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Tech & Science

Welcome to AI-native VC: A $50M fund claims it can do what used to take $500M

AI has rewritten the economics of company building, and therefore, the venture capital model that funded the last 20 years is no longer fit...

Jon StojanDecember 16, 2025

While OpenAI does not expect to be profitable before 2029, the startup's valuation keeps climbing in funding rounds baffling some financial analysts

Business

Will OpenAI be the next tech giant or next Netscape?

OpenAI's valuation has soared to $500 billion in funding rounds, higher than any other private company.

AFPDecember 16, 2025

UK folk singer Emily Portman found online a counterfeit, probably AI-generated album purporting to be created by her

Tech & Science

‘Easiest scam in the world’: Musicians sound alarm over AI impersonators

Almost all listeners are now unable to distinguish AI-generated tracks from the real thing, according to an Ipsos study.

AFPDecember 15, 2025

World

China’s smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave

In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental...

AFPDecember 13, 2025

Tech & Science

AI agent pioneer sparks new momentum in healthcare transformation

It was a Tuesday afternoon when Maria Lopez, a nurse practitioner at a community clinic in Phoenix, received an alert she had never seen...

Mae CornesDecember 12, 2025

A ChatGPT adult mode that OpenAI is aiming to make available early next year is expected to allow for erotic conversations between users and the chatbot

Tech & Science

OpenAI beefs up GPT models in AI race with Google

OpenAI released its latest artificial intelligence models on Thursday, shrugging off worries about how it will cash in on massive spending.

AFPDecember 12, 2025

Disney has embraced generative AI at scale, licensing its fiercely protected characters for AI content creation

Entertainment

OpenAI, Disney to let fans create AI videos in landmark deal

Walt Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing deal that will allow users to create short videos featuring beloved Disney characters.

AFPDecember 11, 2025

Disney has joined forces with Reliance Industries to form an $8.5 billion media giant in India

World

Make your own AI Mickey Mouse — Disney embraces new tech

Walt Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing deal Thursday that will allow users to create short videos featuring beloved Disney characters through artificial...

AFPDecember 11, 2025