Merge Labs is a “research lab” dedicated to “bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability.” OpenAI wrote the largest check in Merge Labs' $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation.
The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale.
In a letter to the leaders of X, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Reddit, and TikTok, several U.S. senators are demanding the companies provide proof that they have "robust protections and policies" in place, and how they plan to curb the rise of sexualized deepfakes on their platforms.
Transition Metal Solutions is applying a special cocktail to coax microbes into unlocking more copper from ore.
Spotify raised prices for its subscription plan in the U.S. for the third time in three years, as it hiked the monthly plan from $11.99 per month to $12.99 per month.
The massive round was led by existing investor General Catalyst, with participation from other returning backers.
Tiger Global's case in India is being closely watched by investors.
WhatsApp is allowing AI providers to continue offering their chatbots to users in Brazil, days after the country's competition agency ordered the company to suspend its new policy that bars third-party, general-purpose chatbots from the app.
EtherealX is ramping engine tests and building a 150-acre rocket campus in India as it targets a 2027 launch mission.
Microsoft is buying over 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from India's Varaha over the next three years.
The abrupt change in personnel was in the works for several weeks, according to an OpenAI executive.
The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data brokers and insurance companies.
Emversity has raised $30 million in a new round as it scales job-ready training in India.
The California attorney general has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's xAI after its chatbot Grok began generating nonconsensual sexual images of real women and even children.
The collaboration will help OpenAI's models deliver faster response times for more difficult or time-consuming tasks, the companies said.
As Netflix tries to take down YouTube’s dominance in the podcast space, it's getting new originals with Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin.
Global app downloads were down, but consumer spending was up to nearly $156B in 2025.
Since the release of GPT 5.2, AI tools have become inescapable in high-level mathematics.
The company offers a platform that helps mobile app developers market their wares and has an army of bankers working on its IPO.
Digg, a reboot of an earlier social news site, is now relaunching as a Reddit competitor focused on communities.
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