OpenAI faces lawsuits over ChatGPT's alleged role in suicides and delusions, while researchers find AI toxicity harder to fake than intelligence, and Kim Kardashian relies on ChatGPT as a "frenemy" amid reports of cringey chat logs found in Google analytics tools.
Commercial spyware 'Landfall' was rampant on Samsung phones, as the Washington Post confirmed a data breach linked to Oracle hacks, the FBI ordered a domain registrar to reveal the owner of Archive.is, and the Congressional Budget Office also confirmed a hack, while a cybersecurity expert was arrested for planting ransomware, and 'Landfall' spyware exploited a zero-day vulnerability to compromise Galaxy devices.
**Rivian awarded CEO RJ Scaringe a new pay package worth up to $5 billion, even as Ford announced "no exact date" to restart F-150 Lightning production**.
GoWish's shopping and wish list app is having its biggest year, while **higher prices and simpler streaming are expected if HBO Max merges with Paramount+, Apple's Crossbody Strap offers convenience with a stylistic caveat, and Amazon launched its low-price standalone shopping app, Amazon Bazaar, in several global markets**.
A government shutdown is causing cosmic consequences for commercial rocket launches, as Canada invests in sovereign launch capabilities and India showcases its rocketry prowess.
Mark Zuckerberg's illegal school vexed his neighbors, and the Texas AG is suing Roblox for allegedly prioritizing "pixel pedophiles" over child safety.
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double helix, has died, questions surround Trump's GLP-1 pricing deal announcement, and hominins used the same stone tools for 10,000 generations to adapt to a changing world.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 celebrated outstanding achievements among its Startup Battlefield 200 participants, and one founder is devising terraforming robots to protect cities from flooding.