Monthly Archives: January 2025

Keep Your PC Running Like New for $15.99

Ashampoo WinOptimizer 27 streamlines performance with advanced optimization tools designed for professionals.

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Samsung Unpacked: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 will support Content Credentials to identify AI-generated images

Another tidbit just dropped following Wednesday’s Samsung Unpacked event. This one comes courtesy of Adobe, which notes that the new Galaxy S25 line will be the first handsets to support the Content Credentials standard, aimed at labeling AI-generated content as … Continue reading

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This Week in AI: OpenAI gains an invaluable infrastructure advantage

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. OpenAI is making gains at the expense of its chief rivals. On Tuesday, the company announced the Stargate Project, a new … Continue reading

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Google agrees to new $1 billion investment in Anthropic

Google has agreed to a new investment of more than $1 billion in generative AI startup Anthropic, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC.

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Samsung launches S25 smartphone with boosted AI as Apple battle heats up

Samsung launched the S25 series which comes in three variants — the S25, S25+ and the S25 Ultra.

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US Government, Tech Giants Launch $500 Billion AI-Driven Infrastructure Initiative

The White House will ease the way for OpenAI, Oracle, MGX, and SoftBank to build a generative AI computing system.

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Streaming service Plex gets more social with public profiles and reviews

Streaming service Plex has long since grown beyond its original focus of being a home for personal media to offer a more comprehensive solution for discovering, streaming, and sharing content across services, including Plex’s own ad-supported free TV and movies. … Continue reading

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Zombie nuclear reactors could be revived thanks to AI data center demand

Hoping to capitalize on the data center power boom, state-owned utility Santee Cooper is looking for partners to finish construction on two incomplete reactors. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Singapore’s Likee Is an Unlikely Winner of the TikTok Ban

After a US law temporarily forced Americans to find a new home for their short-video habit, TikTok clone Likee saw a surge in usage.

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This New AI Search Engine Has a Gimmick: Humans Answering Questions

A new AI-powered search engine called Pearl is launching today, with an unusual pitch: It promises to connect you with an actual human expert if the AI answer sucks. WIRED gave it a spin.

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