Tesla sees first annual revenue drop as it shifts to AI and robots

Apple plans to allow third-party voice-controlled AI apps in CarPlay, Bloomberg reports. Siri is the default voice assistant for things like controlling music and looking up directions, but future AI apps in CarPlay could handle the complicated, open-ended requests Siri can’t answer. The expanded support would let developers like OpenAI or Google offer versions of…

Black Friday has come and gone, but the deals are here to stay — at least, for now. It’s been a few years since Black Friday deals truly wrapped up at midnight before the weekend, and this year we’re seeing a ton of great deals still available now that the official day has wrapped. Tech…

OpenAI and Anthropic are rolling out new ways to detect underage users. As OpenAI has updated its guidelines on how ChatGPT should interact with users between the ages of 13 and 17, Anthropic is working on a new way to identify and boot users who are under 18. On Thursday, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT’s Model…

The US Consumer Protection Safety Commission issued a stark warning about some of Rad Power Bikes’ e-bike batteries Monday, linking them to dozens of fires and saying they “pose a risk of serious injury and death.” The batteries can “unexpectedly ignite and explode,” especially when water or debris leaks in to cells or the harness,…

A new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI has made its first close on its $100 million goal, the founders tell TechCrunch. The partners have already written a couple of checks. The fund is called Zero Shot (a play on the AI training term) and its co-founding team includes several OpenAI OGs who…

India is a country of extremes when it comes to app usage. It continues to top global app downloads but doesn’t feature in the top 20 markets in terms of consumer spending, according to a new report by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. India was one of the only markets in the top 10 to…