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During a Reddit ask-me-anything session on Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and key members of the GPT-5 team answered questions about the new model. Many users requested the return of the previous model, GPT-4o, and also brought up the amusing…
AI-generated “brain rot” videos are gaining popularity across the internet, especially among younger audiences. These clips often feature bizarre characters, such as a shark wearing sneakers or a ballerina with a cappuccino for a head. One startup fueling this trend…
Sometimes, it’s nice to have a simple app that does one thing well without a lot of fuss. Microsoft Lens was that type of app: a mobile document scanner that turned paper documents, business cards, receipts, and anything else into…
As human spaceflight missions grow longer and travel farther from Earth, keeping crews healthy becomes more challenging. Astronauts on the International Space Station currently rely on real-time communication with Houston, regular cargo deliveries of medical supplies, and the option for…
TechCrunch Disrupt isn’t just a tech conference—it’s a launchpad. For 20 years, startups have come to TechCrunch Disrupt to meet their first investors, land their biggest partnerships, and spark the ideas that take them to the next level. In 2025,…
The mystery buyer of the former General Motors factory owned by Foxconn in Lordstown, Ohio, appears to be SoftBank, according to Bloomberg News. SoftBank plans to use the factory to produce AI servers as part of the Stargate data center…
OpenAI astounded the tech industry for the second time this week by launching its newest flagship model, GPT-5, just days after releasing two new freely available models under an open-source license. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called GPT-5 “the best model…
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready told investors on the company’s second-quarter earnings call that the social app and inspirational bookmarking site could be considered an “AI-enabled shopping assistant.” However, he believes the agentic web, where AI agents shop on users’ behalf,…
Instagram has launched a new feature called Instagram Map, which allows U.S. users to share their recent location and discover location-based content. Similar to Snap Map, this opt-in feature has sparked some confusion, with many users mistakenly believing their location…
