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OpenAI’s o3 points out that AI models are expanding in new ways — but so are the costs Last month, AI founders and investors told TechCrunch that we are now in “The second era of measurement laws,“Noting how approaches to improving AI models were delivering diminishing returns. One promising new method they suggested could sustain […]

Hyundai is offering free Tesla NACs to its electric vehicle customers Hyundai said Monday it will send customers who bought or leased an electric vehicle before Jan. 31 a free charging adapter that will give them access to Tesla’s Supercharging network. The Hyundai-certified adapter will give CCS-equipped Hyundai EV drivers access to more than 20,000

From Lori Moore to Vik Singh, venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs From Keith Rabois to Matt Miller, plenty of venture capitalists have changed companies or parted ways with popular venture capital institutions this year. These changes in hiring are surprising because unlike many other fields, venture capitalists traditionally don’t move around much —

Coralogix acquires AI monitoring platform Aporia Coralogicsthe Well financed Observation platform, Monday Announce It has acquired Aporia, a startup focused on giving companies tools to monitor and secure their AI workloads, as well as putting guardrails in place to avoid hallucinations or unintentional disclosures. As part of this acquisition, Coralogix will launch a dedicated AI

The TechCrunch Cyber Glossary | TechCrunch The cybersecurity world is full of technical lingo and jargon. At TechCrunch, we have been writing about cybersecurity for years, and even we sometimes need a refresher on what exactly a specific word or expression means. That’s why we have created this glossary, which includes some of the most

Pavel Durov says Telegram is now profitable Telegram founder Pavel Durov He said Monday that the company is now profitable. Durov said the chat app’s total revenue exceeded $1 billion in 2024. The company that launched it Premium subscription service in 2022It now has 12 million paid users. Durov also said that the app ended

xAI is testing a standalone iOS app for its Grok chatbot Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is conducting a test Standalone iOS app for its chatbot, Grok, which has only been available to X users so far. The app, which is currently in Australia and a few countries in beta, can access real-time data

Trump says he wants to keep TikTok ‘for a little while’ With a TikTok ban in the United States expected to take effect in less than a month, President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he would like to keep the app. According to Reuters. “We’re going to have to start thinking because, you know, we

Elon Musk’s X raises Premium+ prices by 37.5% X is raising prices for its top-tier subscription service by 37.5%, marking the largest price increase since Elon Musk acquired the platform in 2022. Premium+ costs $22 per month in the US, Up from $16as of December 21, according to A Company statement. The cost of an

Palantir and Anduril have reportedly built a technology consortium to bid on defense contracts Two major players in defense technology, Palantir and Anduril, are talking with technology companies including SpaceX, OpenAI, Saronic and Scale AI about forming a consortium to bid on Pentagon contracts, according to Report in the Financial Times. The Financial Times says