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AI

OpenAI makes its Jev competitor widely available as decision model competition heats up | TechCrunch

OpenAI made its Decisions API model widely available to users for the first time, entering the market for...

In Brief

Former OpenAI science lead launches Warp Science to automate wet labs with robots | TechCrunch

Former OpenAI science lead Kevin Weil has launched Warp Sciences, a new AI startup focused on automating lab...

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AI

1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password | TechCrunch

Concerns have swirled over the access that consumers are increasingly entrusting to AI agents. Now, security services are...

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Apps

Canva releases its first image generation model | TechCrunch

Design platform Canva released its first image generation model, called Canva Craft, developed by its research team to...

AI

Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’ | TechCrunch

Microsoft’s AI diagnostic system correctly diagnosed complex medical cases in a simulation more than twice as often as...

Biology

Lost to Science for 89 Years, a Venomous Primate Has Been Sneaking Into People’s Homes and Gardens

Scientists working with Indonesia’s Alobi Wildlife Rescue Center have confirmed that the critically endangered Bangka slow loris—while excellent...

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In Brief

Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise | TechCrunch

The bad week for cybersecurity just got worse for thousands more companies, who were spied on by Chinese...

Biology

The Flesh-Eating Screwworm Outbreak Just Took a Grim New Turn

There has been a recent uptick in reported animal cases of the New World screwworm this month.

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AI

Uber puts all 30,000 employees on ChatGPT Work | TechCrunch

Uber and OpenAI announced an expansion of their partnership on Thursday, with the ride-share giant telling TechCrunch that...

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Social

Meta wants to pay for its broad AI buildout with a newly created class of stock | TechCrunch

Meta is making a big push into AI, and it’s creating a new kind of stock that could...