Welcome back to week in review. This week we look at OpenAI who may charge $ 20,000 a month for a specialized AI agent, the unexpected return of early internet Darling Digg, a company genetic engineering mice to have mammoth-like fur, and more! Let’s do this.
OpenAi can charge up to $ 20,000 per month For specialized AI ‘agents’. According to a report of the information, OpenAI is planning to launch various “agent” products that are tailor -made for different applications. One of the rumors, reportedly priced at $ 20,000 a month, will be aimed at supporting ‘PhD level research’. The breathtaking figure is an indication of how much cash currently needs: the company lost around $ 5 billion last year after payment for costs related to its services and other costs.
Scale AI is being investigated By the US Department of Labor for compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, which regulates unpaid wages, inclassification of employees as contractors and illegal retribution against employees. The investigation has been active since at least August 2024 and is still underway, according to a source that is familiar with the case. A spokesperson for scale AI told Techcrunch that the investigation was started during the previous presidential administration and that the startup found that his work was then misunderstood by supervisors.
A federal judge denied Elon Musk’s motion For an order that the planned transition from OpenAi to a company would have stopped profit motive, with reference to insufficient evidence. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said, however, that the court is willing to hold an accelerated process based on the claim that the OpenAI conversion plan is illegal. It is the newest turn in the lawsuit of Musk, who accuses Openai and CEO Sam Altman of leaving his original non -profit mission.
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News
Welcome back, Digg: One of the early news aggregators of the web is back under the ownership of the original founder Kevin Rose and co-founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian. Rose told Techcrunch that the new Living Digg will not be as “your old-school forums.” Read more
Google, look at my screen: Google unveiled a new Gemini function called “Screenshare” on Mobile World Congress 2025 with which users can share what is on the screen of their phone with the AI chatbot and asks questions about what it sees in real time. Read more
An “AI phone” for less than $ 1K: Deutsche Telekom announced that it is building an ‘AI telephone’, a cheap handset created in close collaboration with perplexity. DT plans to reveal the device in the second half of the year and it will sell it in 2026 for less than $ 1,000. Read more
It is me, artificial intelligence! UCSD Research Org Hao Ai Lab threw AI models in a Super Mario Bros. -Mulator to benchmarking performance. Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 carried out the best, while OpenAi’s GPT-4O struggled. Read more
Volkswagen’s cheapest EV ever: Volkswagen this week unveiled the Ultra-goods-chop EV that the ID Everyy1 called1. According to a source that is familiar with the new model, the small four -door Hatchback will be the first to roll out with Rivian’s software and architecture. Read more
Going Ghost -mode: Being ghosted is never fun – especially if you are a founder looking for the capital of investors. Techcrunch spoke with different VCs about why they can make ghost and how founders can make a more meaningful impression. Read more
Chatgpt can edit your code directly: The latest version of the MacOS chatgpt -app can edit code directly in supported developer tools. Chatgpt Plus, Pro and Team subscribers can now use the function and the company plans to roll it out for more users next week. Read more
A cool use case for AI: Wildlife researchers use camera traps to study animal populations, but it can take weeks to search all that data. Now Google has an open spectace network, an AI model that can identify animal species by analyzing photos of cameravallen. Read more
A new way to view YouTube advertisement-free: YouTube Lite is a new subscription theory that allows users to view the most VideoS ad-free for $ 7.99 per month. However, it has no premium functions such as downloads, background game or the possibility to view music videos advertising-free. Read more
All greet the woolly mouse: Colossal Biosciences, who tries to revive the woolly mammoth in 2028, has put a cute inad through genetic engineering mice to have mammoth -like fur. These are the most cute things I’ve ever seen. I cannot recommend watching the video enough. Read more
Analysis
Why is a signal such a hit in the Netherlands? Privacy-oriented Message app signal flown high in the Dutch app stores last month, often at the top of the most downloaded free app on iOS and Android in all categories. Although it is difficult to determine a specific reason why, Bits of Freedom Senior Policy Adviser Rejo Zenger is not surprised. Recent developments in the US have connected the large platform providers with the new Trump administration and the dependence on Europe of technology of huge private American companies has become a central point in that debate. Read more