AI startup Rocket offers vibe McKinsey-style reports at a fraction of the cost
Rocket’s new AI platform combines strategy, product building, and competitive intelligence, aiming to move beyond code generation.
OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund
Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI, is aiming to raise $100 million for its first fund. It has already written some checks.
Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline
Google’s new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow.
Iran threatens ‘Stargate’ AI data centers
Iran said it will target U.S.-linked data centers with new missile strikes, as the war between the U.S. and Iran escalates.
OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day work week
OpenAI proposes taxes on AI profits, public wealth funds, and expanded safety nets to address job loss and inequality, blending redistribution with capitalism as policymakers debate AI’s economic impact.
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Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI
The company is also announcing a deal with L3Harris to build the sensors for Xoople’s spacecraft.
Copilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ according to Microsoft’s terms of use
AI skeptics aren’t the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models’ outputs — that’s what the AI companies say themselves in their terms of service.
Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX?
On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we debated Elon Musk’s vision for data centers in space.