OpenAI’s Sora soars to No. 3 on the U.S. App Store

OpenAI’s Sora app for AI videos is a viral hit, despite being invite-only for now and limited to users in the U.S. and Canada at launch. On its first day, Sora saw 56,000 downloads and is now ranked as the…

Anthropic hires new CTO with focus on AI infrastructure

Anthropic has appointed a new chief technical officer, former Stripe CTO Rahul Patil. Patil started at the company earlier this week, taking over from co-founder Sam McCandlish, who will move to a new role as Chief Architect. As part of…

How startups could be affected by a prolonged government shutdown

A U.S. government shutdown could stifle deal flow, freeze visa processing for workers, and cause other problems for startups and the broader tech sector, especially if it lasts longer than a week, according to experts. This shutdown, which began Tuesday,…

Apple shelves Vision Pro overhaul to focus on AI glasses

Apple is pausing its plans to update the Vision Pro headset in order to focus on creating AI smart glasses that can compete with Meta. This information comes from a new report by Bloomberg. Although the company had been working…