A year ago, OpenAI seemed to have an untouchable lead in the AI race. It was by far the dominant AI platform for consumers. Competitors like Meta were struggling (and spending millions of dollars on new hires) to catch up. Sam Altman had enough money and influence to hire famed Apple designer Jony Ive to
A pattern is emerging among people who have already succeeded. They’re rolling up their sleeves again, apparently for fear of missing out on AI’s watershed moment and, presumably, the irresistible lure of making even more money, potentially a lot more. Tom Blomfield, who co-founded GoCardless and Monzo before spending 4.5 years advising founders as a
“Any form of child sexual abuse is confronting and horrifying, even more so when the alleged perpetrator is a person entrusted with the care of our youth,” said Australian Federal Police (AFP) Acting Commander Luke Needham. Tait worked or attended 62 early childhood education centers in Sydney between 2009 and 2025, although police say he
Legendary Entertainment’s first theme park attraction, “Kong x Godzilla” at Lotte World in Seoul, opens on July 24, marking the studio’s entry into location-based entertainment after several years of development on the project. “It was a big priority for me when I joined Legendary nine years ago,” says James Ngo, executive vice president of franchise
California is launching a new incentive program for first-time electric vehicle buyers that gives a leg up to companies like Rivian and Lucid. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill, SB 168, into law that will give first-time electric vehicle customers an instant incentive of $3,500 for a new vehicle and $1,750 for a
Singapore-based video generation startup PixVerse today said it has closed its Series C extension, with a total of $439 million raised in the round. The company told TechCrunch that with the new tranche of financing, its valuation has surpassed $2 billion. With the cash, the company aims to expand its global model offering and reach
