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Published May 5, 2026, 5:46 PM

According to Pennsylvania's filing, a Character.AI chatbot presented itself as a licensed psychiatrist during a state investigation, and also fabricated a serial number for its state medical license.
Published May 5, 2026, 5:00 PM

The company said the model reduces hallucination in sensitive areas such as law, medicine, and finance, while maintaining the low latency of its predecessor.
Published May 5, 2026, 3:49 PM

PayPal is pitching an AI-led turnaround, tying automation and restructuring to $1.5 billion in savings as it cuts jobs and works to modernize its tech stack.
Published May 5, 2026, 3:31 PM

Etsy's new native app within ChatGPT aims to be a conversational shopping experience for users.
Published May 5, 2026, 2:27 PM

The visual analysis system is now operating in select countries, but Meta says it's working toward a broader rollout.
Published May 5, 2026, 2:20 PM

ElevenLabs reveals new investors, hits $500M ARR, and expands enterprise footprint as voice AI becomes a critical interface.
Published May 5, 2026, 2:07 PM

The Seattle-based startup's Series A round was led by Glilot Capital, NFX, and SignalFire, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.
Published May 5, 2026, 3:31 AM

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The Nvidia CEO seems to feel that claims of AI's job-killing potential have been greatly exaggerated.
Published May 4, 2026, 11:49 PM

When the bromance sours, we all end up in court. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The strongest witness for Elon Musk's case against OpenAI so far has been Greg Brockman's journal. Brockman himself is running as a close second. Brockman was called to the stand in a rather unusual way - he was cross-examined first, followed by a dir…
Published May 4, 2026, 10:11 PM

Last year, the SEC sued Elon Musk over the way his acquisition of Twitter (now X, and a part of SpaceX) started, and today it announced a settlement that looks like a massive bargain, while Musk's own lawsuit against Sam Altman continues to play out. A week before the Trump administration took over, the department had alleged that by not disclosin…
Published May 4, 2026, 9:53 PM

AI chip maker Cerebras is heading for a blockbuster IPO that could value it at $26.6 billion or more. Its relationship with OpenAI is deep and rich.
Published May 4, 2026, 7:12 PM

Appfigures finds visual model launches generate 6.5x more downloads — but most don’t convert that spike into revenue.
Published May 4, 2026, 4:57 PM

Stuart Russell is a long-time AI researcher who thinks governments need to restrain frontier labs.
Published May 4, 2026, 4:45 PM

The raise gives Sierra more than $1 billion to work with — capital the company says it will use to become the "global standard" for AI-powered customer experiences.
Published May 4, 2026, 4:36 PM

Musk texted OpenAI's president and co-founder saying that he and CEO Sam Altman "will be the most hated men in America" if OpenAI doesn't settle the suit.
Published May 4, 2026, 3:59 PM

Both Anthropic and OpenAI have partnered with asset managers to more aggressively market their enterprise AI products.
Published May 4, 2026, 1:00 PM

DoorDash on Monday added new AI-powered tools that let merchants speed up onboarding, edit photos to make dishes look better, and create new websites from existing content.
Published May 3, 2026, 8:16 PM

The ad comes from Artisan, the AI startup behind billboards urging businesses to "stop hiring humans."
Published May 3, 2026, 6:00 PM

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A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases — where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors.
Published May 3, 2026, 3:00 PM

The Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 come in a variety of colors, including a traditional black hue. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge If you’re looking to pick up a pair of open-ear headphones for yourself — or your mom — Shokz is running a Mother’s Day sale. Now through May 10th, the company’s best pair of bone conduction headphones, the OpenRun Pro 2, ar…
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