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At TechCrunch Disrupt, Replit CEO Amjad Masad said OpenAI's ChatGPT is now the default model provider, citing cost, partnership and performance. Masad said customers can still access Anthropic models; insiders familiar with the partnership disputed his onstage comments, saying the partnership remains in place.
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Mark Wahlberg, who once invested in a gym chain that was delisted from the NYSE, is now building his own, promising cold plunges, blood panels and protein muffins without requiring a trust fund.
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Actor and angel investor Mark Wahlberg says he's OK with using AI in filmmaking, provided it's used "to enhance what you're doing."
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Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands' marks and passing off dupes, known as "superfakes," as genuine items. A startup called Veritas wants to tackle the problem with its own chip that verifies goods.
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At TechCrunch Disrupt, Replit CEO Amjad Masad described a future of "self-driving companies," where AI agents handle much of the day-to-day work while people focus on higher-level decisions and retain key roles through judgment and taste.
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Executives said advertising isn't the only path to monetization and that alternative models are feasible for the decentralized social network.
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