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Feds tell Zoox to send more info about autonomous vehicles suddenly braking
U.S. federal regulators have requested more information from Zoox, Amazon’s self-driving unit, as part of an investigation into rear-end crash...
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Canva’s rap battle is part of a long legacy of Silicon Valley cringe
You thought the hottest rap battle of the summer was between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. You were wrong. It’s between Canva and an enterprise CIO....
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ElevenLabs debuts AI-powered tool to generate sound effects
Voice cloning startup ElevenLabs introduced a new tool for users to generate sound effects through prompts today after announcing the project back...
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VC firm Antler’s CEO says Asia presents ‘biggest opportunity’ in the world for growth
We caught up with Antler founder and CEO Magnus Grimeland about the startup scene in Asia, the current tech startup trends in the region and...
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Chinese e-commerce marketplace Temu faces stricter EU rules as a ‘very large online platform’
Temu is to face Europe's strictest rules after being designated as a "very large online platform" under the Digital Services Act (DSA). © 2024...
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Spain bans Meta from launching election features on Facebook, Instagram over privacy fears
Meta has been banned from launching features on Facebook and Instagram that would have collected data on voters in Spain using the social networks...
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Stripe curbs its India ambitions over regulatory situation
Stripe, the global fintech giant, said on Friday that it will temporarily move to an invite-only model for new account sign-ups in India, “a...
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Voice cloning of political figures is still easy as pie
The 2024 election is likely to be the first in which faked audio and video of candidates is a serious factor. As campaigns warm up, voters should...
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OneScreen.ai brings startup ads to billboards and NYC’s subway
When Alex Ewing was a kid growing up in Purcell, Oklahoma, he knew how close he was to home based on which billboards he could see out the car...
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SpaceX sent Starship to orbit — the next launch will try to bring it back
SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket could take to the skies for the fourth time on June 5, with the primary objective of evaluating the second...
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Billionaire Groupon founder Eric Lefkofsky is back with another IPO: AI health tech Tempus
Eric Lefkofsky knows the public listing rodeo well and is about to enter it for a fourth time. The serial entrepreneur, whose net worth is...
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You’ve spoken! Meet the Disrupt 2024 breakout session audience choice winners
TechCrunch Disrupt showcases cutting-edge technology and innovation, and this year’s edition will not disappoint. Among thousands of...
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Zero-day flaw in Check Point VPNs is ‘extremely easy’ to exploit
Check Point is the latest security vendor to fix a vulnerability in its technology, which it sells to companies to protect their networks. ©...
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Spotify offers Car Thing refunds as it faces lawsuit over bricking the streaming device
Though Spotify never shared official numbers, it's likely that Car Thing underperformed or was just not worth continued investment in today's...
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Misinformation works, and a handful of social ‘supersharers’ sent 80% of it in 2020
The studies, by researchers at MIT, Ben-Gurion University, Cambridge and Northeastern, were independently conducted but complement each other...
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Tesla shareholder sweepstakes and EV layoffs hit Lucid and Fisker
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click...
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Paul Graham claims Sam Altman wasn’t fired from Y Combinator
In a series of posts on X on Thursday, Paul Graham, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, brushed off claims that OpenAI CEO Sam...
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AI manufacturing startup funding is on a tear as Switzerland’s EthonAI raises $16.5M
In its three-year history, EthonAI has amassed some fairly high-profile customers including Siemens and chocolate-maker Lindt. © 2024...
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Ticktock! 48 hours left to nab your early-bird tickets for Disrupt 2024
Don’t miss out: TechCrunch Disrupt early-bird pricing ends in 48 hours! The countdown is on! With only 48 hours left, the early-bird pricing for...
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Valar Labs debuts AI-powered cancer care prediction tool and secures $22M
Biotech startup Valar Labs has built a tool that accurately predicts certain treatment outcomes, potentially saving precious time for patients....
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Basalt plans to ‘hack’ a defunct satellite to install its space-specific OS
Space startup Basalt Technologies started in a shed behind a Los Angeles dentist’s office, but things have escalated quickly: Soon it will...
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Former teen model co-created app Frich to help Gen Z be more realistic about finances
As a teen model, Katrin Kaurov became financially independent at a young age. Aleksandra Medina, whom she met at NYU Abu Dhabi, also learned to...
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Autobiographer’s app uses AI to help you tell your life story
Can AI help you tell your story? That’s the idea behind a startup called Autobiographer, which leverages AI technology to engage users in...
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Perplexity AI’s new feature will turn your searches into shareable pages
AI-powered summaries of web pages are a feature that you will find in many AI-centric tools these days. The next step for some of these tools is...
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Cylib wants to own EV battery recycling in Europe
Battery recycling startups have emerged in Europe in a bid to tap into the next big opportunity in the EV market: battery waste. Among them is...