· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
BuzzFeed debuts AI slop apps in bid for new revenue
BuzzFeed unveiled new AI-powered social apps at SXSW, but its demos drew muted reactions.
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· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
The Pentagon is developing alternatives to Anthropic, report says
After their dramatic falling-out, it doesn't seem as though Anthropic and the Pentagon are getting back together.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
Why Garry Tan’s Claude Code setup has gotten so much love, and hate
Thousands of people are trying Garry Tan's Claude Code setup, which was shared on GitHub. And everyone has an opinion: even Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
Mistral bets on ‘build-your-own AI’ as it takes on OpenAI, Anthropic in the enterprise
Mistral Forge lets enterprises train custom AI models from scratch on their own data, challenging rivals that rely on fine-tuning and retrieval-based approaches.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
DOD says Anthropic’s ‘red lines’ make it an ‘unacceptable risk to national security’
The Defense Department said concerns that Anthropic might "attempt to disable its technology" during "warfighting operations" validate its decision to label the AI firm a supply-chain risk.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
The PhD students who became the judges of the AI industry
Artificial intelligence models are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the space, which one will be the best — and who decides that? Arena, formerly LM Arena, has emerged as the de facto public leaderboard for frontier LLMs, influencing funding, launches, and PR
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
Microsoft hires the team of Sequoia-backed AI collaboration platform, Cove
AI collaboration startup Cove is shutting down after its team joined Microsoft, with service ending April 1 and customer data set for deletion.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
Sequen snags $16M to bring TikTok-style personalization tech to any consumer company
With its Series A, Sequen is bringing its proprietary AI ranking and personalization technology to large consumer business.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
This startup wants to make enterprise software look more like a prompt
The company has raised $12 million in seed funding to build an AI operating system for enterprise.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
The leaderboard “you can’t game,” funded by the companies it ranks
Artificial intelligence models are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the space, which one will be the best — and who decides that? Arena, formerly LM Arena, has emerged as the de facto public leaderboard for frontier LLMs, influencing funding, launches, and PR
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
The Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using
From summarizing emails, drafting content, organizing data, and tracking meetings, here are all the best Gemini features in Google Workspace.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at first-time creators
Rebel Audio is a new all-in-one podcasting tool that allows creators to record podcasts, edit, clip content for social, and publish episodes, all without ever leaving the platform.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus,’ says creators should be paid
Patreon CEO Jack Conte says AI companies should pay creators for training data, arguing their fair use defense falls apart when they license content from major publishers.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chips business
Nvidia's networking business raked in $11 billion last quarter despite getting significantly less fanfare than chips and gaming.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says AI agents will eventually replace apps, shifting smartphones toward systems that understand intent and act on a user's behalf.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
Sam Altman’s thank-you to coders draws the memes
Altman expresses gratitude for people who knew how to write their code from scratch. The internet replies with salty jokes.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
Nyne, founded by a father-son duo, gives AI agents the human context they’re missing
The data infrastructure startup raised $5.3 million in seed funding led by Wischoff Ventures and South Park Commons.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
‘Not built right the first time’ — Musk’s xAI is starting over again, again
The AI lab is revamping its effort to build an AI coding tool, with two new executives joining from Cursor.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others
Learn how to use Spotify, Canva, Figma, Expedia, and other apps directly in ChatGPT.
· about 1 month ago· TechCrunch AI
Meta reportedly considering layoffs that could affect 20% of the company
These layoffs could help Facebook's parent company offset its aggressive spending on AI infrastructure, as well as AI-related acquisitions and hiring.