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Sierra raises $950M as the race to own enterprise AI gets serious
Bret Taylor’s AI startup Sierra has closed a $950 million funding round led by Tiger Global and GV, the company announced Monday, pushing its post-money valuation above $15 billion. 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. Like a lot of AI companies, Sierra has, smartly, been very proactive in touting its own growth in a crowded market. The company says it...
Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims
Two days before the Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial began last week, Musk texted the model maker’s president and co-founder Greg Brockman. Musk suggested to Brockman that OpenAI settle the suit. After Brockman replied by suggesting both sides drop their suits, the exchange went off the rails, with Musk responding: “By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America. If you insist, so it will be.”
Four products removed from Amazon over choking, fire and electrocution risks
Four products have been removed from Amazon over choking, fire and electrocution risks.The Office for Product Safety and Standards has ordered the removal of four items from the retail giant following the identification of serious hazards to consumers.The government safety body flagged products posing risks including suffocation, fire and electrocution.Local Authority Trading Standards notified the OPSS about each of the dangerous goods, which have since been delisted from the online retail gian...
Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services
On Monday, Anthropic announced a joint venture focusing on deploying enterprise AI services. Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs will be founding partners in the new venture, which is backed by a group of VCs, hedge funds, and private equity firms, including Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Leonard Green, and Sequoia Capital. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported news of the partnership, reported the new venture was valued at $1.5 billion, which includes...
As X shuts down Communities, Acorn debuts an alternative that puts creators in control
A new project called Acorn has launched a way for organizations and creators to build their own online communities as an alternative to centralized social media platforms like Instagram, X, and Threads. It uses the same underlying technology that powers the decentralized social media app Bluesky, allowing communities to build their own homepages, create starter packs for new members, and customize feeds and moderation tools. Acorn’s platform hails from Blacksky, a company building its own...
Female burglar pays ultimate price after breaking into Philadelphia home whose owner was licensed to carry
Female burglar pays ultimate price after breaking into Philadelphia home whose owner was licensed to carryBy CLAUDIA AORAHA, DEPUTY HEAD OF NEWS Published: 16:22, 4 May 2026 | Updated: 16:22, 4 May 2026 e-mail View comments
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Odisha techie sends Rs 10,000 by mistake, Uber driver tracks him down to return it
Odisha techie sends Rs by mistake Uber driver tracks him down to return it
New ‘Jesus-centric’ Christian phone network will block pornography and LGBT content
NewsWorldAmericasNew ‘Jesus-centric’ Christian phone network will block pornography and LGBT contentRadiant Mobile aims to block users accessing material relating to over a hundred categories, including gaming, violence, and Satanism. Oisin Mcilroy Monday 04 May 2026 15:20 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},...
The UAE’s next infrastructure play: Turning biology into intelligence - Emirates 24|7
The UAE’s next infrastructure play: Turning biology into intelligence Emirates 24|7
The UAE’s next infrastructure play: Turning biology into intelligence - Emirates 24|7
The UAE’s next infrastructure play: Turning biology into intelligence Emirates 24|7
5 days only: Bring a partner or colleague and get 50% off a second TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass
This is it. The BOGO offer is live. For a limited time, buy one pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and get 50% off a second of the same ticket type. This is a short window to bring someone with you — and get more out of being there. Bring a colleague. A co-founder. A partner.
Rain and hail on its way: May to grow more erratic, temperatures to drop
Rain and hail on its way May to grow more erratic temperatures to drop
Vine video-sharing app is back – and battling AI slop
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey backs launch of Vine reboot, Divine, where content must be made by a humanAs a pioneer of the short-form video format, Vine has been credited as one of the most influential – if short-lived – social media platforms.The app, which allowed users to record a looping six seconds of video, boomed in popularity after its launch in 2013, creating a plethora of viral comedy sketches and internet memes. It hit 100 million monthly active users at its peak and helped launch t...
Dubai rolls out two-year Agentic AI transformation programme for businesses
Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, today launched a new initiative to transform towards Agentic AI (self-executing and self-leading artificial intelligence) in Dubai’s private sector.The move follows the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf Ne...
'Get out of your God complex...': What Jensen Huang said to Dario Amodei
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismisses AI job loss predictions as 'ridiculous,' urging tech leaders to abandon their 'God complex.' He argues AI is a job creator, citing increased demand for software engineers and the Jevons paradox, where efficiency drives greater consumption and thus more jobs. Huang warns that discouraging technical careers could harm the US economy.
NSE introduces electronic gold receipts to digitise gold trading
NSE introduces electronic gold receipts to digitise gold trading
European leaders discuss ramping up drone production
"Building on Ukraine’s drone expertise, the group also discussed opportunities to accelerate defense industrial cooperation to provide new technologies to enhance long-term security in Europe," the statement reads
Doordash adds AI tools to speed up merchant onboarding, edit photos of dishes
DoorDash on Monday added new AI-powered tools that let merchants speed up onboarding, edit photos to make dishes look better, and create websites based on their app listings. The onboarding tool works similarly to the one Amazon launched in 2024. Merchants can point the tool to their website, from which it will automatically fetch information such as photos, store hours, and menu items to create a listing on the app. Merchants can review and edit all of this information before publishing the lis...
Barocal can cool your food and drink by squeezing a hunk of plastic crystals
Refrigerators today run on the same basic technology as they did more than 100 years ago. You’d think we could have come up with something better by now. And we have, but nothing has been able to dethrone cheap, reliable vapor compression — the process that’s keeping your milk cold today. One startup hopes to change that.