OpenAI’s latest AI models have a new safeguard to prevent biorisks

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/openais-latest-ai-models-have-a-new-safeguard-to-prevent-biorisks/

Zuckerberg: Snapchat would have grown faster if it accepted $6B buyout offer

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/zuckerberg-snapchat-would-have-grown-faster-if-it-accepted-6b-buyout-offer/

Trump-appointed judge orders Trump admin to ‘turn the funding spigots back on’

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/trump-appointed-judge-orders-trump-admin-to-turn-the-funding-spigots-back-on/

OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Codeium for $3B, with news expected later this week

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/openai-is-reportedly-in-talks-to-buy-codeium-for-3b-with-news-expected-later-this-week/

Rivian’s first non-Amazon van customer is HelloFresh

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/rivians-first-non-amazon-van-customer-is-hellofresh/

Apple says zero-day bugs exploited against ‘specific targeted individuals’ using iOS

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/apple-says-zero-day-bugs-exploited-against-specific-targeted-individuals-using-ios/

OpenAI partner says it had relatively little time to test the company’s o3 AI model

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/openai-partner-says-it-had-relatively-little-time-to-test-the-companys-new-ai-models/

India’s Uber-rival BluSmart appears to suspend service in wake of EV loan probe

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/indias-uber-rival-blusmart-appears-to-suspend-service-in-wake-of-ev-loan-probe/

OpenAI debuts Codex CLI, an open source coding tool for terminals

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/openai-debuts-codex-cli-an-open-source-coding-tool-for-terminals/

OpenAI launches a pair of AI reasoning models, o3 and o4-mini

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/openai-launches-a-pair-of-ai-reasoning-models-o3-and-o4-mini/

Digital frame maker Aura introduces the Aspen, a $299 frame with more intelligent features

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/digital-frame-maker-aura-introduces-the-aspen-a-299-frame-with-more-intelligent-features/

Bluesky feed builder Graze raises $1M, rolls out ads

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/bluesky-feed-builder-graze-raises-1m-rolls-out-ads/

Apple races to surpass rivals in quest to eliminate carbon pollution

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/apple-races-to-surpass-rivals-in-quest-to-eliminate-carbon-pollution/

Startup funding hit records in Q1. But the outlook for 2025 is still awful.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/startup-funding-hit-records-in-q1-but-the-outlook-for-2025-is-still-awful/

Microsoft researchers say they’ve developed a hyper-efficient AI model that can run on CPUs

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/microsoft-researchers-say-theyve-developed-a-hyper-efficient-ai-model-that-can-run-on-cpus/

NSO lawyer names Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as spyware customers behind 2019 WhatsApp hacks

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/nso-lawyer-names-mexico-saudi-arabia-and-uzbekistan-as-spyware-customers-behind-2019-whatsapp-hacks/

NSO lawyer names Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as spyware customers accused of 2019 WhatsApp hacks

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/nso-lawyer-names-mexico-saudi-arabia-and-uzbekistan-as-spyware-customers-accused-of-2019-whatsapp-hacks/

As Deezer approaches profitability, it rolls out a custom algorithm and other new features

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/as-deezer-approaches-profitability-it-rolls-out-a-custom-algorithm-and-other-new-features/

TikTok begins testing Footnotes, a new Community Notes-like feature

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/tiktok-begins-testing-footnotes-a-new-community-notes-like-feature/

Deck raises $12M to ‘Plaid-ify” any website using AI

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/deck-raises-12m-to-plaid-ify-any-website-using-ai/