New Delhi:-  With all makers and discussions turning their attention back to AR, the VR debate seems to have come to a complete dead end. It wasn't particularly new, but Apple's flagship headset has moved away from virtual reality and embraced mixed worlds more fully.

Apple hasn't contributed much to the story so far -- the headset hasn't started shipping yet, after all -- but these days, some are going to take on the Cupertino giants, especially with their unrealistically spicy seasoning combinations. This is a big opportunity for start-ups.

There's this old joke. Bob says to his friend, looking into the infinite abyss of space. "Do you think there is intelligent life out there?" Anna replies.

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"Why should it be there? It's funny, but this punchline keeps playing in my head as the AI ​​train keeps zipping along the tracks. I don't think artificial intelligence is inherently bad or good, but it needs to be trained on something and the best knowledge we have is that of many humans. Humans may not be inherently evil, but well, we're not particularly friendly either.  

This week, Devin pointed out that Fable Studios delivered an AI-generated fake South Park episode at best insensitive timing during a writers' strike.

And Apple (you know, the Cupertino-based giant that makes earbuds and such) has been in the AI ​​headlines for some time. On the startup side, his generator of AI-powered content masquerading as Meta's Threads app has been removed. It's less relevant for startups, but I imagine a startup or two would be uneasy. The company is reportedly testing AI chatbots like his ChatGPT. Maybe Siri is finally getting a little smarter. Because right now, Siri is mostly underperforming in the "smartness" area. Maybe I'll rant some more on that in next week's column.

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To be honest, I'm not a fan of Shein (basically, disposable clothing is very bad for the environment), but there's another reason I'm having trouble with clothing manufacturers. Designers have sued the company, outraged by Shane's use of AI to counterfeit their work. 

You may have seen the "Draw a few circles, then draw the rest of the owl" meme circulating on the internet over the years. This week, Stability AI takes this meme to a whole new level with the Stable Doodle, a sketch-to-image tool.

Google's Bard chatbot finally launches in the EU and supports over 40 languages. But as you can imagine, the EU is watching the matter closely, as are privacy advocacy groups.

Roboticist Joan Pransky recently passed away and left a lasting mark on the industry by bringing his unique human touch to his conversations about robotics and automation. A much needed addition to the conversation if you ask me.

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From the chain.…or maybe the chain came off. Fashionable bike company VanMoof has suffered financial difficulties this week, and it made me wonder how the popular e-bike pioneer was able to head for bankruptcy last week when the market was booming. The company weathered the economic downturn this week by officially declaring bankruptcy in the Netherlands.  

Apropos transportation, Tesla announced that the first Cybertruck finally rolled off the manufacturing lines, years after it was promised. Tesla also announced one of the wilder things I've heard in a hot minute — as someone who has been driving a FSD Tesla for a while, and turned the functionality off because I kept fearing for my life, it brought a proper belly laugh to learn that Tesla is planning to license its FSD tech to other OEMs soon. It'll be interesting to see what happens on both of those fronts, especially as the competition responds.

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Ford slashed its F-150 Lightning EV pickup prices, and the manufacturer goes heavy on the gas with its hands-off driving, as it releases BlueCruise 1.3.It seems like Tesla's director-level pay was a little excessive there for a moment, and they pay $735 million to settle claims they overpaid themselves.I rarely go for a drive without muttering under my breath about drivers doing spectacularly dumb things, but Cruise and Waymo blaming humans and their bad driving skills for robotaxi permit delays seems a bit rich.

That people are bad drivers ought to be the No. 1 most predictable thing ever, no? Safety officials were thrilled with the company's advertising and said it was in bad taste to use accidents involving human drivers as a marketing ploy. Rebecca reports gig workers in New York need help accessing safe e-bikes in the event of a lithium battery fire. 

Job cuts at startups have been headlines for most of this year. In our equity podcast, we wondered if tech startups are currently in the liquidation stage. Funding has gone up and down in the last year, but the overarching theme has been whether startups can reach breakeven, or at least have a clear path to get there. This inspired Alex to analyze software on his TC+ to see if his startup was actually a blue chip.

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When it comes to great deals, it's almost no secret that Shark Tank is entertainment and due diligence is done after the cameras stop rolling. But Manish reports that Shark Tank India investors haven't delivered on their promises, which has angered some of the show's cast (yes, that's definitely a word). TechCrunch+ spoke with the founder who decided to take the CEO role himself. It was a wonderfully open and vulnerable conversation. You should read it I'm biased, but I wrote an article that is rarely told about startups but is very common. We've had some fun exits this past week. Here are some of them. 

Amanda reports that after nearly 24 hours of negotiations, Passes Funhouse took over, but some creators are concerned about the move.

Christine reports that baby food maker Bobby has raised $70 million, part of which it spent buying rival Nature's One.

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The Virtual Reality (VR) is now shifting to the Augmented Reality (AR) and the AI are now adapting all the things that a human does and will do. They are being updated as per the needs of the humans and also trying to be more productive.