Tuesday, July 15, 2025

TechCrunch Top 3

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AI coding tools are shifting to a surprising place: The terminal: For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub's Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software development. But as agentic AI grows more powerful and vibe-coding takes off, a subtle shift has changed how AI systems are interacting with software. Read More

Google Discover adds AI summaries, threatening publishers with further traffic declines: As publishers fret about decreased traffic from Google, the search giant has begun rolling out AI summaries in Discover, the main news feed inside Google's search app on iOS and Android. Read More

Mistral releases Voxtral, its first open source AI audio model: French startup Mistral has jumped into the audio race with Voxtral, its first open model, aiming to challenge the dominance of walled-off corporate systems with open-weight alternatives. Read More

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Afternoon must-reads

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A former OpenAI engineer describes what it's really like to work there: A senior engineer describes the thrill, chaos, and exhaustion of working at OpenAI this past year while launching its coding agent Codex. Read More

Meta fixes bug that could leak users' AI prompts and generated content: The tech giant fixed the security flaw, netting a security researcher $10,000 for privately disclosing the bug. Read More

AV startup Pronto.ai acquires off-road autonomous vehicle rival SafeAI: Pronto.ai CEO Anthony Levandowski said the move is meant to help bolster his company's ranks with like-minded talent and complementary technology. Read More

Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab is worth $12B in seed round: Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says that her new startup, Thinking Machines Lab, was valued at $12 billion in its seed round. Read More

Lucid Motors will roll out hands-free highway driving this month: Lucid Motors joins the likes of Ford, General Motors, and Tesla in offering an advanced driver assistance system that allows for hands-free driving. Read More

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Last but not least

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The rights to Fyre Festival sold on eBay for $245K: Billy McFarland, the convicted criminal behind Fyre Festival, sold the rights to the infamous brand on eBay. Read More