OpenAI's GPT-5 is here: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says GPT-5 is the "best model in the world," and aims to make ChatGPT more intuitive to use. Read More
Library of Congress explains how parts of US Constitution vanished from its website: The U.S. congressional agency confirmed to TechCrunch that the removal of key sections of the Constitution from its website were removed in error. The full text has now been reinstated. Read More
AI agents aren't the 'new Google,' says Airbnb CEO: AI chatbots, while potentially driving new leads to the travel and services business, aren't entirely a replacement for the referrals that the dominant search engine brings. Read More
Verify users at onboarding to prevent fraud, stay compliant, and build customer trust. Persona's low-code identity verification platform allows you to verify individuals and businesses in over 200 countries and territories, dynamically adapting your flows based on real-time risk signals so you can maximize conversion and minimize risk.
The backlash against Duolingo going 'AI-first' didn't even matter: Duolingo faced significant backlash for announcing that it would become an "AI-first" company -- and yet, the app posted strong financials this quarter. Read More
High costs and thin margins threaten AI coding startups: Coding assistant startups are highly unprofitable, says a source familiar with Windsurf financials. Read More
Trump says Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan must 'resign immediately': Trump's post comes after Republican Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday wrote to Intel's board of directors, asking about Tan's ties to China, his investments in the country, and raised concerns about his time leading Cadence Design Systems, which had a Chinese military university as a customer. Read More
IPO hopeful Brex scored major win to sell in the EU, plans UK expansion: The EU has authorized Brex to sell its spend management products directly in all 30 countries, "no workarounds required," CEO Pedro Franceschi said. Read More
Elon Musk says X plans to introduce ads in Grok's responses: The move would help power X's struggling ads business following the departure of former CEO Linda Yaccarino. Read More
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Truth Social's AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources: The search engine, dubbed Truth Search AI, is already available on the web version of Truth Social, with public Beta testing on the iOS and Android apps planned for "the near future." Read More
