growth. The Austin-based startup has secured one billion dollars in new funding. This Series…
AST SpaceMobile has signed a new agreement with Verizon to provide space-based cellular broadband service across the United States. This partnership is the most significant for AST to date and represents a major step in capturing a larger share of…
Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis spoke with Jeremy Neufeld, the Director of Immigration Policy at the Institute for Progress. They discussed what the recent H-1B change means for startups, founders, and the future of tech talent in America.…
Zendesk announced a series of new products driven by large language models at its AI summit on Wednesday. These products are intended to reshape the company’s reliance on human support technicians. The centerpiece of the new features is an autonomous…
