Replit Shifts Core AI Model Provider from Anthropic to OpenAI, Citing Performance, Cost, and Partnership Dynamics

Replit, the burgeoning AI coding platform that has garnered significant traction among startup founders and developers globally, has announced a pivotal shift in its core artificial intelligence model provider, moving…

Replit Shifts AI Model Allegiance, CEO Masad Cites Performance, Cost, and Partnership in Pivot from Anthropic to OpenAI

San Francisco, CA – Replit, the cloud-based software development platform that has garnered significant traction among startup founders and developers for its integrated AI coding capabilities, has formally ceased its…

Replit CEO Announces Shift from Anthropic to OpenAI, Citing Performance and Cost, Amidst Conflicting Partnership Details and Strategic Growth.

Amjad Masad, CEO and co-founder of Replit, the popular AI coding platform favored by startup founders and developers, revealed a significant strategic shift during his appearance on stage at TechCrunch…

Mark Wahlberg Navigates Hollywood’s AI Divide, Championing Responsible Integration and Digital Legacy at TechCrunch Disrupt

Even as Hollywood remains deeply divided over the burgeoning role of artificial intelligence in filmmaking, acclaimed actor and director Mark Wahlberg has emerged as a pragmatic voice, asserting that the…

Meta Unveils Muse Spark Open: A New Era for Open-Weight AI on Apple Silicon

Menlo Park, California — October 15, 2026 — Meta has officially launched Muse Spark Open, an 816 billion parameter, 1 million token context window, natively multimodal artificial intelligence model that…

Meta Unveils Muse Spark Open: The "Most Capable" Open-Weight AI Model Optimized for Macs, Demanding 1TB of RAM

Meta has officially launched Muse Spark Open, a groundbreaking open-weight artificial intelligence model that the company touts as its "most capable" to date in the United States. This advanced model…

Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform

In a pivotal series of announcements made at its first-ever Config event held in India, design platform Figma revealed significant advancements aimed at revolutionizing how companies define their design language,…

Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different

Flock Safety, a prominent provider of surveillance technology, is facing renewed scrutiny following remarks by CEO Garrett Langley at TechCrunch Disrupt, where he asserted that the company’s gunshot detection microphones…

Scimplify Secures $25 Million Investment to Accelerate AI-Driven Specialty Chemicals Production, Bolstering Global Supply Chain Resilience

Bengaluru-based deep technology startup Scimplify has successfully closed a strategic all-equity funding round of $25 million, spearheaded by Hitachi Ventures. This latest capital infusion is set to significantly expand the…

Science Corporation Achieves Vision Restoration Milestone with PRIMA Implant in First Stargardt Patient, Signalling Broader BCI Ambitions

Science Corporation, under the leadership of its CEO and former Neuralink co-founder Max Hodak, has announced a profound medical achievement: the successful implantation of its innovative vision-restoring chip, PRIMA, into…