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Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders

ASHLEY BELANGER

Altman has an "utter disregard" for human lives, Florida AG says.

Allegedly trashing Airbnbs to test robots puts startup in legal trouble

JEREMY HSU

Lawsuit seeks $12,000 from startup that allegedly damaged home in robot tests.

Doctors blast Trump for doubling down on vaccine policy modeled after Denmark

BETH MOLE

Even Danish researchers think it's bizarre.

From 15 hours to one minute: How AI/ML is speeding up GM's development

JONATHAN M. GITLIN

From CFD and FEA to digital twins, carmaking now involves a lot of virtualization.

Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents

LUCAS ROPEK

The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident.

From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield’s alumni now?

ISABELLE JOHANNESSEN

We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch's podcast for founders at every stage.

Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP

JULIE BORT

If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big.

Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year

JULIE BORT

In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition.

Moderna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo

BETH MOLE

Amid a raging Ebola outbreak, officials "urgently accelerate development" of vaccines.

Hackers duped Meta AI support chatbot to steal celebrity Instagram accounts

JEREMY HSU

Pricey Instagram handles were stolen and resold before Meta patched the exploit.

Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel

DAN GOODIN

Anyone who has downloaded affected Red Hat packages should investigate immediately.

Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra looks like its first true MacBook Pro competitor

ANDREW CUNNINGHAM

It's Microsoft's least-weird attempt at a high-end mobile workstation.

Why cats prefer silver vine to catnip and other May highlights

JENNIFER OUELLETTE

Prehistoric mining in the Pyrenees, a new species of tiny blue octopus, slapstick acoustics, and more.

Alphabet plans to raise $80 billion to pay for AI buildout

LUCAS ROPEK

The Google parent company plans to raise the funds by selling stock.

How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 — and what every company gets regardless

ISABELLE JOHANNESSEN

Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Here’s how to get there and why the opportunity starts well before the main stage.