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Cohere's former VP of AI research, Sara Hooker, is launching a new startup to build AI models that can adapt to their environment.

The new information comes as the Raines family updated its lawsuit against OpenAI. The family first filed a wrongful death suit against OpenAI in August after alleging their son had taken his own life following conversations with the chatbot about his mental health and suicidal ideation. 

Meta continues to restructure its AI efforts after poaching more than 50 researchers from competing labs this summer.

The U.K.’s competition regulator has designated Apple and Google with “strategic market status” in their mobile platforms, giving the regulator new powers to enforce competition in areas like app stores, browsers, and operating systems.

GM said Cruise’s technology stack, including its AI models trained on five million driverless miles and simulation framework, feed directly into the automaker’s next-generation driver assistance and autonomy programs.  

GM is the latest automaker to lean into generative AI-based assistants that promise to respond to driver requests in a more natural-sounding way. Stellantis is collaborating with French AI firm Mistral, Mercedes is integrating ChatGPT, and Tesla has brought xAI’s Grok to its vehicles.  

The U.S. automaker's technological overhaul will debut in two years with the Cadillac Escalade IQ.

Galaxy XR costs $1,800, nearly half the price of the Vision Pro.

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At least seven people have complained to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that ChatGPT caused them to experience severe delusions, paranoia and emotional crises, Wired reported.

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Starbridge raises $42M Series A led by Craft Ventures to help businesses better monitor public service opportunities.

The founders of machine learning community Kaggle are trying to upend the crowded sales prospecting market with AI. And they're making headway.

The platform engineering startup Shuttle announced $6 million in seed funding to handle the infrastructure problems that start where products like Lovable and Cursor leave off.

YouTube is adding an timer for the Shorts feed to curb doomscrolling

Family location safety app Life360 is venturing into pet tech with the launch of its new tracking device for cats and dogs.

Sizable Energy has a plan to store excess renewable energy in flexible reservoirs out at sea. The startup has raised $8 million to test prototypes.

Netflix isn't planning to use generative AI as the backbone of its content but believes the technology has potential as a tool to make creatives more efficient.

As TechCrunch previously reported, the maker of a popular open source framework for building AI agents has officially become a unicorn.

Former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe’s new startup, Sesame, is building AI-powered smart glasses with natural, humanlike voice interaction. Backed by Sequoia and Spark, the company also launched an invite-only iOS beta to preview its conversational AI.