August 14, 2025

Leaked Meta AI rules show chatbots were allowed to have romantic chats with kids: The standards also allow the bots to make "statements that demean people on the basis of their protected characteristics," such as "black people are dumber than white people."  Read More

Cohere hits a $6.8B valuation as investors AMD, Nvidia, and Salesforce double down: Cohere's market proposition has always been to offer secure LLMs specifically geared for enterprise use, not for consumers. Read More

Lovable projects $1B in ARR within next 12 months: Lovable is a vibe coding startup growing phenomenally quickly, according to new sales projections from CEO Anton Osika.  Read More

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US government is reportedly in discussions to take stake in Intel: This deal would be meant to help Intel bulk up its U.S. chip manufacturing, including its much-delayed Ohio factory. Read More

Apple's blood oxygen monitoring returns to its latest Apple Watches: The change doesn't affect previously sold models with the original version of the feature or units bought outside the U.S. Read More

Inside the Box: Aaron Levie on reinvention at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Aaron Levie of Box joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October. Read More

Google pushes AI into flight deals as antitrust scrutiny, competition heat up: Google has launched Flight Deals as its AI tool within Google Flights to help travelers find cheaper fares. Read More

iPhone 17, the 'thinnest iPhone ever,' and everything else we're expecting out of Apple's hardware event: From a new slim iPhone Air model to redesigned AirPods, here's what to expect from this year's Apple event. Read More

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Cohere hires long-time Meta research head Joelle Pineau as its chief AI officer: Cohere has hired Joelle Pineau, Meta's former VP of AI research who previously oversaw the tech giant's fundamental AI research (FAIR) lab. In her newly created Chief AI Officer role, Pineau will oversee AI strategy across Cohere's research, product, and policy teams. Read More

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