Eric Gerard Ruiz, a licensed CPA in the Philippines, specializes in financial accounting and reporting (IFRS), managerial accounting, and cost accounting. He has tested and review accounting software like QuickBooks and Xero, along with other small business tools. Eric also…
OpenAI introduced GPT-Live-1.1 and GPT-Live-1.1 Quip on October 15, alongside 13 new ChatGPT voices. The update promises more natural pronunciation across several languages and improved responses to spoken instructions. It also adds more varied announcements when the assistant searches for…
Meta released Muse Spark Open on October 15, an 816-billion-parameter AI model that developers can run locally using two M5 Ultra Mac Studios. Meta collaborated with Apple to optimize the model for this setup, which requires 512GB of unified memory…
Anthropic’s Mythos turned software discovery into a four-digit staffing problem at Bank of America. Welcome, humans! Friday’s pileup is heavy on AI moving into institutions. Bank of America staffed up to patch model-found flaws, while federal judges heard warnings that…
The viral success of the AI-powered calorie-tracking app Cal AI was largely driven by a strategic, small-scale army of social media influencers. Rather than relying on traditional advertising, the company leveraged targeted partnerships across platforms like TikTok and Instagram to rapidly boost its visibility. This influencer-heavy marketing playbook allowed the relatively unknown app to climb the app store charts and capture the attention of a massive fitness-focused audience. By tapping into existing creator networks, Cal AI demonstrated how modern digital startups can achieve explosive growth on tight budgets through authentic peer-to-peer promotion.
Meta has launched what it calls the “most capable” open-weight model in the United States. Dubbed Muse Spark Open, the model also has the distinction of having been designed to work with Macs. The new model, which leverages 816 billion…
Amazon is placing its bets on ambient computing, not apps, as the future of personal AI. Alongside the launch of the company’s new AI wearables from Bee, Panos Panay, who serves as Amazon’s SVP of Devices, Alexa & Leo, took…
Anthropic is giving employee-level access to six researchers from METR, a nonprofit that tests frontier AI models, to independently assess Anthropic’s models, safety practices, and risk management, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The arrangement comes at…
Open social network Bluesky is once again expanding beyond its flagship app. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on Thursday, the company announced the launch of a new tool that allows creators to make websites, quizzes, games, polls, and other interactive experiences.…
Your next funding round. Your next hire. Your next big product decision. Building a startup means making choices that can shape the business for years. Taking time to question your approach could be one of the most valuable investments you…