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Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood | TechCrunch
In Brief Posted: 9:34 AM PDT · August 17, 2025 While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn was loudly criticized this year after declaring that Duolingo…
GPT-5 is supposed to be nicer now | TechCrunch
In Brief Posted: 2:08 PM PDT · August 17, 2025 OpenAI announced late Friday that it’s updating its latest model to be “warmer and friendlier.”…
Grammarly gets a design overhaul, multiple AI features | TechCrunch
Grammarly now has a new document-based interface, built on the back of Coda, the productivity startup it acquired last year. The interface also sports an…
Perplexity now supports live earnings call transcripts for Indian stocks | TechCrunch
In Brief Posted: 6:02 AM PDT · August 18, 2025 AI startup Perplexity is augmenting its Finance dashboard with live transcriptions of Indian public companies’…
Why Paradigm built a spreadsheet with an AI agent in every cell | TechCrunch
Anna Monaco has been building AI agents since before the term “AI agents” was even a thing. After building numerous chatbots, she started looking for…
'Crazy conspiracist' and 'unhinged comedian': Grok's AI persona prompts exposed | TechCrunch
9:01 AM PDT · August 18, 2025 The website for xAI’s Grok chatbot is exposing the system prompts for several of its AI personas, including…
OpenAI launches a sub $5 ChatGPT plan in India | TechCrunch
OpenAI today launched a new, cheaper ChatGPT paid subscription plan in India called ChatGPT GO, priced at ₹399 per month ($4.60), which is more affordable…
WIRED Roundup: ChatGPT Goes Full Demon Mode
Louise Matsakis: I got to say, I think calling this a migration is maybe underselling it. This is an evacuation, no? I find this sad…