Markets
ChatGPT for teens adds study mode, parental controls and safety tools
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Tuesday announced that it’s creating a new portal for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 as it looks to address concerns about online safety for young people. The company made the announcement exclusively on-air with Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday morning and…
Unitree unveils a robot it says can run faster than Usain Bolt ahead of its IPO
China’s humanoid robots have mastered kung fu, boxing, and serving your coffee — and now they’re leaving the world’s fastest man in the dust. Unitree, a Chinese robotics firm that is set to go public at a $9 billion valuation on Wednesday, unveiled a new “Superman” humanoid robot on Monday that it…
Walmart store workers have a new responsibility: correcting AI errors
Retail jobs often involve a lot of cleaning up after other people. Dusty shelves, spilled liquids, smudged display cases, and, more recently, AI agent errors. In Walmart’s bid to fuel its growth ambitions, the retailer is betting big on AI and arming thousands of frontline employees with new tools…
3 arguments for and against AI watermarks
Anthropic’s move to place invisible watermarks within Claude–generated text is dividing the tech community. Claude models launched on or after August 2 will have an “imperceptible watermark” embedded in their text output, and Anthropic says it also plans to add support for older models. The AI lab…
Mamdani’s pocketbook pothole politics
Navigating New York City’s economy can feel like a gauntlet of minor indignities. Selling ice cream, for some reason, requires two different permits. Want to quit your gym? You may have to send a certified letter by mail. Oh, and before you haul your belongings to that storage unit, you’d better…
The $500 longevity body scanner from Spotify’s cofounder is coming to the US
Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek built his audio empire on the premise that music should be instantly playable, with no waiting around for songs to buffer or download. Now, he’s taking that desire for instant gratification and pointing it at our bodies. Ek has developed a $500 longevity body scanner…
I tried Ina Garten’s espresso martini and was tipsy after just a few sips
The top had a nice layer of foam, allowing the little coffee beans to pop. Once I added the orange peel twist, I couldn’t help but feel proud of myself. This drink looked legit. The vodka taste wasn’t as overpowering as it had been in the first drink, but it was still strong. If you’re
I quit my job in media while pregnant and battling an autoimmune disease. It led me to start my own company.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Taylor, the 39-year-old cofounder of women’s health supplements brand Perelel. It has been edited for length and clarity. I landed in leadership roles very early in my career. At around 29, I became president and executive editor in chief…
Google is buying Spirit Airlines’ old data for $10 million to improve its AI
Google’s next big AI model could end up using troves of old data from Spirit Airlines. Google successfully bid $10 million for troves of corporate data from Spirit Airlines, the budget airline that went under earlier this year, according to Chapter 11 bankruptcy court filings. A spokesperson from…
Andreessen Horowitz could make close to $1.5 billion from OpenRouter’s potential sale to Stripe
Stripe’s multi-billion-dollar pursuit of AI model marketplace startup OpenRouter isn’t just creating one of the biggest AI acquisitions of the year; it’s minting venture capital firms’ speedy wins. Andreessen Horowitz and Menlo Ventures are poised to turn investments made less than two years ago…