Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI

AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their own, others through “restructuring” — while OpenAI is facing its own shakeups, from the disbanding of its mission alignment team to the firing of a policy exec who opposed its “adult mode” feature.  Watch as TechCrunch’s Equity podcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony … Read more

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information

The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee’s inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and correspondence, including order details and customer service inquiries. ​The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee’s inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and correspondence, including order details and customer service … Read more

Didero lands $30M to put manufacturing procurement on ‘agentic’ autopilot

Didero functions as an agentic AI layer that sits on top of a company’s existing ERP, acting as a coordinator that reads incoming communications and automatically executes the necessary updates and tasks. ​Didero functions as an agentic AI layer that sits on top of a company’s existing ERP, acting as a coordinator that reads incoming … Read more

Elon Musk suggests spate of xAI exits have been push, not pull

At least nine engineers, including two co-founders, have announced their exits from xAI in the past week, fueling online speculation and raising questions about stability at Musk’s AI company amid mounting controversy. ​At least nine engineers, including two co-founders, have announced their exits from xAI in the past week, fueling online speculation and raising questions … Read more

Microsoft says hackers are exploiting critical zero-day bugs to target Windows and Office users

Critical security flaws targeting Windows and Office users allow hackers to take complete control of a victim’s computer by clicking a malicious link or opening a file. Patch now. ​Critical security flaws targeting Windows and Office users allow hackers to take complete control of a victim’s computer by clicking a malicious link or opening a … Read more