The backlash against Duolingo going ‘AI-first’ didn’t even matter
Duolingo faced significant backlash for announcing that it would become an “AI-first” company — and yet, the app posted strong financials this quarter.
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Truth Social’s AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources
The search engine, dubbed Truth Search AI, is already available on the web version of Truth Social, with public Beta testing on the iOS and Android apps planned for “the near future.”
Truth Social’s new AI search engine basically just pushes Fox News
Donald Trump’s Truth Social has launched a new AI search feature that consistently pushes conservative media sources. The feature, Truth Search AI, is powered by the AI startup Perlexity and is now available on the web version of Trump’s social media platform, with public testing coming to the iOS and Android apps “in the near […]
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GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke on Copilot, vibe coding, and AI’s next chapter
Welcome to Decoder! This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. It’s AI coding week at Decoder. You just heard Casey Newton’s interview with the CEO behind Cursor, Michael Truell. Now, I have a conversation with GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke. In many ways, GitHub Copilot set off the […]
Elad Gil — one of tech’s sharpest minds — on early bets, breakout growth, and what’s coming next at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Elad Gil isn’t just ahead of the curve — he practically lives there. Before most of the world had even asked ChatGPT its first question, Gil was writing early checks into companies like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. And that’s just a slice of the story. His track record includes seed or Series A investments in […]
Trump says Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan must ‘resign immediately’
Trump’s post comes after Republican Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday wrote to Intel’s board of directors, asking about Tan’s ties to China, his investments in the country, and raised concerns about his time leading Cadence Design Systems, which had a Chinese military university as a customer.
OpenAI’s new GPT-5 models announced early by GitHub
GitHub has accidentally announced OpenAI’s new range of GPT-5 models. A now-deleted GitHub blog post reveals that GPT-5, which will be available in four different versions, offers “major improvements in reasoning, code quality, and user experience.” Reddit posters noticed a new GitHub blog post announcing that GPT-5 is generally available in GitHub models, before the […]
Google would like you to study with Gemini instead of cheat with it
Google’s Gemini AI now has a “guided learning” mode that tries to help you actually understand the problems you’re trying to learn about instead of just giving you the answer. Guided learning “acts as a learning companion” that guides you with “questions and step-by-step support,” CEO Sundar Pichai says in a blog post. Answers from […]
Google denies AI search features are killing website traffic
Google denies AI is impacting search across the web, saying only “some” sites have suffered.