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AI

ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface | TechCrunch

ChatGPT is about to get a lot more visual, thanks to a new feature that OpenAI calls Intelligent...

Biology

Jonathan the Tortoise Has Survived 2 Centuries and a Fake Death. Now Scientists Are Unraveling His Anti-Aging Secrets

Scientists studied the genetics of the nearly 200-year-old giant tortoise. What they learned could some day help us...

Biology

One in 15 Cats Are Carrying a Diarrhea-Causing Parasite, Study Shows

Some kinds of Giardia can sicken both cats and humans alike.

Human History

A Wooden Club and Other Rare Finds Reveal ‘Invisible’ Side of Neanderthal Life

“Perhaps the simplest message is that the Palaeolithic was not a world made only of stone.”

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Startups

Greenairy is building smart plant towers to clean the air in your office | TechCrunch

How clean is the air in your workplace? That’s the question Tanvi Thombre and Lakshya Saraf began investigating...

Biology

Question of the Day: Will Robotic Pets Ever Replace The Real Thing?

We have seen creepy robotic cats, dogs and even parrots. It may seem ridiculous to think that these...

Biology

Infinity Aquarium Is a Goldfish Freedom Simulator

Your goldfish may never truly be free, but if you had one of these infinity aquariums you can...

nine suitcases full of gold bars, and two suitcases full of 100-dollar cash bills, as a photo taken from above.
Security

CIA officer admits to creating fake top secret government program to steal over $190 million, including gold bars | TechCrunch

A now-former officer with the Central Intelligence Agency has pleaded guilty to stealing almost $200 million, including hundreds...

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AI

Meta rolls out new AI tools to detect ads that secretly lead to child sexual abuse material | TechCrunch

Meta announced Wednesday that it took action against 33.2 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content on Facebook...

An autonomous rail vehicle moves down the track.
Climate

SpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomous freight trains | TechCrunch

The railroad industry was one of the first to disrupt how the world worked with technology, but lately,...