Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?

The AI ROI debate has returned and the numbers are even bigger, as are, perhaps, the consequences.

Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1.1

Meta's new Muse Spark 1.1. will go up against similar products offered by Anthropic and OpenAI.

Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups

In this week’s episode of Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen talks with Precursor Ventures' Charles Hudson about the headwinds facing early-stage founders today a...

New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial

News publishers say OpenAI hid tools and datasets that could identify copyrighted journalism in ChatGPT outputs, escalating their lawsuit with a new motion for ...

Slate Auto teams up with Crayola to color its EV truck

Slate has an answer for owners who have always want to drive a truck with bright crayon colors.

FanDuel sent a video from star athlete Bryce Harper to a customer with a gambling problem

The video calls highlights the murky relationship between professional athletes and gambling apps.

Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation

A new $20 billion valuation would be a giant step up from the $10 billion valuation it reached in October.

Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI

A new feature will indicate when advertisers have used generative AI tools to create or edit their ads, Google says.

Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia

The Paris-based ElevenLabs competitor, just announced a hefty seed extension round.

How did the government decide OpenAI’s frontier model was safe to release?

"Exactly what that dialog looked like between the government and Anthropic and OpenAI is unclear."

How to stop Meta’s AI image generator from using your Instagram photos

Meta's new AI image generator is using your public Instagram photos unless you opt out. Here's how to do that.

Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September

In its bid to spend less on GPUs from providers like Nvidia, Meta is on track to start making its the latest versions of its AI-specific chips in September.

Nvidia is a victim of the compute marketplace it created

Having proven how valuable compute can be, the company finds itself at the center of a market everyone wants to be in — while simpler technologies and less inte...

Block reaches $45M settlement with 46 states over Cash App fraud probe

State attorneys general said they found that Block misled users by falsely advertising that Cash App provided bank-like protections, including advanced fraud de...

Anthropic’s new Claude feature is quietly selling you on AI

Claude’s new Reflect dashboard doesn’t just visualize how you use AI. It also subtly reinforces how much of your daily work now depends on Anthropic’s chatbot.

Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX are bigger than the last 25 years of tech exits

Three big AI IPOs are set to generate more value than all the U.S. VC backed exits since 2000.

Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M, grows to nearly 9M users

Benchmark-backed Ollama has amassed 176,000 stars, and nearly 17,000 forks on Github by helping developers easily run AI on their PCs.

Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist

In an interesting twist that takes advantage of the company's core product, users can chat with these shows' characters, ask them questions, and even roleplay d...

Nandan Nilekani leaves GP role at Fundamentum as it launches $200M third fund

Nilekani remains Fundamentum's anchor investor as the firm expands its leadership team and targets AI and fintech startups in India.

Truecaller clashes with India’s telecom regulator over anti-spam rules

The caller ID company says users are increasingly ignoring and blocking calls from India's dedicated business number series.

Despite ‘misgivings,’ judge approves Elon Musk’s $1.5 million SEC settlement

The saga of Musk's tussle with the SEC over how he disclosed his growing stake in Twitter (now called X) has come to an end.

Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B

The $300 million round is expected to be led by Menlo Ventures, Sifted reported.

Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said emergency scenes are not "edge cases."

Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic

Earlier this week, a picture that seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of extreme distress. It turned o...

With EU backing, QuantumDiamonds aims to speed up chip manufacturing

Like its U.S. counterpart, the European Chips Act aims to foster the semiconductor industry — in part thanks to state subsidies. One of the beneficiaries is Qua...

Autonomous drone delivery startup Manna plots major US expansion

Manna is launching a U.S. operations and manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that will eventually employ 1,000 people.

SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5, which Elon describes as an ‘Opus-class model’

Elon Musk's tech company released the newest version of Grok on Wednesday, promising a cheaper, more efficient alternative to other powerful AI models.

‘Slow-cial’ app Roost forces you to slow down to the speed of a carrier pigeon

This developer didn't expect his side project to grow to 300,000 users, but people love Roost because it's an alternative to an always-on, fast-paced online cul...

This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment

General Intuition is betting millions of hours of video game data can train the foundation models for physical AI, making it easier to build smarter robots with...

Elon Musk says X will send DMs when posts you’ve engaged with are corrected

X plans to send users direct messages when posts they’ve liked, replied to, or reposted receive Community Notes, an update aimed at addressing criticism that th...