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Sam Altman says he got 'addicted' to TikTok, including a Saturday afternoon where he scrolled 'for like 3 hours'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he got too sucked into TikTok when he forced himself to learn about the app when OpenAI was preparing to launch Sora.

Nvidia bets $5bn on Ilya Sutskever’s AI breakthrough

Safe Superintelligence will use Vera Rubin chips to rapidly expand computing capacity for its secretive research

ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style

New behavior capturing a writer’s “broad qualities” could have legal implications.

The AI giants’ new problem: open AI

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Threads users can now chat with Meta AI in their DMs

Meta on Monday said it is rolling out its Meta AI chatbot within Threads' DMs, giving users a way to chat with the AI assistant.

Nvidia Invested Billions in Ilya Sutskever's AI Company, Safe Superintelligence Inc.

SSI — helmed by Sutskever, who was a co-founder of OpenAI and famously clashed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — announced a “long-term strategic partnership” with Nvidia with a reported investment of $5 billion, which will allow the company “10x our compute in the next 12 months.” The company wrote on X, “We reached the point where our research is worth scaling.”

Y Combinator turned a sports arena into AI's biggest pep rally

Y Combinator filled the Chase Center with aspiring founders for its annual Startup School. Some compared it to a megachurch.

Nvidia reignites "circular" AI concerns

The chip giant appears poised to tighten its ties with OpenAI as it reportedly explores a deal to backstop financing for a massive data center to power the ChatGPT maker's ambitions.

Activist charged with felony after giving border agent "duress code" that wiped his phone

The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.

Amazon targets Musk’s Starlink with satellite constellation for mobile services

Tech giant files to launch more than 5,000 satellites to provide global consumer service

Google's AI Search Is Rapidly Becoming the Default, New Data Shows

Google’s AI Overviews now appear in 43% of searches, underscoring how quickly AI-generated answers are becoming the default way people discover information online.

Power up your AI infrastructure! A first look at the Smart Systems Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the Smart Systems Stage will be where energy, infrastructure, and technology collide, covering everything from fusion breakthroughs to the grid strain AI is putting on the entire economy.