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.
August 2025
Cloudflare vs Perplexity: The Battle Over AI Web Scraping Heats Up
Reading through Cloudflare’s detailed exposé and the extensive media coverage, the controversy surrounding Perplexity AI’s web scraping practices is deeper — and more polarizing — than it first appears. Cloudflare…
A Developer’s Guide to OpenAI’s GPT-5 Model Capabilities
In this tutorial, we’ll explore the new capabilities introduced in OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-5. The update brings several powerful features, including the Verbosity parameter, Free-form Function Calling, Context-Free Grammar (CFG),…
The Vibes-Based Pricing of ‘Pro’ AI Software
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we’re talking about why some chatbot subscriptions are so expensive and how these premium prices were determined on vibes more than anything substantial.
RIP, Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that’s getting replaced by AI
Microsoft is killing Lens, a handy mobile scanning app with over 90 million downloads.
Former Googlers’ AI startup OpenArt now creates ‘brain rot’ videos in just one click
OpenArt launched a new feature to help creators make AI-generated brain rot videos.
Join Our Next Livestream: What GPT-5 Means for ChatGPT Users
On August 14, bring your questions about OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-5, and what it means for the future of chatbots.
Don’t let your competitor steal the brand spotlight — secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
For 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.
NASA and Google are building an AI medical assistant to keep Mars-bound astronauts healthy
The multi-modal tool, which includes speech, text and images, runs inside Google Cloud’s Vertex AI environment.
Pinterest CEO says agentic shopping is still a long way out
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready talks about the agentic web and where the social network will fit in the AI era.