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OpenAI says its deep learning systems are rapidly advancing, with more models able to solve complex tasks faster. So fast, in fact, that OpenAI internally aims to have intern-level research assistants by September 2026 and fully automated “regular AI researchers” by 2028, CEO Sam Altman said in a livestream on Tuesday. This ambitious timeline was announced on the same day that OpenAI shed its nonprofit roots and completed its transition to a public benefit corporation structure. This reorganization frees OpenAI from the limitations of its nonprofit charter while also opening up new opportunities for raising capital. Jakub Pachocki, Principal Scientist…

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) Live Keynote Pregame on October 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Imagesnokia announced on Tuesday Nvidia is acquiring a $1 billion stake in a networking company, its latest partnership with an artificial intelligence chip maker.Nokia’s stock price soared 22% on the news.Nokia plans to issue more than 166 million new shares and use the proceeds to fund AI and other general corporate objectives.The two companies also entered into a strategic partnership to collaborate on the development of next-generation 6G mobile phone technology. Nokia…

At least 64 people were killed in a major police operation targeting organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, security officials told CNN Brasil. The dead included four Brazilian police officers, the official added. Footage obtained by CNN Brazil shows multiple fires breaking out at the scene of the attack and gunshots heard in the background. Authorities have launched an operation aimed at “combat the territorial expansion” of the criminal organization Commando Vermelho, the Rio de Janeiro government added in a long thread on X. The operation has been underway for more than a year and involved more than…

Amazon announced Tuesday that it will lay off about 14,000 employees, the latest reduction in the company’s multiyear cost-containment efforts.The company said in a blog post that the layoffs are being made to make the company leaner and less bureaucratic, while also investing in its “biggest bets” such as generative artificial intelligence.“This generation of AI is the most transformative technology since the Internet, allowing companies to innovate much faster than ever before (in existing and entirely new market segments),” said Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience and technology. “We believe we need to organize more efficiently, with…

A sign at the Microsoft campus on Thursday, October 23, 2025 in Mountain View, California, USA. Benjamin Fanjoy | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicrosoft’s The GitHub division on Tuesday announced Agent HQ, a new “mission control” interface that allows software developers to manage coding agents from multiple vendors on a single platform. Artificial intelligence agents are tools that can independently complete tasks on your behalf. Several companies, including GitHub, have built and released popular agents designed specifically for programming. These agents give developers a variety of new features at their fingertips, but tracking them all individually can require a lot of…

Emilia Clarke’s brain aneurysmEmilia Clarke, who filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, published an essay in The New Yorker in 2019 titled “A Battle for My Life.”After suffering a severe headache at the gym, the actress writes, “I made it to the bathroom and fell to my knees feeling very, very sick.” “During that time, the pain was getting worse with shooting, stabbing, squeezing pain. On some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”She was taken to the hospital for a brain scan.”The diagnosis was swift and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening type…

online household goods companies wayfair on Tuesday reported a sharp rise in third-quarter sales, beating Wall Street expectations on both sales and bottom line.The company said total net revenue increased 8.1% year-on-year.Here’s how the company performed in the third quarter compared to Wall Street expectations, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: 70 cents adjusted, 43 cents expected; Revenue: $3.12 billion, $3.02 billion expected.Wayfair stock rose more than 20% in afternoon trading.For the period ended Sept. 30, Wayfair reported a net loss of $99 million, or 76 cents per share, compared with a loss of $74 million,…

Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 has begun. That means San Francisco’s Moscone West will once again be packed with speakers, workshops, networking opportunities, and after-parties for attendees. You can still register for tickets to join in the excitement. Since it’s only been a day since it started, you can get tickets at 50% off the standard walk-up price. Update our speaker lineup here or click the anchor links below to dig deeper into each stage, event, networking opportunity, and more. The most important thing is to have fun outside. If you want to join the conversation about Disrupt, post…

Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang speaks to members of the media ahead of his keynote address at the Nvidia AI Summit on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 in Washington, DC, USA. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at the company’s GTC conference on Tuesday that the company’s fastest AI chip, the Blackwell Graphics Processing Unit, is currently in full production in Arizona.Previously, Nvidia’s fastest GPUs were only manufactured in Taiwan.Huang said President Donald Trump asked nine months ago to bring manufacturing back to the United States.”The first thing President Trump asked me to do was bring…

Tuscany, Italy — Italy has an expensive new means of transportation, but it’s not a Ferrari. Announced earlier this year, the Dolce Vita Orient Express is the country’s first domestically produced luxury train and is being pitched as an homage to the 1950s and 60s, when glamor meant Fellini, Valentino and after-dusk sunglasses. Featuring 18 itineraries, each one takes you through the Italian countryside with a cinematic, nostalgic feel. This summer we went on the “Taste of Tuscany Vineyards” tour. It’s a 24-hour fever dream with wood paneling, wine, and customer service. It all starts at Rome’s Ostiense Train Station,…