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America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch | TechCrunch

The U.S. government on Tuesday launched its very own AI chatbot — or do we have to call...

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The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch | TechCrunch

On Tuesday, OpenAI launched a new product called Dots, an always-on AI agent with a bubbly, blobby avatar....

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a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B | TechCrunch

AI startup EliseAI announced on Tuesday that it has raised $350 million at a $4 billion valuation, double...

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OpenAI’s latest features take direct aim at the app store model | TechCrunch

The focus of OpenAI’s Dev Day on Tuesday may have been on its agentic assistants known as Dots,...

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OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation | TechCrunch

OpenAI is in talks with investors to raise at least $30 billion in a pre-IPO funding round at...

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Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents | TechCrunch

When Nvidia announced on Monday a new consortium of more than 100 companies dedicated to solving rogue AI...

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OpenAI takes on Microsoft with the launch of what feels a whole lot like ChatGPT’s own office suite | TechCrunch

OpenAI has been a close partner of Microsoft from the jump, but the AI lab is increasingly going...

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AI-powered app maker Wabi pivots to a messaging experience | TechCrunch

Wabi, the AI startup that allowed anyone to use prompts to build apps, is undergoing a slight pivot...

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OpenAI launches Dots, its bubbly agentic avatar | TechCrunch

At OpenAI’s Dev Day event on Tuesday, the company announced the launch of Dots, a new personal agentic...

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OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, says it nearly matches GPT-6 Astra and costs less | TechCrunch

At OpenAI’s DevDay event on Tuesday, the company showed off GPT-6.1 Sol, a mere week after it launched...