OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system

This type of frictionless experience has the potential to spark a new movement in how people shop online – one that moves away from search engines like Google and e-commerce platforms like Amazon toward conversational agents with curated recommendations, comparisons, and easy checkout experiences. 

Vibe-coding startup Anything nabs a $100M valuation after hitting $2M ARR in its first two weeks

The problem with most vibe-coding companies is that they don’t provide all the infrastructure that nontechnical users need to launch a functional product. Anything is attempting to solve this problem.

Vibe-coding startup Anything nabs a $100M valuation after hitting $2M ARR in its first two weeks

The problem with most vibe-coding companies is that they don’t provide all the infrastructure that nontechnical users need to launch a functional product. Anything is attempting to solve this problem.

Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.5, its best AI model for coding

Anthropic says its new AI model is robust enough to build production-ready applications, rather than just prototypes.

Brave updates its AI-powered search with a detailed answers feature

The search company said that this new feature will co-exist next to its AI Answers feature, which was introduced last year to give summarized responses to search queries.

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OpenAI rolls out safety routing system, parental controls on ChatGPT 

The new safety features come after numerous incidents of ChatGPT validating users’ delusional thinking instead of redirecting harmful conversations — including the death of a teenage boy by suicide.

From Robinhood to Aetherflux: Baiju Bhatt’s next frontier at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood and founder of Aetherflux, shares insights on building transformative companies in fintech and aerospace at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.

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ComplexChaos thinks AI can help people find common ground

The startup uses an LLM tailored to helping people arrive at a consensus. Is it enough to help bridge our differences?