Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in […]
Paul Graham claims Altman wasn’t fired from Y Combinator
In a series of posts on X on Thursday, Paul Graham, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, brushed off claims that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was pressured […]
Malala Yousafzai in ‘We Are Lady Parts’ is the cameo of the year
Malala Yousafzai makes a cameo for the song “Malala Made Me Do It” in “We Are Lady Parts” and it’s everything.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired for ‘outright lying,’ says former board member
Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner explained why they fired CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of creating a “toxic atmosphere.”
5 days left to get your early-bird Disrupt passes
The countdown to early-bird savings for TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place October 28–30 in San Francisco, continues. You have just five days left to save up to $800 on […]
Former OpenAI execs call for more intense regulation, point to toxic leadership
Former OpenAI members Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley published an Op-Ed calling out OpenAI’s toxic leadership structure and calling for more intense regulation.
Women in AI: Miriam Vogel stresses the need for responsible AI
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch has been publishing a series of interviews focused on remarkable women who’ve […]
Meta’s new AI council is comprised entirely of white men
Meta on Wednesday announced the creation of an AI advisory council with only white men on it. What else would we expect? Women and people of color have […]
TikTok launches $1 million social impact program
TikTok is supporting social impact-driven creators with a new program and grant, amid the app facing a looming ban.
Meet PayHOA, a profitable and once-bootstrapped SaaS startup that just landed a $27.5M Series A
PayHOA, a previously bootstrapped Kentucky-based startup that offers software for self-managed homeowner associations (HOAs), is an example of how real-world problems can translate into opportunity. It just raised […]