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OpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continues
OpenAI has replaced chief revenue officer Denise Dresser after just nine months on the job, tapping Wiz…
Me on Tech Report: AI has started killing itself
I did another Times Radio Tech Report yesterday with Isaac Pound on the Dead Internet Theory where it’s all…
Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps
Two years ago, Microsoft described AI as a “generational shift” in technology that it wanted to lead.…
Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs
Nvidia announced this week that Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR were…
Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report
In Brief Posted: 7:34 AM PDT · August 13, 2026 Image Credits:Cheng Xin / Getty Images Aisha Malik Apple in…
How A Teenage Carpenter Became The Founder Of AI Construction Startup Trunk Tools
Editor’s note: The following is the second profile in a series of articles about startup founders from…
Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes
Anthropic recently made the decision to watermark Claude’s outputs — inserting invisible code into the…
xAI data centre contractors file liens for non-payment
Darana Hybrid claims they were stiffed for $137 million on the Colossus I and II data centres in Memphis,…
Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
The streaming platform Twitch will now use creators’ content to help train generative AI models for its…
AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
In Brief Posted: 11:19 AM PDT · August 12, 2026 Image Credits:Cognition Julie Bort AI coding startup…
As AI safety concerns mount, three pioneers make the case for staying open
As projects like Pacing the Frontier look to major labs as a way to keep AI research safe, open source models…
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise
Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank,…
Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice
AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices,…
Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M
Europe’s favorite vibe-coding startup Lovable has confirmed previously reported whispers that it was…
How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures
When VideoVerse announced its acquisition in September 2025, it felt like a victory for startups across…
Why Sandbar thinks it’s voice-enabled ring can avoid the AI hardware graveyard
AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices,…
Everything announced at Made by Google ’26: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag, and tons of Gemini features
Google is holding its Made by Google 2026 event on Wednesday, unveiling the Pixel 11 series, the Pixel Watch…
Exclusive: ClearJet raises $25M to build the ‘Uber of Cargo’
ClearJet, an AI-enabled logistics technology startup, has raised a $25 million Series B, it tells Crunchbase…
Sector Snapshot: Fitness Startup Funding Is Rebounding, But Investors Want AI And Data, Not Treadmills
If you’re anything like yours truly, your fitness ambitions for 2026 far exceed reality. Venture investors,…
AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year
As AI makes coding dramatically faster, the next big challenge in software development is testing and…
Meta brings the superintelligent AI future! Probably
Meta has published “The Future is for Everyone: The Path to a Positive AI Future,” a 6,500 word ramble…
Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last
Accel has closed a new $550 million India fund, less than two years after raising its previous India-focused…
OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux
In Brief Posted: 12:15 PM PDT · August 11, 2026 Image Credits:Olivier Morin/AFP / Getty Images Lucas Ropek…
Google’s Gemini app surges to 1 billion users
In a significant milestone for Google, CEO Sundar Pichai announced via X that the Gemini app has become one…