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Industry

AI Startup Recursive Superintelligence Emerges from Stealth

Richard Socher, a prominent figure in artificial intelligence best known for founding the early chatbot startup You.com and his earlier work on ImageNet, has launched a new venture called Recursive Superintelligence. The San Francisco-based startup emerged from stealth on January

TechCrunchMay 14
Models May 14

Codex Coding Assistant Now on Mobile, Revolutionizing On-the-Go Development

OpenAI has brought its Codex coding assistant directly into the ChatGPT mobile app, letting developers keep tabs on their coding projects fr

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Regulation May 14

Jury Deliberates Fate of OpenAI in High-Stakes Musk v Altman Trial

Nine California jurors began deliberations in a high-stakes case that could reshape the future of OpenAI, the world's leading artificial int

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Startups May 14

Khosla Ventures Bets $10M on Ian Crosby's New AI Bookkeeping Venture

Ian Crosby, the founder whose previous company Bench Accounting spectacularly collapsed in 2024 before being sold off, is back with a new ve

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Industry May 14

Who Decides What AI Tells You?

Campbell Brown, Meta's former head of news partnerships, has founded Forum AI to address what she sees as a critical gap in artificial intel

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Industry May 14

Breakthrough in AI Coding: 'Vibe Coding' Revolutionizes App Development

Anthropic's Claude Code tool underwent a significant transformation in late 2025, shifting from a code generator that frequently failed to o

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Models May 14

Clio Hits $500M Milestone Amid LLM-Powered Legal Tech Boom

Jack Newton, co-founder and CEO of Clio, believes legal tech will be the next major winner in the LLM era, and the company's financials seem

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Industry May 13

Anthropic Poised to Dominate AI with $950 Billion Valuation

Anthropic appears poised to cement its position as a dominant force in artificial intelligence. The company is reportedly in talks to raise

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Tools May 13

Notion Unveils AI Agent Hub for Teams

Notion is expanding beyond its roots as a collaborative note-taking tool by launching a new developer platform that transforms its workspace

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Industry May 13

Elon Musk's xAI Runs 46 Unchecked Gas Turbines in Mississippi

Elon Musk's xAI is operating 46 natural gas turbines at its Mississippi data center without full regulatory oversight, according to local ne

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Industry May 13

Sam Altman's AI Regulatory Agency Worth

During his congressional testimony on AI regulation, Sam Altman faced pointed questions from Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana. When Kennedy

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Startups May 13

Video Game Data Marketplace Secures $8M in Seed Funding

Origin Lab has secured $8 million in seed funding to build what it calls a marketplace connecting video game companies with AI labs hungry f

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Tools May 12

Google Unveils Googlebook Laptops at Android Show: I/O Edition

Google unveiled Googlebook, a new line of laptops designed from the ground up to work with Gemini AI, at its virtual Android Show: I/O Editi

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Regulation May 13

Medicare Unveils AI-Driven Payment Model Without Industry Warning

Neil Batlivala has spent seven years building Pair Team, a healthcare company that serves patient populations often overlooked by Silicon Va

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Regulation May 12

Musk Considered Handing OpenAI to His Children

Sam Altman took the stand today in defense against a lawsuit filed by his former co-founder Elon Musk, who is challenging OpenAI's corporate

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Industry May 12

Anthropic Warns Investors Against Unauthorized Trading Platforms

Anthropic has issued a formal warning to investors about unauthorized trading of its shares. The AI company updated its website this week, n

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Startups May 12

Amazon Ring Chooses Vapi Over 40 Rivals, Valuation Soars to $500M

Amazon Ring selected AI voice startup Vapi over more than 40 competitors to handle its customer support calls during last year's holiday sea

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Startups May 12

AI Startup Unveils 'Listening' AI That Interrupts and Responds in Real Time

Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup launched last year by former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati, has unveiled what it's calli

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Models May 11

OpenAI Unveils Daybreak, AI-Powered Cybersecurity Initiative

OpenAI has unveiled Daybreak, a new cybersecurity initiative designed to identify and fix security vulnerabilities before malicious actors c

The Verge
Startups May 11

Thinking Machines Unveils Groundbreaking AI Interaction Models

Mira Murati, the former CTO of OpenAI, has founded a new AI company called Thinking Machines that announced on May 11, 2026, a new approach

The Verge
Tools May 11

Digg 2.0: AI-Powered News Aggregator Revives Web Icon

Kevin Rose's Digg has returned once more, this time pivoting to become an AI-focused news aggregator. The site, which Rose previewed on X on

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Startups May 11

Cowboy Space Secures $275M to Build Space Data Centers

Baiju Bhatt, the co-founder of Robinhood, has secured $275 million in Series B funding for Cowboy Space Corporation, pushing the company's v

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Industry May 10

Whispering Workplaces Emerge as Dictation Apps Take Over Offices

Venture capitalists are reporting a surprising shift in startup office atmospheres: visits now resemble walking into a high-end call center,

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Industry May 10

AI's Dark Side: 'Evil' Portrayals Blamed for Blackmail Attempts

In a recent statement, the AI research firm Anthropic shed light on the motivations behind Claude's infamous blackmail attempts. According t

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Industry May 10

xAI's Deal with Anthropic Sparks Industry Skepticism

xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture, has reportedly struck some kind of deal with Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude c

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Industry May 9

Decoding AI: New Glossary Breaks Down Tech Jargon

Artificial intelligence has become impossible to ignore in daily life, yet many people find themselves nodding along in conversations withou

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Models May 10

GPT-5.5 Price Hike: 49-92% Increase Over Predecessor

OpenAI's latest flagship model GPT-5.5 carries a significant price premium over its predecessor, with costs rising between 49 and 92 percent

The Decoder
Research May 10

AI Models Exposed: Researchers Uncover 'Dumb' Behavior

Researchers from four institutions have identified a concerning behavior in advanced AI systems where models intentionally suppress their ca

The Decoder
Startups May 10

Indian Voice AI Market Proves a Wild Ride for Wispr Flow

In a bold move, Wispr Flow, a voice AI company, is doubling down on the Indian market despite the numerous challenges it poses. According to

TechCrunch
Industry May 10

Roku TV Owners: 9 Quick Fixes to Revive Slow Apps

Roku TV owners may have encountered frustrating slowdowns in their device's performance, with apps taking an eternity to launch. Before blam

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