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TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 18:03 Startups Rising Hot

Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models

"Distillation" is a hot topic as frontier labs try to prevent smaller competitors from copying their models.

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Apr 30, 2026 at 19:27 TechCrunch

After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too

OpenAI will begin rolling out it cybersecurity testing tool, GPT-5.5 Cyber only "to critical cyber defenders" at first.

Apr 30, 2026 at 18:20 TechCrunch

OpenAI announces new advanced security for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with Yubico

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Apr 30, 2026 at 18:03 TechCrunch

Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models

"Distillation" is a hot topic as frontier labs try to prevent smaller competitors from copying their models.

Apr 29, 2026 at 23:58 TechCrunch

On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets

Elon Musk took the stand for the second day for his attempt to legally dismantle OpenAI.

Apr 29, 2026 at 23:55 TechCrunch

Satya Nadella says he’s ready to ‘exploit’ the new OpenAI deal

Microsoft gets to offer OpenAI's tech to its cloud customers and doesn't have to pay for it. "We fully plan to exploit it," Nadella said.

Apr 29, 2026 at 15:00 OpenAI News

Building the compute infrastructure for the Intelligence Age

OpenAI scales Stargate to build the compute infrastructure powering AGI, adding new data center capacity to meet growing AI demand.

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TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 19:36 Startups
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Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites

Web hosts are scrambling to fix the bug under active attack by hackers. One company said hackers have been abusing the bug for months.

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TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 17:53 Startups
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FDA approval, fundraising, and the reality of building in healthcare according to BioticsAI founder

BioticsAI CEO Robhy Bustami joined Isabelle Johannessen on Build Mode to discuss how the company has navigated a highly regulated space and kept the team motivated while cutting...

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TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 19:36 Startups
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Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites

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TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 18:56 Startups
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EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting

The perpetually struggling EV company made the payments while being investigated by the SEC. That four-year probe was ultimately closed in March.

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TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 18:20 Startups
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OpenAI announces new advanced security for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with Yubico

OpenAI is launching additional opt-in protections for ChatGPT accounts. The new security initiative includes a new partnership with security key provider Yubico.

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