Science & Technology

$200M woolly mammoths and a farewell to TikTok

The clock is set to run out on TikTok over the weekend, following the Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the ban () . So, what’s next for the video-sharing app’s 170 million U.S. users? Many are flocking to Chinese apps like RedNote () and Lemon8 () , with some even turning to Duolingo () to…

Published

2 years ago

January 17, 2025

CYBER TECH TV

The clock is set to run out on TikTok over the weekend, following the Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the ban () . So, what’s next for the video-sharing app’s 170 million U.S. users?

Many are flocking to Chinese apps like RedNote () and Lemon8 () , with some even turning to Duolingo () to brush up on their Mandarin as they search for new digital homes.

Listen to the full episode to hear about:

• How Maki () and Synthesia () are rethinking the recruitment process – and yes, it involves AI.

•
Colossal Biosciences’ colossal raise () . Where will the woolly mammoths go? Did we learn nothing from Jurassic Park?

•
Powerset’s () decentralized venture fund, and the challenges ahead for mid-size venture firms () .

• And finally, are we stepping into risky territory with AI companions () , from falling in love with ChatGPT () to making an AI chatbot say it loves you () ?

Equity will be back next week, so stay tuned!

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday.

Subscribe to us on () Apple Podcasts () , Overcast () , Spotify () and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X () and Threads () , at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes here () .

Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. We’d also like to thank TechCrunch’s audience development team. Thank you so much for listening, and we’ll talk to you next time.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ()

Up Next

AI’s $100 billion impact: 2024’s VC surge and the road ahead for startups | Equity Podcast

Don't Miss

Riding in a Zoox robotaxi in Las Vegas | TechCrunch

3 Comments

@0311terrence

January 17, 2025 at 4:16 pm

Mannn that bio Genetic group has not watched any movie ever

Reply
@SusanAdams-v7z

January 18, 2025 at 7:14 am

Thanks for the forecast! I need some advice: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (behave today finger ski upon boy assault summer exhaust beauty stereo over). How can I transfer them to Binance?

Reply
@gtleshow

January 21, 2025 at 8:40 pm

Honestly, the idea of $200M for mammoths is giving Jurassic Park vibes, and I can’t decide if that’s amazing or terrifying.

Reply

Science & Technology

Neko Health raised $700M to scan your body. Is it worth it? | Equity Podcast

Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raised $700 million to build a business around scanning your body, but it’s not the only company centering its roadmap around a new kind of preventative healthcare. Midjourney is building its own body scanner, while Function Health has also raised significant capital to build out its preventative-health platform. Why…

Published

18 hours ago

September 30, 2026

CYBER TECH TV

On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis talks with Farooq Abbasi, founder and general partner of Preface Ventures and an investor in Neko Health, about how Neko compares with other consumer-health startups. They discuss what has to happen for body scanning to become part of the broader healthcare system.

Subscribe to Equity on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You can also follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

1:44 From Spotify to Neko Health: the pitch that got him investing

6:22 Why preventative care is so hard to access

8:23 Inside a Neko scan

12:03 Scaling from Sweden to the world (sorry, not SF yet)

14:20 The dark side of VC-backed health: subscribers, not patients

19:14 Open Evidence and the rise of vertical AI in medicine

22:00 IPO or bust? What “winning” looks like in healthcare

24:12 Outro

Bloomberg Technology

CoreWeave CEO on New AI Products, Computing Demand

CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator discusses the launch of Forge, a new suite of development tools designed to help clients train and improve AI models, as the company seeks to broaden its offerings beyond the “neocloud” label. He speaks with Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech” during the company’s first large-scale user conference in San Francisco. ——–…

Published

22 hours ago

September 30, 2026

CYBER TECH TV

Watch the latest full episodes of “Bloomberg Tech” with Ed Ludlow here:

Get the latest in tech from Silicon Valley and around the world here:

Connect with us on…
X:
Facebook:
Instagram:

Follow Ed Ludlow on X here:

Listen to the daily Bloomberg Tech podcast here:

More from Bloomberg Business
Connect with us on…
X:
Facebook:
Instagram:
LinkedIn:
TikTok:

CNET

OpenAI Dev Day 2026: Everything Announced in 15 Minutes

OpenAI’s annual Dev Day 2026 introduced dots, which are AI agents within ChatGPT that can execute tasks on your behalf and even answer phone calls and text messages. CEO Sam Altman also introduced a faster and more powerful model called GPT-6.1 Sol for professional coding and work applications. Read more about OpenAI on CNET.com: OpenAI’s…

Published

2 days ago

September 29, 2026

CYBER TECH TV

Read more about OpenAI on CNET.com:
OpenAI’s Latest Personal AI Agents Have a Cute Name and Never Stop Working

Timecode Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & Codex Updates
0:22 Introducing AI Agents: Dots
1:18 How Dots Delegate & Automate Work
1:37 ChatGPT Space: Team & Agent Collaboration
3:06 Live Demo: Dots in Action
4:15 Hands-Free Catchup & Voice Features
4:53 Live Demo: Working inside ChatGPT Space
6:04 Integrating Dots into Slack & Workflows
7:56 Specialist Dots & Enterprise Availability
8:52 Launching GPT 6.1 Soul & UltraFast Speed
10:14 Decisions API & Luna Model
10:55 Codex in the Cloud & 3D Interactive World Demo
12:23 Refreshed Codex CLI & Real-time App Building
13:38 Autonomous Browser Control & Robotics Demo
13:51 OpenAI Marketplace Launch & Wrap-up

Video Credits:
Host: OpenAI
Scripted by: OpenAI
Producer: OpenAI & Jonathan Gomez
Camera: OpenAI
Video Editor: Jonathan Gomez
Thumbnail Designer: Tharon Green

Add CNET as a trusted news source
Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉
Check out CNET’s Amazon Storefront:
Subscribe to CNET on YouTube:
Follow us on TikTok:
Follow us on Instagram:
Follow us on Bluesky:
Like us on Facebook:
CNET’s AI Atlas:
Follow us on X:
Visit CNET.com:

#openai #samaltman #ai #artificialintelligence #superintelligence #chatgpt #aiagents #aiagent #dots