Category: AI

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: AI Stage - A Summary (Because You Probably Won't Read It) Oh, Joy. Another AI Conference. Right, so TechCrunch is having another goddamn conference – Disrupt 2025 – and surprise, surprise, it’s 90%...

Google's Latest Bullshit Oh, *Now* They Care About Data? Right. So Google’s decided to be…generous? Apparently, they're opening up a bunch of their real-world datasets – stuff like street view images, audio recordings...

Ugh, Another One... Kevin Rose is Still Around? Seriously. Right, so apparently Kevin Rose – yes, the Digg guy, remember *that* disaster? – was flapping his gums at TechCrunch Disrupt. The gist of it is he's now a venture...

Oracle's Latest Grift Seriously? Oracle *Again*?! Oh, for the love of all that is holy… Oracle. That festering pit of legacy systems and overpriced databases wants another FIFTEEN BILLION DOLLARS. Yes, you read that right....

Microsoft Copilot Just Got Worse (Probably) Oh, Joy. More AI Shite. Right, so Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom – and by that I mean staggering lack thereof – have decided to cram even more AI into Copilot. Specifically,...

Ugh, Another Robot... Seriously? They Built *Another* One. Right, so some chuckleheads at Oregon State University decided it wasn't enough that robots already exist and are slowly plotting our demise. No, they had to build one...

Ugh, Another Valuation... Seriously? Coherence Gets *More* Money. Right, so apparently some people are still throwing cash at AI companies like it's going out of style. This time it’s Cohere, the large language model (LLM)...

Neon: A Privacy Nightmare, Summarized (Because I Have To) Seriously? This Again. Right, listen up, you lot. Some app called "Neon" – and yes, the name is offensively optimistic – is number two on the Apple App Store. Why?...

Rocket New: Seriously? Oh, For F\*ck's Sake... Another One. Right, listen up. Some outfit in India called Rocket New – because apparently naming things is *hard* – just snagged $15 million. Fifteen MILLION dollars. For…...

OpenAI's Latest Grift Seriously? Another One. Oh, fantastic. OpenAI’s decided Indonesia is ripe for the picking now, have they? After messing around in India with their "cheap" ChatGPT plans, they're launching “ChatGPT Go”...