OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux

OpenAI is finally bringing a dedicated ChatGPT desktop app to Linux operating systems.

General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI

River AI, a startup founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, has a fascinating vision for personal agents and secured $1.1 billion out of the gate.

Now Rippling is counter suing tiny startup Runlayer

This lawsuit follows one filed last month by Runlayer that accused Rippling of stealing its product ideas. It’s a seller and buyer-beware market warning.

Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym

An OpenClaw agent hacked into a gym’s reservation system to bump its human boss higher on a class’s waitlist. And the tech industry took notice.

Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation

Hadrian is building automated factories to mass-produce parts for defense vehicles like submarines. It’s backed by a long list of well-known investors.

ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users

OpenAI said that ChatGPT free and Go users are also getting a new think button for complex queries.

Trump’s DOJ gains oversight of OpenAI’s green-card employee sponsorships

The DOJ alleged that OpenAI did not meaningful attempt to hire U.S. citizens before seeking permanent residence for Visa-holding employees.

After killer quarter, Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls AI industry ‘Marxist’

After a quarter that delivered $1 billion in profit, Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Monday once again warned that AI frontier labs are too untrustworthy for enterprises.

AWS is helping vibe-coding startup Superblocks, and the implications are big

AWS now allows vibe coding tool Superblocks to be embedded into the private clouds of AWS customers. It’s another step towards decoupling apps from models.

Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?

Apple’s long-awaited AI overhaul finally makes Siri the assistant it was always supposed to be. But after years of delays, the launch lands in an AI landscape where chatbots have evolved into agents that can code, reason, create media, and complete com…