December 11, 2025

TechCrunch Top 3

OpenAI fires back at Google with GPT-5.2 after 'code red' memo: OpenAI just launched GPT-5.2, a frontier model aimed at developers and professionals, pushing reasoning and coding benchmarks as it races Google's Gemini 3 while grappling with compute costs and no generator. Read More

Disney hits Google with cease-and-desist claiming 'massive' copyright infringement: Disney is accusing the tech giant of unauthorized distribution of its copyrighted characters without permission via Gemini AI. Read More

Google debuts 'Disco,' a Gemini-powered tool for making web apps from browser tabs: Google Labs is testing a product that will work with your browser tabs to make web apps for you. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

TIME names 'Architects of AI' its Person of the Year: TIME Magazine has named the 'Architects of AI' its Person of the Year, who include Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, and Fei-Fei Li Read More

Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters: Disney says that alongside the agreement, it will "become a major customer of OpenAI," as it will use its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+. Read More

The market has 'switched' and founders have the power now, VCs say: Graham & Walker's Leslie Feinzaig and XYZ Venture's Ross Fubini share the secrets for founders — and VCs — to make the most of the current fast pace of dealmaking. Read More

Google's AI try-on feature for clothes now works with just a selfie: In the past, users had to upload a full-body picture of themselves to virtually try on a piece of clothing. Now they can use a selfie and Nano Banana will generate a full-body digital version of them. Read More

Eclipse Energy's microbes can turn idle oil wells into hydrogen factories: The biotech startup is betting that owners of abandoned oil wells will use the tech to squeeze energy out of their wells. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Security flaws in Freedom Chat app exposed users' phone numbers and PINs: The founder of Freedom Chat said the company has reset user PINs and released a new version to app stores. Read More