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Scarlett Johansson says that OpenAI approached her to use her voice"When I heard the released demo, I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to...
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Aurora and Volvo unveil self-driving truck designed for a driverless futureA new self-driving truck — manufactured by Volvo and loaded with autonomous vehicle tech developed by Aurora Innovation — could be on public...
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ETF Partners raises €285M for climate startups that will be effective quickly — not 20 years down the roadThe European venture capital firm raised its fourth fund as fund as climate tech "comes of age." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
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Microsoft wants to make Windows an AI operating system, launches Copilot+ PCsCopilot, Microsoft's brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience. © 2024 TechCrunch. All...
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Microsoft Build 2024: All the AI and hardware products Microsoft announcedCopilot, Microsoft's brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience. © 2024 TechCrunch. All...
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TechCrunch Space: Star(side)linerHello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. For those who haven’t heard, the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has...
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These 81 robotics companies are hiringWhen I attended Automate in Chicago a few weeks back, multiple people thanked me for TechCrunch’s semi-regular robotics job report. It’s always...
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VinFast crash that killed family of four now under federal investigationThe top vehicle safety regulator in the U.S. has launched a formal probe into an April crash involving the all-electric VinFast VF8 SUV that...
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NYC-Dublin real-time video portal reopens with some fixes to prevent inappropriate behaviorWhen putting a video portal in a public park in the middle of New York City, some inappropriate behavior will likely occur. The Portal, the vision...
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Contour Venture Partners, an early investor in Datadog and Movable Ink, lowers the target for its fifth fundLongtime New York-based seed investor, Contour Venture Partners, is making progress on its latest flagship fund after lowering its target. The...
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Meta’s Oversight Board takes its first Threads caseMeta's Oversight Board has now extended its scope to include the company's newest platform, Instagram Threads, and has begun hearing cases from...
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SeekOut, a recruiting startup last valued at $1.2 billion, lays off 30% of its workforceThe company says it's refocusing and prioritizing fewer initiatives that will have the biggest impact on customers and add value to the business....
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UK’s autonomous vehicle legislation becomes law, paving the way for first driverless cars by 2026The U.K.’s self-proclaimed “world-leading” regulations for self-driving cars are now official, after the Automated Vehicles (AV)...
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Fintech lender SoLo Funds is being sued again by the government over its lending practicesSoLo Funds CEO Travis Holoway: “Regulators seem driven by press releases when they should be motivated by true consumer protection and empowering...
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Disrupt Audience Choice vote closes FridayTechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is not just about groundbreaking innovations, insightful panels, and visionary speakers — it’s also about listening...
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Rollup wants to be the hardware engineer’s workhorseHard tech startups generate a lot of buzz, but there’s a growing cohort of companies building digital tools squarely focused on making hard tech...
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Google is launching a new Android feature to drive users back into their installed appsGoogle says the new SDK would help Google expand on its core mission of connecting the right audience to the right content at the right time. ©...
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Jolla debuts privacy-focused AI hardwareJolla has taken the official wraps off the first version of its personal server-based AI assistant in the making. The reborn startup is building a...
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OpenAI to remove ChatGPT’s Scarlett Johansson-like voiceOpenAI is removing one of the voices used by ChatGPT after users found that it sounded similar to Scarlett Johansson, the company announced on...
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ChatGPT’s mobile app revenue saw its biggest spike yet following GPT-4o launchThe ChatGPT mobile app's net revenue first jumped 22% on the day of the GPT-4o launch and continued to grow in the following days. © 2024...
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Bumble buys community building app Geneva to expand further into friendshipsDating app maker Bumble has acquired Geneva, an online platform built around forming real-world groups and clubs. The company said that the deal...
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OpenseedVC, which backs operators in Africa and Europe starting their companies, reaches first close of $10M fundFounder-market fit is one of the most crucial factors in a startup’s success, and operators (someone involved in the day-to-day operations...
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Pine Labs gets Singapore court approval to shift base to IndiaA Singapore High Court has effectively approved Pine Labs' request to shift its operations to India. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...
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UK opens office in San Francisco to tackle AI riskThe AI Safety Institute, a U.K. body that aims to assess and address risks in AI platforms, has said it will open a second location in San...
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Why companies are turning to internal hackathonsCompanies are always looking for an edge, and searching for ways to encourage their employees to innovate. One way to do that is by running an...
