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The Florida AG is investigating OpenAI, alleging a possible connection to the FSU shooting

The Florida AG is investigating OpenAI, alleging a possible connection to the FSU shooting

๐Ÿ’ฅ Read this awesome post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Government & Policy,TC,ChatGPT,OpenAI โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Florida Attorney General James Othmeyer announced Thursday that his office will investigate OpenAI for its alleged harm to minors, potential threat to national security, and its possible connection to the shooting that occurred at Florida State University last year. โ€œChatGPT was likely used to assist the killer in the recent mass shooting at Florida State University that tragically claimed the lives of two people,โ€ Attorney General Othmeier said in a video posted on social media. On the day of the FSU shooting last…
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ChatGPT finally offers a Professional plan for $100 per month

ChatGPT finally offers a Professional plan for $100 per month

๐Ÿ”ฅ Explore this trending post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,ChatGPT,OpenAI โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: OpenAI on Thursday announced something its power users have been clamoring for forever: a $100-per-month plan. So far, the plans have been priced as follows: Free (which now includes ads), the $8 per month Go plan (also includes ads), the $20 per month Plus plan (no ads), and then up to the $200 Pro plan (also no ads). OpenAI's pricing plan page currently doesn't include a $200 per month plan at all. However, this higher level is still available, OpenAI confirmed to TechCrunch. The model…
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The Florida AG announced an investigation into OpenAI regarding the shooting allegedly related to ChatGPT

The Florida AG announced an investigation into OpenAI regarding the shooting allegedly related to ChatGPT

๐Ÿš€ Read this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,ChatGPT,OpenAI,sam altman ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Florida Attorney General James Othmeyer announced Thursday that his office intends to investigate OpenAI over ChatGPT's alleged role in a fatal shooting last year. In April 2025, a gunman opened fire on the Florida State University campus, killing two and wounding five. Last week, lawyers for one of the shooting victims claimed that ChatGPT was used to plan the attack. The victim's family said they plan to sue OpenAI over the incident. โ€œAI should advance humanity, not destroy it,โ€ Othmeier said in a statement…
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Meta AI rises to fifth place in the App Store after the launch of Muse Spark

Meta AI rises to fifth place in the App Store after the launch of Muse Spark

๐Ÿ”ฅ Check out this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,Apps,Meta,meta ai,muse spark โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Meta's AI app saw a big jump in installs following the Wednesday launch of the company's latest AI model, Muse Spark, the first model release under the leadership of Alexandr Wang, the head of Meta's Superintelligence Labs who was brought on from Scale AI last year to overhaul the social giant's AI efforts. According to new data from market intelligence provider Appfigures, consumer demand for Meta AI has lifted the app from No. 57 just before Muse Spark's launch on Wednesday to…
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Google and Intel are deepening their AI infrastructure partnership

Google and Intel are deepening their AI infrastructure partnership

๐Ÿš€ Explore this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,Enterprise,Hardware,ai infrastructure,cpus,google cloud,GPUS,Intel,IPUs โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Google and Intel announced an expanded multi-year partnership on Thursday for Google Cloud to continue using Intel AI infrastructure and continue developing processors together. Google Cloud will use Intel Xeon processors, including Intel's latest Xeon 6 chips, for AI, cloud, and inference tasks. The company has used Intel's various Xeon processors for decades. The two companies will also expand joint development of custom infrastructure processing units (IPUs), which help accelerate and manage data center tasks by offloading them from central processing units (CPUs).…
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The era of clicking buttons is over, says Sierra’s Brett Taylor

The era of clicking buttons is over, says Sierra’s Brett Taylor

๐Ÿ”ฅ Discover this trending post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Startups,AI,Bret Taylor,AI agents,Sierra Ai โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Brett Taylor, co-founder and CEO of Sierra, a startup that builds AI agents for enterprise customer service, is convinced that the way humans interact with software will change in the near future. Last month, Sierra launched Ghostwriter, an agent designed to build other agents. With its Agent-as-a-Service tool, the startup intends to replace traditional click-based web applications with natural language. Users simply describe what they need, prompting Ghostwriter to independently create and deploy a specialized agent to carry out the task. The…
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Avec’s Tinder-style email app lets you swipe through your inbox

Avec’s Tinder-style email app lets you swipe through your inbox

โœจ Read this trending post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Apps,email,iOS,lightspeed venture partners โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Apps like Superhuman and Mimestream have tried to get people to zero inboxes on desktop. Now, a new app called Avec for mobile devices aims to reach your inbox with Tinder-style swipe cards and voice replies. The app, initially available on iOS, uses Tinder-style cards, where, by default, a left swipe adds the email to a pile you can address later, and a right swipe adds it to the Done (or Archive) pile. The โ€œsetโ€ of email cards also has a button at…
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Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink and more in annual shareholder letter

Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink and more in annual shareholder letter

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this awesome post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: AI,Enterprise,Amazon,AWS,CAPEX,OpenAI,Andy Jassy ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's annual shareholder letter reads something like a Kendrick Lamar score, if the rapper were an executive talking about the company and not a poetic Pulitzer Prize-winning musician. Meaning you have to know the history to understand all the competitors Jassy is targeting, along with sweet personal stories about his unrealized dream of becoming a sportscaster and watching hockey games with his father. Of course, Jassy doesn't throw out the challenge directly. It takes a more nuanced approach. For example,…
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Last two days to save up to $500 on your Disrupt 2026 Pass

Last two days to save up to $500 on your Disrupt 2026 Pass

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: TC,Startups,Transportation,Space,Hardware,Crypto,Climate,Fintech,Biotech & Health,Venture,Media & Entertainment,AI,Apps,Robotics,Fundraising,TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Discounts for tickets up to $500 will end tomorrow, April 10, at 11:59 PM PT. And then prices TechCrunch disabled 2026 Go up again. Miss this, and you'll be paying more for the same access to one of the most anticipated tech hubs of the year. Register now To secure these savings. Disruption: Your launch pad into the technology ecosystem If you want to raise capital, hire top talent, launch your startup, or discover your next portfolio company,…
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Waymo robotaxis tracks potholes and shares that data with Waze users

Waymo robotaxis tracks potholes and shares that data with Waze users

โœจ Discover this trending post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Transportation,waze,Waymo,robotaxis ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Two Alphabet-owned companies are teaming up to find potholes and share them with cities. Waymo and Waze on Thursday announced a data-sharing pilot program that would move pothole data collected by robots to the free Waze platform designed for cities. Any city or state where Waymo operates will be able to access that data as the program expands. Waymo is already commercially operational in 11 cities and is being tested in more. For now, the pilot will focus on five initial markets โ€” Austin, Atlanta,…
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