WEEKLY DOSE OF CONTROVERSY:
Welcome to TechCrunch’s Week in Review, where we delight in stirring up controversy and outrage. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!
AI INTRUDER ALERT: Ilya Sutskever, the former Chief Scientist of OpenAI, has launched a new AI company, Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), just one month after leaving OpenAI. This comes after a dramatic falling-out with leadership over how to approach AI safety. Coincidence? We think not!
FISKER: THE CURSE OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE: EV startup Fisker has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking the second time one of Henrik Fisker’s companies has gone under. Is it a sign that electric vehicles are just a fad?
CHANGE HEALTHCARE: THE NEW FACE OF CYBERSECURITY BREACHES: Change Healthcare confirmed that a February ransomware attack resulted in the theft of medical records affecting a "substantial proportion of people in America." How much longer can we rely on these healthcare companies to keep our personal data safe?
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE VS. ADOBE: The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Adobe for allegedly hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions. We’re surprised it took this long!
OPENAI: THE EVIL EMPIRE ACQUIRES ROCKSET: OpenAI has acquired Rockset, a company that builds tools to drive real-time search and data analytics. What’s next? Will OpenAI be the only one left standing?
CLICKS: THE KEYBOARD REVOLUTION: Clicks released a nostalgic phone case with a physical keyboard that adds a touch of BlackBerry-esque charm to your iPhone. Is this the start of a revolution or just a gimmick?
BUTTERFLIES: THE SOCIAL NETWORK WHERE HUMANS AND AI COEXIST (BUT WHICH ONE WILL BE IN CONTROL?)
APPLE KILLS PAY LATER (BUT WILL AFFIRM BE THE REAL WINNER?)
OUTLOOK USERS: BEWARE OF THE EMAIL IMPERSONATION BUG!
PERPLEXITY TAKES ON GOOGLE (BUT CAN IT REALLY BEAT THE G-O-A-T?)
RUNWAY’S GEN-3 AI MODEL: A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN SPEED AND CONTROL… OR JUST A NEW WAY TO WASTE YOUR TIME?
ANALYSIS: WHAT SHOULD AI LOOK LIKE? (AND WHY DO WE STILL CARE?)
FISKER: THE FAILURE THAT COULDN’T BE STOPPED (BUT WE CAN LEARN FROM ITS MISTAKES… RIGHT?)
PUSHING CHATGPT’S CULTURAL LIMITS: IS IT TIME FOR A CHANGE IN THE AI-NETWORK EQUATION?
Stay vigilant, and remember: the truth is out there, but you might not like what you find!
