Quick question: Do you want AI to be so well trained, it could help husbands (or wives, for that matter) plan the perfect murder of their spouses?
Just as a gut reaction, that feels like a no for me. I wouldn’t even think it was a particularly hard question.
But America contains many diverse perspectives, and one such perspective was shared by Comma AI founder and longtime jailbreaker George…
Anthropic has started localizing Claude’s pricing in India, its biggest market outside the U.S., as global AI companies increasingly tailor their offerings to win users in the world’s most populous nation.
Local pricing has begun to appear for some users in India on…
Waze, the Google-owned navigation app, is getting new AI-powered features and customization updates, including the ability to report road updates conversationally and get personalized navigation.
Some of the new features are powered by Google’s Gemini AI assistant, which…
More than three years after ChatGPT’s launch brought generative AI into the mainstream, OpenAI is broadening its focus beyond individual users to families.
OpenAI is hiring a dedicated product manager in San Francisco to build experiences for families, caregivers, and older adults across its products. The role calls for experience building products for parents and families, and other…
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft
July 13, 2026
Apple filed a lawsuit Friday against OpenAI over allegations of trade secret theft and breach of contract.
The iPhone maker alleges that this misconduct, which it says reveals a pattern of theft from OpenAI employees who previously worked at Apple, was directed by OpenAI’s…
SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs
July 13, 2026
The AI chip boom just produced its biggest Wall Street moment yet. SK Hynix, a South Korean memory chip giant, said Friday it has raised $26.5 billion (KRW 40 trillion) in its U.S. market debut.
SK Hynix sold 177.9 million American depositary shares (ADRs) at $149 each…
At a time when AI backlash and data center protests are making headlines, Anthropic’s Claude is rolling out a new feature that subtly makes the case for why you should keep using it.
On Thursday, the company introduced “Reflect,” a built-in dashboard that lets you track and visualize how you use Claude and your broader AI habits. On the surface, it’s an analytics feature that offers…
The popular open source AI tool Ollama has raised a $65 million Series B, led by Theory Ventures, founder and CEO Jeff Morgan tells TechCrunch.
This round follows a previous $15 million Series A led by Benchmark’s Peter Fenton. All told, the company has now raised $88…
Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Indian IT services giant Infosys, will no longer serve as a general partner at Fundamentum Partnership, the venture capital firm he co-founded nearly a decade ago.
Nilekani (pictured above) will be stepping down from his role as Fundamentum…
Being Good at Your Job Is No Longer Enough. Being Known for It Is the New Career Currency.
July 9, 2026
AI made publishing effortless – and credibility scarce. Here’s why thought leadership now decides who gets the client, the capital, and the call, and what it takes to build it without wrecking your reputation.
Somewhere this week, a contract, a funding round, or a senior role went to someone who wasn’t the most qualified candidate. They were simply the most visible one.
That…
