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Otter.ai CEO Sam Liang isn’t satisfied with the company being viewed, and used, as just a meeting notetaker. Liang wants Otter.ai to become a go-to source for enterprises and a new batch of products released Tuesday is the first step in that evolution. The Silicon Valley-based AI meeting assistant startup on Tuesday released a new suite of tools for enterprises designed to better incorporate data from meetings into other workflows by funneling that information to a central knowledge base. The aim is to grow Otter’s business by helping companies get more out of the meetings they record. Otter’s new product suite includes…
Tesla’s most affordable models have finally arrived.On Tuesday, the EV giant unveiled the long-awaited budget-friendly version of the Model Y, Tesla’s most popular vehicle — and it costs $39,990 with 321 miles of estimated range.But in a surprise move, the company also announced a Model 3 Standard that costs even less — with a price of $36,990. The Tesla Model Y Standard costs $39,990. Tesla Notably, the lower-cost models ditch some of the features that have previously come standard in other Teslas.The Model Y Standard, for example, comes with “Traffic-aware cruise control” but lacks the driver-assist feature “Autosteer” available in…
AI influencers are the latest shiny object in influencer marketing. But they’re already losing their luster for some marketers.Brand partnerships with AI social accounts dropped by around 30% in the first eight months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to transaction data from hundreds of campaigns provided by the influencer-marketing platform Collabstr.Part of the drop-off may be tied to recent consumer backlash against AI slop. But the retreat can also be attributed to AI accounts simply underperforming, Collabstr cofounder Kyle Dulay said.”I don’t think AI content has gotten to a point where it’s able to garner…
By Diana Novak Jones(Reuters) -A Los Angeles jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest trial alleging its talc products cause cancer.The family of Mae Moore, a California resident who died at age 88 in 2021, sued the company the same year, claiming J&J’s talc baby powder products contained asbestos fibers that caused her rare cancer. The jury late on Monday ordered J&J to pay $16 million in compensatory damages and $950 million in punitive damages, according to court filings.The verdict could…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told staff that the company will continue to sponsor H-1B visas and cover all associated costs following President Donald Trump’s executive order last month that imposed a $100,000 fee on each new application.Huang reiterated his earlier support for the changes and shared personal reflections on immigration in the internal message, which Business Insider viewed.”As one of many immigrants at Nvidia, I know that the opportunities we’ve found in America have profoundly shaped our lives,” he wrote. “And the miracle of Nvidia — built by all of you, and by brilliant colleagues around the world — would…
Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei is in India this week, with plans to set up an office in Bengaluru and explore a partnership with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, TechCrunch has learned. The move signals the AI startup’s push to deepen its presence in its second-largest market after the U.S. Amodei is expected to visit Mumbai to meet Ambani and other senior executives at Reliance Industries, India’s most valuable company and the parent of the nation’s top telecom operator, Reliance Jio, people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Anthropic has been in discussions with Reliance for some time over a…
Tech behemoth IBM is teaming up with AI research lab Anthropic to bring AI into its software. Armonk, New York-based IBM announced it will be adding Anthropic’s Claude large language model family into some of its software products on Tuesday. The first product to tap Claude will be IBM’s integrated development environment, which is already available to a select group of customers. IBM also announced it created a guide in partnership with Anthropic on how enterprises can build, deploy, and maintain enterprise-grade AI agents. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TechCrunch reached out to IBM for more information on the future of the partnership. Anthropic has been making a big push into…
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — When Alex Ovechkin was asked what he is most looking forward to on opening night this season, his answer was a subtle reminder that the 40-year-old version of the star forward is different than the player who entered the NHL two decades ago.“Warmups,” he said with a grin. “I hope my kids are going to make it for warmups.”Ovechkin begins season No. 21 with the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night when they host the Boston Bruins. It’s hard to imagine 2025-26 being more eventful than 2024-25, when he broke Wayne Gretzky’s record and become the league’s…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Tuesday aimed at combating antisemitism in schools.The California Legislative Jewish Caucus said the law will help respond to alarming harassment against Jewish students. But critics, including educators and pro-Palestinian advocates, said it could inadvertently obstruct instruction on complex issues in the classroom. “California is taking action to confront hate in all its forms. At a time when antisemitism and bigotry are rising nationwide and globally, these laws make clear: our schools must be places of learning, not hate,” Newsom said in a statement.The law creates an Office of Civil…
By Diana Novak Jones(Reuters) -A Los Angeles jury late on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $966 million to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest lawsuit alleging its baby powder products cause cancer.The family of Mae Moore, who died in 2021, sued the company the same year, claiming Johnson & Johnson’s talc baby powder products contained asbestos fibers that caused her rare cancer. The jury ordered the company to pay $16 million in compensatory damages and $950 million in punitive damages, according to court filings.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe verdict could be reduced…