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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
OpenAI has announced that its Projects feature is now available to free users of ChatGPT, marking another step in the company’s gradual expansion of premium tools to its broader user base. Originally reserved for paying subscribers, Projects let users organize their ChatGPT conversations around specific topics or tasks. While
Aerospace
GE Aerospace is making a major move into the electric aviation sector with a $300 million investment in Beta Technologies, part of a strategic partnership to co-develop a hybrid-electric turbogenerator for next-generation aircraft. The deal, announced Thursday, is pending regulatory approval. Hybrid Power for Advanced Air Mobility The collaboration underscores
Travel
JetBlue is taking a different path in the race to upgrade in-flight internet. While many major airlines have partnered with SpaceX’s Starlink, JetBlue announced Thursday that it will instead turn to Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites to deliver free Wi-Fi to passengers beginning in 2027. Faster Speeds, New Partner
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Privacy-focused tech company DuckDuckGo is broadening its subscription offering to include access to cutting-edge AI models through its chatbot, Duck.ai, at no additional cost. Free and Paid AI Access Duck.ai is free for all users, giving access to models such as: * Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku * Meta’
Design
Adobe is bringing its flagship video editing software Premiere to the iPhone, expanding its mobile creative suite to capture the booming short-form video market. The app is now listed on the App Store with a preorder link and an expected release date of September 30. Desktop Power, Mobile Flexibility Adobe
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Productivity software giant Atlassian has agreed to acquire The Browser Company, maker of the Arc and Dia browsers, in a $610 million all-cash deal. Atlassian CEO and co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes framed the acquisition as a major leap in rethinking the role of the browser in modern knowledge work. “Today’s
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment round that would value the company at $14 billion, according to a Bloomberg report. If completed, the deal would cement Mistral’s place among Europe’s most valuable tech startups and intensify competition with U.S.-based AI
Cloud Computing
CoreWeave, the fast-growing provider of cloud servers for AI model training, announced on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire OpenPipe, a two-year-old Y Combinator–backed startup specializing in reinforcement learning tools for enterprise AI development. The acquisition underscores CoreWeave’s strategy to move further up the AI
Media
After more than a decade of requests, Instagram has finally launched an official iPad app, giving users a proper large-screen experience instead of relying on the iPhone app or the web version. A Big-Screen Experience The new iPad app opens directly to the Reels screen, letting users scroll through short
Quantum Computing
Nearly 80 years after hosting the world’s first atomic bomb tests, New Mexico is aiming to shape another transformative technology: quantum computing. The state announced plans Tuesday to invest $315 million into quantum companies, fabrication facilities, and infrastructure, including a quantum network to connect labs and businesses. Building a
Media
Fizz, the anonymous social app for college students, is moving into grocery delivery thanks to a new partnership with Gopuff, the company told TechCrunch. The integration will allow students to order everything from late-night snacks to weekly groceries directly within the Fizz app, with delivery times as fast as 15
Transportation
Waymo is widening its footprint in the U.S. with the addition of Denver, Colorado, and Seattle, Washington to its testing map. Starting this week, the company will deploy both its Jaguar I-Pace electric SUVs and Zeekr robotaxi vans in the two cities. Initially, the vehicles will be human-driven as