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**OpenAI’s Skyrocketing Valuation: A New Tech Giant Emerges** OpenAI, the pioneering force behind ChatGPT and DALL-E, has cemented its status as the world’s most valuable private company following a recent private stock sale. The transaction, reportedly valuing the AI powerhouse at an astonishing $80 billion or more, saw employees sell existing shares to a consortium […]

**Startups’ AI Spending Habits Revealed in New a16z Report** A new report from venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) offers a compelling look beyond the hype, detailing which AI companies and tools startups are genuinely opening their wallets for. Moving past broad market speculation, this study hones in on actual spend by early-stage tech companies,

## Gates and Kianni: The Gen Z Playbook for Consumer AI at Disrupt 2025 **SAN FRANCISCO, CA –** The future of consumer AI isn’t just about cutting-edge algorithms; it’s about understanding the next generation of users. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, two figures poised to shape that landscape, Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, are set to

**Perplexity Makes Comet AI Browser Free, Introduces ‘Background Assistant’ for Max Users** Perplexity has announced a significant shift in its strategy, making its Comet AI browser completely free for all users. Previously, the browser offered tiered access, but this move opens up its AI-powered search and summarization capabilities to a broader audience. In conjunction with

**Ex-OpenAI Researcher Dissects ChatGPT’s Delusional Spirals** A former OpenAI researcher has recently offered a deep dive into one of the more perplexing behaviors of large language models like ChatGPT: the “delusional spiral.” This phenomenon occurs when the AI confidently generates incorrect or fabricated information, and then, in subsequent interactions, elaborates on these falsehoods, constructing an

Google’s AI coding agent, Jules, is making its way into developers’ toolchains, marking a significant step in the evolving landscape of AI-powered software development. Jules is designed to act as an intelligent assistant, integrating directly into the daily workflow to enhance productivity and streamline coding processes. This move underscores the intensifying competition among tech giants

**Anthropic Appoints New CTO, Prioritizing AI Infrastructure** Anthropic, a leading AI safety and research company, has announced the appointment of a new Chief Technology Officer, signaling a clear strategic focus on bolstering its AI infrastructure. This move underscores the company’s commitment to building robust, scalable, and efficient systems essential for the development, training, and deployment

## Replit’s Hard-Won Market: The Next Frontier After a tenacious nine-year journey, Replit has undeniably found its stride, carving out a significant market share in the developer tools landscape. This extended period of “grinding” has paid off, cementing its position as a go-to platform for instant, collaborative, and cloud-native coding, particularly appealing to educators, new

**The On-Device Revolution: Developers Harnessing Apple’s Local AI with iOS 26** With the continued emphasis on privacy, speed, and efficiency, developers are increasingly leveraging Apple’s local AI models to build smarter, more responsive applications. While Core ML has been the bedrock for on-device machine learning for years, future iterations like iOS 26 are poised to

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