Sam Altman’s reinstatement as the CEO of OpenAI has triggered a wave of uncertainty and apprehension within the artificial intelligence industry. The events of the past five days have brought significant upheaval to the company, marking a dramatic shift in its leadership and direction. Altman’s global warnings about the existential perils of the technology that … Read more
Sam Altman, the now former CEO of OpenAI, has departed his role and is leaving its board, according to a company post on Friday. Nevertheless, uncertainties about his involvement with other entities like Worldcoin, the crypto project he co-founded, linger as its token depreciates on the news. Worldcoin’s token, WLD, fell more than 13% on … Read more
Google initially proposed strict restrictions on this API, but has now eased these in the new version of Manifest V3. Originally, the plan was to allow browser extensions to create 5,000 content-filtering “rules,” but this has been increased to 30,000 rules. AdGuard, an ad blocker, has cautiously welcomed some of the revised changes. Elsewhere, uBlock … Read more
After screenshots surfaced of xAI’s chatbot Grok appearing on X’s web app, Elon Musk, the owner of X, confirmed that Grok would be available to all of the company’s Premium+ subscribers sometime “next week.” Musk’s statements on delivery time frames have not always been reliable, but coding developments in X’s own app revealed that Grok … Read more
Addressing the challenges faced by African international trade, FrontEdge, a Lagos-based fintech, recently raised $10 million in debt and equity to empower cross-border trade for SMEs. In Africa, only 30% of trade volumes receive financial support from banks, creating a significant financing gap for SMEs. With an annual international trade value of $1.2 trillion in … Read more
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Persona 5 Tactica pleasantly surprised me. I have been anxious for a good tactical RPG all year. Fire Emblem Engage failed to live up to its title, winding up as a shallower Three Houses. And the Advance Wars reboots bored me to tears. While I wasn’t exactly looking to Persona 5 Tactica to fill the … Read more
OnePlus enjoys teasing its phones before the official launch, and a week ahead of the full announcement event, the company has unveiled numerous photos and a video of the OnePlus 12. Shared through several Weibo posts (via Android Authority), the images depict a design resembling that of the OnePlus 11, consistent with earlier leaked imagery. … Read more
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The World Press Photo Contest has revised its entry rules to exclude submissions for AI-generated imagery, just days after announcing that such images could be entered into its Open Format competition category. The decision to welcome AI-generated submissions was met with immediate backlash from photojournalists who argued that allowing artificially created images into a photojournalism … Read more
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. To receive a roundup of TechCrunch’s major crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. The crypto market and overall ecosystem are displaying signs of recovery after a prolonged bear market. At the time of publication, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum had increased by … Read more
Following a terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7, Israel responded with airstrikes and a land incursion, resulting in numerous casualties. In the wake of this attack, the number of internet-connected honeypots in Israel has seen a significant surge, according to cybersecurity experts. Honeypots, which are manufactured networks designed to attract hackers, are commonly utilized … Read more