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Impersonators are targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreachHi, thanks as always for reading TechCrunch. We want to talk with you quickly about something important. We’ve discovered that scammers are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads and reaching out to companies, pretending to be our staff when they absolutely are not. These bad actors are using […]

Sam Altman addresses ‘bumpy’ GPT-5 rollout, bringing 4o back, and the ‘chart crime’The Reddit AMA got spicy as users peppered OpenAI with questions, and some asked the company to bring back its previous model.The Reddit AMA got spicy as users peppered OpenAI with questions, and some asked the company to bring back its previous model.Julie […]

RIP, Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that’s getting replaced by AIMicrosoft is killing Lens, a handy mobile scanning app with over 90 million downloads.Microsoft is killing Lens, a handy mobile scanning app with over 90 million downloads.Sarah Perezhttps://techcrunch.com/feed/TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/08/08/rip-microsoft-lens-a-simple-little-app-thats-getting-replaced-by-ai/Powered by WPeMatico

Former Googlers’ AI startup OpenArt now creates ‘brain rot’ videos in just one clickOpenArt launched a new feature to help creators make AI-generated brain rot videos.OpenArt launched a new feature to help creators make AI-generated brain rot videos.Lauren Forristalhttps://techcrunch.com/feed/TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/08/08/former-googlers-ai-startup-openart-now-creates-brainrot-videos-in-just-one-click/Powered by WPeMatico

Don’t let your competitor steal the brand spotlight — secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025For 20 years, startups have come to TechCrunch Disrupt to meet their first investors, land their biggest partnerships, and spark the idea that takes them to the next level.For 20 years, startups have come to TechCrunch Disrupt to meet […]

NASA and Google are building an AI medical assistant to keep Mars-bound astronauts healthyThe multimodal tool, which includes speech, text, and images, runs inside Google Cloud’s Vertex AI environment.The multimodal tool, which includes speech, text, and images, runs inside Google Cloud’s Vertex AI environment.Aria Alamalhodaeihttps://techcrunch.com/feed/TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/08/08/nasa-and-google-are-building-an-ai-medical-assistant-to-keep-mars-bound-astronauts-healthy/Powered by WPeMatico

How to use Instagram Map and protect your privacyFollowing concerns about safety, Instagram head Adam Mosseri reassured users that the feature is opt-in, and noted that some people are “confused” about how the feature works. Following concerns about safety, Instagram head Adam Mosseri reassured users that the feature is opt-in, and noted that some people are […]