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OpenAI recently launched new app integrations in ChatGPT to allow you to connect your accounts directly to ChatGPT and ask the assistant to do things for you. For instance, with a Spotify integration, you can tell it to create personalized playlists that will show up right in your Spotify app. To get started, make sure you’re logged into ChatGPT. Then type the name of the app you want to use at the start of your prompt, and ChatGPT will guide you through signing in and connecting your account. If you want to set everything up at once, head over to…

Intel snapped a losing streak of six straight quarterly losses and returned to profitability in the third quarter.In its first earnings report since the Trump administration acquired a 10% stake in the company, the U.S. chipmaker posted strong revenue, noting robust demand for chips that it expects to continue into 2026.Client computing revenue, which includes chips for PCs and laptops, grew 5% year over year, benefiting from PC market stabilization and artificial intelligence PC prospects.CEO Lip-Bu Tan said in a call with analysts Thursday that artificial intelligence “is a strong foundation for sustainable long-term growth as we execute.”The chip strength…

The stakes don’t get higher than this. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the Startup Battlefield 200 finalists will take the stage one last time to compete for the $100,000 equity-free prize. Deciding their fate will be a select group of the most respected and influential investors in the industry — our final round judges. These are the leaders who sit at the very top of venture capital, and they’ll make the ultimate call on who takes home the title of Startup Battlefield champion.  Don’t miss a minute of one of the most intense and anticipated startup pitch competitions of the year, live on the Disrupt Stage. Register now to save…

Cluely’s Roy Lee isn’t afraid to stir the pot — and he’s taking that bold energy to the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. He’ll dive into how he’s building one of the most talked-about startups in AI, why courting controversy can be a growth strategy, and what it takes to stand out in a noisy consumer tech market. Don’t miss this chance to see Roy Lee shake things up at Disrupt. Register here to save up to $444 on your pass, and get 60% off a second. How Roy Lee’s rage-baiting built a $15 million AI startup Roy Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Cluely, an AI meeting assistant…

OpenAI is teasing a series of updates coming to its viral app for AI-generated videos, Sora, which recently shot to the top of the App Store after a late September launch. The app, which remains at No. 1 in the U.S. and Canada, will introduce video editing tools, offer the ability for users to create character “cameos” of pets and other objects, improve social features, and more. Plus, the company says the Android version of the app is “actually coming soon.” The announcement was made on X by Sora head Bill Peebles, who says the new creation tools will arrive…

Lightricks is upping the ante for rapid video creation and iteration with its latest artificial intelligence model. The company claims its newly released LTX-2 foundation model can generate new content faster than playback speed, plus it raises the bar in resolution and quality.The open-source LTX-2 can generate a stylised, high-definition, six-second video in just five seconds without no compromise in quality, enabling creators to pump out professional content much faster than previously.It’s an impressive achievement, but it’s not the only parameter that sets LTX-2 apart from others. It combines native audio and video synthesis with open-source transparency, and if users…

Palantir said on Thursday it had struck a partnership with Lumen Technologies that will see the telecommunications company using the data management company’s AI software to build capabilities to support enterprise AI services. The companies are calling the deal “a multi-year, multi-million-dollar strategic partnership,” but Bloomberg reports, citing anonymous sources, that Lumen is going to spend over $200 million on Palantir’s tech over the course of several years. The agreement will see Lumen pairing Palantir’s Foundry and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) with its own edge computing, broadband infrastructure, and other digital services. The partnership comes as Lumen tries to transform…

In the summers, the sky is jet black when Raul Cruz arrives at this Imperial Valley sugarcane field to start his day. He chops, cleans and bundles the crop, taking heed as the sun rises. It’s hard work, but so is starting at 4 a.m., even though he knows it’s the safest thing when temperatures in this California desert frequently soar into the triple digits.“We just have to because we need to beat the heat,” said Cruz, who’s worked here for 15 years. They finish work by 9 or 10 a.m. to avoid the risk of heat stroke, he added,…

What if the next industrial revolution doesn’t happen on Earth? William Bruey, founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries, is on a mission to prove it can — and will — happen in orbit. He’s taking the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, to share how his team is transforming outer space into the ultimate manufacturing frontier. Savings won’t last long. Save up to $444 on your pass before doors open on October 27, and grab a plus-one ticket for 60% off while you’re at it. Teams save even more…

Anthropic’s announcement this week that it will deploy up to one million Google Cloud TPUs in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars marks a significant recalibration in enterprise AI infrastructure strategy. The expansion, expected to bring over a gigawatt of capacity online in 2026, represents one of the largest single commitments to specialised AI accelerators by any foundation model provider—and offers enterprise leaders critical insights into the evolving economics and architecture decisions shaping production AI deployments.The move is particularly notable for its timing and scale. Anthropic now serves more than 300,000 business customers, with large accounts—defined as those representing…