Image Credits: Cal AIIn a world of “vibe coding,” Zach Yadegari, the teen founder of Cal AI, is a surprising throwback to a more traditional approach.Despite being just 18 and still in high school, Yadegari and his co-founder, Henry Langmack, have built a success story. Since its launch in May, Cal AI has surpassed...
Image Credits:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor / Getty ImagesAt the Abundance Summit in Los Angeles last week, billionaire entrepreneur Travis Kalanick offered a rare look into his vision for CloudKitchens. While the eight-year-old company is primarily known for its expanding real estate portfolio, which houses and supports delivery-only restaurants, Kalanick hinted at a more ambitious future—one...
Image Credits:picture alliance / Contributor / Getty ImagesSocial media users have uncovered a controversial application of Google’s new Gemini AI model: stripping watermarks from images, including those from Getty Images and other major stock media providers.Last week, Google broadened access to the image generation feature of its Gemini 2.0 Flash model, enabling it to...
Image Credits:sompong_tom(opens in a new window)/ Getty ImagesSilicon Valley is betting big on AI agents. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicts they will “join the workforce” this year, while Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella believes they will replace some knowledge-based jobs. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has even stated that the company aims to be “the number...
Image Credits: GREG BAKER/AFP / Getty ImagesDeepSeek is making waves. This week, Chinese AI lab DeepSeek surged into the spotlight as its chatbot app topped the Apple App Store and Google Play charts. Trained with compute-efficient techniques, DeepSeek’s AI models have sparked discussions among Wall Street analysts and tech experts about the U.S.'s ability...
Image Credits:Carol Yepes / Getty ImagesLife guarantees three things: death, taxes, and unpopular design overhauls from tech companies. The latest to spark frustration is Apple Mail, which underwent a major redesign in iOS 18—now rolling out on iPads and MacBooks.The update categorizes emails into sections like Primary, Transactions, Updates, and Promotions while also adding...
Image Credits: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC / Getty ImagesNext week, Meta will introduce one of its most significant changes to fact-checking across its platforms.Starting March 18, Meta will roll out its version of Community Notes for Facebook, Instagram, and Threads users in the U.S. The system is modeled after the crowdsourced fact-checking approach Twitter introduced...
Image Credits: PhonePeXiaomi announced on Thursday that its Android smartphones in India will come preinstalled with PhonePe’s app store.Previously, Xiaomi’s devices included Google’s Play Store and its own GetApps. However, the company has signed a multi-year agreement with PhonePe to replace GetApps with the Indus Appstore, confirming TechCrunch’s earlier report on the partnership.Google Play...
Image Credits:Christopher Furlong / Staff(opens in a new window)/ Getty ImagesApple has unveiled new initiatives aimed at enhancing safety for children and teens using its devices. These updates include simplified child account setup and the ability for parents to share their children's ages with app developers, allowing for more age-appropriate content. The App Store...
Credit: DepositphotosOn Tuesday, OpenAI unveiled new tools aimed at helping developers and businesses create AI agents—automated systems capable of independently performing tasks—using the company’s AI models and frameworks.These tools are part of OpenAI’s new Responses API, which enables businesses to develop custom AI agents that can conduct web searches, scan internal files, and navigate...
