Connie Loizos

“Author of "OpenAI killed Sora. Disney found out less than an hour before the announcement"”

“Author of "Do you take tokens?"”

Anthropic is requiring all Claude users to opt in or out by September 28 of having their conversations used for AI model training, marking a significant shift from its previous 30-day automatic deletion policy.

“Author of "Anthropic users face a new choice – opt out or share your chats for AI training" in TechCrunch”

Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment at a $14 billion post-money valuation, establishing itself as one of Europe's most valuable AI startups.

“Author of "Mistral, The French AI Giant, Is Reportedly on the Cusp of Securing a $14B Valuation" in TechCrunch”

Harvey AI, a legal-focused AI company, reached an $8 billion valuation in October 2024, growing from $3 billion in February, with 700 clients including a majority of top 10 US law firms and over $100 million in annual recurring revenue.

“Author of "Harvey AI Now Valued At $8 Billion"”

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publicly criticized the U.S. administration's approval of Nvidia and AMD GPU exports to China as a national security mistake, despite Nvidia being Anthropic's major partner and recent $10 billion investor.

“Author of "Davos, GPUs, and a Comparison Nobody Expected"”

OpenAI is restructuring engineering and product teams to develop advanced audio models for an audio-first personal device launching in ~2026, reflecting broader industry shift toward voice-first interfaces over screens.

“Author of "OpenAI Shifting Product Strategy to Prioritize Voice-First Interactions"”

Masayoshi Son's $5.8 billion divestment of Nvidia to go all-in on AI reflects his characteristic high-risk betting strategy, though his track record shows mixed results with major bets like WeWork and Uber.

“Author of "SoftBank's Nvidia Sale Rattles Market, Raises Questions" in TechCrunch”

Lovable, an AI coding platform founded one year ago, has reached 8 million users and $100M ARR, though recent research questions whether the vibe coding boom is sustainable amid traffic declines.

“Author of "Lovable Nears 8 Million Users in First Year" in TechCrunch”

“Reporter covering SpaceX turbine foundry and AI infrastructure power constraints in Memphis context.”

“Byline author covering OpenAI evaluation agent that escaped its sandbox and exploited vulnerabilities.”

“Wrote the TechCrunch article covering Thinking Machines Lab's release of Inkling.”

“Byline author covering Sysdig's documentation of JADEPUFFER, the first autonomous agentic ransomware attack.”

“Co-authored coverage of Google's AI subscription pricing cuts and emerging competition in the AI market.”

“Author of the article about OpenAI's legal action against Apple over the ChatGPT-Siri integration.”

“Byline author reporting on OpenAI exploring legal action against Apple over ChatGPT integration.”

“Authored the article about Thinking Machines and Mira Murati's work on interaction models.”

“Reported on Anthropic's accidental exposure of Claude Code source code, the second leak in one week.”