Month: November 2024

Did OpenAI just spend more than $10 million on a URL?

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Image: OpenAI On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted a simple URL on X: chat.com. It automatically routes to OpenAI’s popular chatbot, ChatGPT. Prior to this, the domain was owned by Dharmesh Shah, the founder and CTO of HubSpot. In early 2023, Shah purchased the chat.com domain for $10 million. However, just a few months … Read more

The other election night winner: Perplexity

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On Tuesday, two AI startups tried convincing the world their AI chatbots were good enough to be an accurate, real-time source of information during a high-stakes Presidential election: xAI and Perplexity. Elon Musk’s Grok failed almost instantly, offering wrong answers about races’ outcomes before the polls had even closed. On the other hand, Perplexity offered … Read more

OpenAI acquired Chat.com

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OpenAI bought Chat.com, adding to its collection of high-profile domain names. As of this morning, Chat.com now redirects to OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed the acquisition via email. Chat.com is one of the older domains on the web, having been registered in September 1996. Last year, it was reported that Hubspot co-founder … Read more

Apple’s iOS 18.2 public beta starts opening up access to more AI features

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Illustration: The Verge Apple has released iOS / iPadOS 18.2 into public beta, as spotted by MacRumors. It includes access to the second wave of Apple Intelligence features that were already available to developers, like the AI-generated custom emoji feature Genmoji and the Image Playground feature that generates pictures. It also adds ChatGPT integration, Visual … Read more

Get Rich Building Verticalized AI Wrappers (Even If You Don’t Code)

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GenAI wrappers are quietly printing millions. Stop theorizing & start building—there’s still time to make a fortune. When GPT-3.5 and ChatGPT dropped in December 2022, it opened floodgates for new opportunities in text, voice, image, video, and beyond. Two tribes emerged: those who started building—the makers—and those who objected that building on top of AI … Read more

Why Netflix Might Need to Change Its Film Distribution Strategy

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For years, Netflix built a reputation as a haven for movie makers seeking artistic freedom – the New Hollywood alternative to the way traditional studios created and distributed movies. Netflix’s approach, prioritizing streaming with some limited theatrical runs, attracted auteurs like Martin Scorsese and Alfonso Cuarón, who sought backing for riskier projects. But this model … Read more

The Product Manager’s Decision Making Dilemma

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The number one challenge a product manager faces is prioritization. You make choices every day. How many times have you heard PMs say “data-driven” when asked about making roadmap decisions? This data-driven approach is easier said than done. More often than usual, the problem is not a dearth of great ideas. Prioritization is all about … Read more

Striking NYT tech workers made a custom Connections so you don’t cross the picket line

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Striking New York Times tech workers have created a custom Connections puzzle so fans can get their daily fix without crossing the digital picket line. The “Strike Edition” puzzle was made on a website that lets people create their own Connections. The workers, part of the New York Times Tech Guild, specifically asked NYT readers … Read more

What Trump’s win might mean for Elon Musk

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Elon Musk – the billionaire CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, and the owner of The Boring Company, Neuralink, and X – took a sharp swing to the right this election to support president-elect Donald Trump, using his vast wealth, influence, and megaphone on X to influence the outcome of the election.  Musk’s support came … Read more