Lucas Ropek

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The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns - TechCrunch

Business June 27, 2026

OpenAI’s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won’t be like its previous releases. Instead of distributing it to the public, the company plans to share it only with a select group of c...

After unveiling ridiculously expensive AR glasses, Snap’s stock takes a dive - TechCrunch

Technology June 19, 2026

Snap’s long-awaited AR glasses, Specs, didn’t have the best debut. The company’s stock hasn’t been on the healthiest trajectory lately. It’s dropped 30% over the past year. Following SpecsοΏ½...

OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone - TechCrunch

Technology May 16, 2026

Codex is going mobile. The coding tool which OpenAI launched approximately a year ago has now been integrated into the ChatGPT app, allowing users to monitor and manage their development workflows reοΏ½...

Anthropic courts a new kind of customer: small business owners - TechCrunch

Business May 14, 2026

Anthropic is looking to court smaller companies. To that end, the company announced Wednesday the launch of Claude for Small Business, a new suite of services designed for customers who less resembleοΏ½...

Apple plans to make iOS 27 a Choose Your Own Adventure of AI models - TechCrunch

Technology May 7, 2026

When iOS 27 is released later this year, iPhone users will reportedly have a lot of choice when it comes to which AI models they want to use on-device. A new report from Bloomberg says that Apple plοΏ½...

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI β€˜super app’ - TechCrunch

Business April 24, 2026

OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5.5, its newest AI model, which the company calls its β€œsmartest and most intuitive to use model” yet. The algorithm comes with increased capabilities in a multitude...

Google updates Workspace to make AI your new office intern - TechCrunch

Technology April 24, 2026

At Google Cloud Next this week, the tech giant announced a bevy of new updates to Workspace, its subscription-based productivity suite aimed at professionals. As you might expect, the updates are heaοΏ½...

Google Maps is about to get a big dose of AI - TechCrunch

Technology April 23, 2026

Google has unveiled new generative AI features for its mapping and geospatial apps that are designed with enterprise users in mind. The new features, announced at Cloud Next in Las Vegas this week, aοΏ½...

Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models - TechCrunch

Business April 23, 2026

Meta has found a new source of training data for its AI models: its own employees. The company plans to use data culled from the mouse movements and keystrokes of its own staff in its pursuit to builοΏ½...

Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic's exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims - TechCrunch

Business April 22, 2026

A group of unauthorized users has reportedly gained access to Mythos, the cybersecurity tool recently announced by Anthropic. Much has been made of Mythos and its purported power an AI product desiοΏ½...