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Top Trending AI & Technology News – April 22, 2025


Top Trending AI & Technology News

Rivian elects Cohere’s CEO to its board in latest signal the EV maker is bullish on AI

By Kirsten Korosec | April 21, 2025

Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez

Rivian has appointed Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez to its board, highlighting the electric vehicle maker’s growing focus on artificial intelligence and its applications in the automotive industry.

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Tomorrow: Join Ali Ghodsi and Dario Amodei for a fireside chat

By Cindy Zackney | April 21, 2025

Fireside Chat

TechCrunch is hosting a fireside chat with Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, offering insights into the future of AI and data infrastructure.

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ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, OpenAI data suggests

By Kyle Wiggers | April 21, 2025

ChatGPT logo

OpenAI’s data indicates that ChatGPT’s search functionality is rapidly gaining traction among European users, reflecting the chatbot’s expanding role in information retrieval.

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An AI doctoral candidate in California says they had their student visa revoked

By Kyle Wiggers | April 21, 2025

Trump and Elon Musk

A doctoral candidate specializing in AI at a California university claims their student visa was revoked, raising questions about the intersection of immigration policy and advanced technology research.

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Put your brand at the center of the AI conversation — host a Side Event during TechCrunch Sessions: AI

By TechCrunch Events | April 21, 2025

TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 Side Events

TechCrunch invites brands to host Side Events during the upcoming TechCrunch Sessions: AI, providing an opportunity to engage with the AI community and showcase innovations.

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Final weeks to secure your spot in the AI spotlight at TechCrunch Sessions: AI

By TechCrunch Events | April 21, 2025

Early Stage 2024 exhibit

With only a few weeks left, TechCrunch urges startups and companies to secure their participation in the AI spotlight at the upcoming TechCrunch Sessions: AI event.

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Instagram is using AI to find teens lying about their age and restricting their accounts

By Aisha Malik | April 21, 2025

Instagram logo

Instagram is deploying AI tools to detect teens who misrepresent their age, aiming to enhance safety and compliance with age restrictions on the platform.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

By Kyle Wiggers, Cody Corrall, Alyssa Stringer, Kate Park | April 21, 2025

ChatGPT welcome screen

A comprehensive guide to ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI, covering its features, capabilities, and recent updates.

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OpenAI’s o3 AI model scores lower on a benchmark than the company initially implied

By Kyle Wiggers | April 20, 2025

OpenAI logo on smartphone

Recent benchmark results reveal that OpenAI’s o3 AI model underperforms compared to initial company claims, raising questions about transparency in AI performance reporting.

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Your politeness could be costly for OpenAI

By Anthony Ha | April 20, 2025

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI

A look at how user interactions and politeness in prompts may impact OpenAI’s operational costs, as the company continues to scale its AI services.

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Famed AI researcher launches controversial startup to replace all human workers everywhere

By Julie Bort | April 19, 2025

Humanoid robot illustration

A renowned AI researcher has launched a new startup with the ambitious and controversial goal of automating all human labor, sparking debate in the tech community.

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OpenAI’s new reasoning AI models hallucinate more

By Maxwell Zeff | April 18, 2025

OpenAI pattern

OpenAI’s latest reasoning models, while more advanced, are reportedly more prone to generating hallucinated or inaccurate responses compared to previous versions.

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ChatGPT is referring to users by their names unprompted, and some find it ‘creepy’

By Kyle Wiggers | April 18, 2025

ChatGPT logo on smartphone

Some users have reported that ChatGPT is addressing them by name without being prompted, raising privacy and user experience concerns.

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ChatGPT will now use its ‘memory’ to personalize web searches

By Kyle Wiggers | April 18, 2025

ChatGPT logo with figurines

OpenAI has introduced a new feature allowing ChatGPT to leverage its memory for more personalized web search results, enhancing user experience.

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Is the SPAC back?

By Theresa Loconsolo, Kirsten Korosec, Maxwell Zeff, Anthony Ha | April 18, 2025

Bull market concept

A discussion on the resurgence of SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) and their impact on the tech and startup ecosystem.

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OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B

By Marina Temkin | April 17, 2025

OpenAI ChatGPT website

OpenAI reportedly considered acquiring Cursor before entering negotiations to purchase Windsurf for $3 billion, signaling its aggressive expansion in AI tooling.

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OpenAI launches Flex processing for cheaper, slower AI tasks

By Kyle Wiggers | April 17, 2025

OpenAI logo with spiraling pastel colors

OpenAI has introduced Flex processing, a new option for users to run AI tasks at a lower cost in exchange for slower processing times.