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Drama at OpenWeb, as a new CEO is announced – and the founding CEO says he’s staying

OpenWeb, a New York startup whose tools help publishers engage users, has a unique problem. Its co-founding CEO reportedly won’t leave, even though it announced a new CEO. According to CTech, on Tuesday, OpenWeb’s chairman, Tim Harvey, sent an email to employees, saying he’s becoming CEO and thanking longtime CEO Nadav Shoval for his “incredible … Read more

9/11: CBS Evening News – CBS News

9/11: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as Category 2 storm; New York City pizzerias honor 9/11 first responders Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On #CBS #Evening #News #CBS #News

AMC’s $20-30 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Cocktail Needs More Spirit

According to the Hollywood Reporter, a promotional Beetlejuice Beetlejuice drink offered at AMC Theatres boasting an attached MacGuffin’s bar could set you back as much as $31, depending on your state’s liquor taxing laws. The 24-ounce “Sandworm Slayer” cocktail is described as “a mix of blue and black raspberry” juice on the rocks, “matched with … Read more

Meet Verse, an AI-powered creative app that helps Gen Z design and publish expressive content

Verse, a new AI-powered creative app, is aiming to help Gen Z users create hyper-visual and expressive content. The iOS app allows users to design and publish multimedia content on an interactive canvas with the help of an AI assistant.  You can create a mini website, called a Verse, for things like moodboards, greeting cards, … Read more

Apple’s newly available ‘win-back’ offers let developers reach lapsed subscribers

Following Apple’s iPhone 16 event earlier this week, the company announced to developers on Wednesday the launch of “win-back” offers, a new type of offer for auto-renewable subscriptions in App Store Connect. The company first announced this solution that allows app developers to target lapsed subscribers with specialized offers at WWDC in June. Apple explains … Read more

Google’s AI note-taking app NotebookLM can now explain complex topics to you out loud

Google announced on Wednesday that its AI note-taking and research app, NotebookLM, is adding an “Audio Overview” feature. Audio Overview will give users another way to digest and comprehend the information in the documents they have uploaded to the app, such as course readings or legal briefs. Since its launch, NotebookLM has used text to … Read more

Media talent app HUSSLUP shuts down as workers in Hollywood continue to face job slowdown

HUSSLUP founder and CEO H Schuster notified users on Wednesday that it would be taking an “indefinite hiatus” starting Friday, according to an email seen by TechCrunch. The job search and networking app for the entertainment industry was launched to the public in January after being in an invite-only beta phase for the past three … Read more

This Week in AI: OpenAI’s new Strawberry model may be smart, yet sluggish

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. This week in AI, OpenAI’s next major product announcement is imminent, if a piece in The Information is to be believed. The Information reported on Tuesday that OpenAI plans to release Strawberry, an AI model that … Read more

Winston Churchill portrait “The Roaring Lion” was stolen from a hotel in Canada. Police tracked the photograph to a buyer in Italy.

A portrait of Sir Winston Churchill hung on the walls of the famed Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Canada, for years — but in 2022 it was discovered the iconic photo had been replaced with a copy.  More than two years later, Ottawa Police have found the photograph in Italy and said the buyer is planning … Read more