Brazil's competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from using its business API to offer chatbots on the app. The agency has also started an investigation against the company to determine if the policy is anti-competitive.
AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional backing from executives at Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.
Hupo’s approach to sales coaching is less about replacing human judgment and more about helping people in the moments that really matter in banking, insurance, and financial services.
Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year.
AI health records startup Torch will be using its tech for OpenAI's new ChatGPT Health, according to co-founder Ilya Abyzov.
We tried Amazon's new AI wearable Bee. It's not for pro users yet, but more features are expected this year.
Amazon explains where its wearable Bee fits in and whether it will merge with Alexa.
Meta is ramping up its efforts to build out its AI capacity — Zuckerberg said the company intended to drastically expand its energy footprint in the coming years.
Anthropic's Claude for Healthcare is unveiled about a week after OpenAI announced its ChatGPT Health product.
Pebble's founder talks about how his new company is doing things differently.
Built into the Claude Desktop app, Cowork lets users designate a specific folder where Claude can read or modify files, with further instructions given through the standard chat interface.
The Trump administration plans to stop assigning value to human life when analyzing the costs and benefits of air pollution controls.
Amazon is counting on its Alexa footprint to help it gain traction in the consumer AI race.
Hackers gained access to some Betterment customers’ personal information through a social engineering attack, then targeted some of them with a crypto-related phishing message.
Apple says its services had a "record-breaking year," as Apple TV, Apple Music, and Apple Pay also soared.
Apple and Google have embarked on a non-exclusive, multi-year partnership that will involve Apple using Gemini models and Google cloud technology for future foundational models.
As two major streaming platforms — Warner Bros. and Netflix — prepare for a merger, concerns continue to be voiced about the implications of the deal, which represents more consolidation in the media business.
A number of US laws have already banned deepfake pornography — most notably the Take It Down Act. But while specific users are clearly breaking those laws, it’s much harder to hold the entire platform accountable.
As Netflix gears up to acquire Warner Bros., the streaming giant took home 7 awards at the Golden Globes last night.
The bid comes from Quantum Computing Inc., which already lined up to buy Luminar's semiconductor division. Luminar founder Austin Russell has also expressed interest.
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