You’ve seen this comic before: An anthropomorphic dog sits smiling, surrounded by flames, and says, “This is fine.” It’s become one of the most durable memes of the past decade, and now AI startup Artisan ...

A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases — where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors. The ...

The organization behind the Academy Awards released new Oscar rules on Friday, including several that address the use of generative artificial intelligence. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that only performances “credited ...

In Brief Posted: 2:11 PM PDT · May 2, 2026 Image Credits:SOPA Images / Getty Images Ask.com, the search engine and question-and-answer service formerly known as Ask Jeeves, has shut down. Ask Jeeves first launched ...

Audiences will have to wait a few months longer to see “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew,” with the release date pushed back from Thanksgiving to February 12, 2027. In addition to relaunching “Narnia” on big screens ...

In Brief Posted: 2:38 PM PDT · April 26, 2026 Image Credits:Matthias Balk/picture alliance / Getty Images Amazon’s podcasting business has transformed over the past six months, according to The New York Times. Back in ...

After 15 years as Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook will be stepping down from the role in September. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed Apple’s big announcement. ...

In Brief Posted: 8:30 AM PDT · April 26, 2026 Image Credits:Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto / Getty Images Someone’s offering an unusual deal for a 13-acre property in Mill Valley, just north of South Francisco. Homeowner and ...

In Brief Posted: 2:43 PM PDT · April 25, 2026 Image Credits:Getty Images In a recent experiment, Anthropic created a classified marketplace where AI agents represented both buyers and sellers, striking real deals for real ...

In Brief Posted: 1:57 PM PDT · April 25, 2026 Image Credits:Brandon Dill for The Washington Post / Getty Images Maine Governor Janet Mills has vetoed a bill that would have temporarily brought permits for ...