Amazon has paused testing of its delivery drones following a crash involving two of its models, according to Bloomberg. It’s the latest setb...
Friday, January 17, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Apple brings Store app to Indian market
Prospero Silvério
January 16, 2025
Apple launched its dedicated Apple Store app in India on Friday, deepening its retail presence in the world’s most populous country as the i...
The Federal Aviation Administration has told TechCrunch that it had to “briefly” slow and divert a number of aircraft near the area where de...
Despite VCs investing $75B in Q4 , it’s still hard for startups to raise money, data proves
Prospero Silvério
January 16, 2025
After two years of relatively muted investment activity, it seems that VCs are starting to pour capital into startups at pandemic-era levels...
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Chinese AI company MiniMax releases new models it claims are competitive with the industry’s best
Prospero Silvério
January 15, 2025
Chinese firms continue to release AI models that rival the capabilities of systems developed by OpenAI and other U.S.-based AI companies. Th...
Hindenburg Research, a short seller that targeted tech and EV companies, is closing up shop
Prospero Silvério
January 15, 2025
When Hindenburg Research posts a blog on its website, it often means a company’s final days are near. Today, that company is Hindenburg Rese...
Governments call for spyware regulations in UN Security Council meeting
Prospero Silvério
January 15, 2025
Several governments participated in a meeting on the proliferation of commercial spyware at the United Nations Security Council. © 2024 Tec...
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Accel doubles down on Sarla Aviation’s ambition to develop electric air taxis in India
Prospero Silvério
January 14, 2025
Accel has backed Indian startup Sarla Aviation for its aim to develop flying taxis for mass mobility in the country. © 2024 TechCrunch. All...
Elon Musk tweets so much, people bet over $1M weekly to guess how many posts
Prospero Silvério
January 14, 2025
Will Elon Musk post more than 400 tweets this week? With Polymarket, this to be one of the silliest ways people spend their money on the int...
Biden admin’s final rule banning Chinese connected cars also bars robotaxi testing on U.S. roads
Prospero Silvério
January 14, 2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a final rule Tuesday that would ban the sale or import of connected vehicles from China and Russia...
ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
Prospero Silvério
January 14, 2025
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supe...
Monday, January 13, 2025
Chinese government officials have reportedly discussed a scenario where ByteDance sells TikTok’s United States arm to Elon Musk, should the ...
As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out
Prospero Silvério
January 13, 2025
TikTok has warned of a looming shutdown in just six days, as the Supreme Court is currently weighing the law that would ban the app. So we t...
Microsoft forms new internal dev-focused AI org
Prospero Silvério
January 13, 2025
Microsoft has created a new engineering organization aimed at accelerating AI infrastructure and software development within the company. Ac...
UK throws its hat into the AI fire
Prospero Silvério
January 13, 2025
In 2023, the U.K. made a big song and dance about the need to consider the harms of AI, giving itself a leading role in the wider conversati...
The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained
Prospero Silvério
January 13, 2025
This story has been updated throughout with more details as the story has developed. We will continue to do so as the case and dispute are o...
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Groww, India’s biggest trading app, prepares for IPO
Prospero Silvério
January 12, 2025
Groww, India’s largest retail stockbroker, is positioning itself to file for an IPO in 10-12 months and is seeking a valuation between $6 bi...
UK in-home healthcare provider Cera raises $150M to expand its AI platform
Prospero Silvério
January 12, 2025
Around the world, public healthcare systems have struggled to reset post-pandemic, and in particular, the increasingly aged populations in W...
Apple may add an iPhone Air to its lineup
Prospero Silvério
January 12, 2025
Apple’s next major iPhone upgrade will include a new model called the iPhone 17 Air, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. This seems like a...
How to turn off Apple Intelligence-powered notification summaries
Prospero Silvério
January 12, 2025
With iOS 18, Apple rolled out Apple Intelligence, which includes an AI-powered feature for summarizing notifications. When you get a bunch o...
Open source licenses: Everything you need to know
Prospero Silvério
January 12, 2025
Open source makes the technology world go ’round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; ...
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Apple board opposes proposal to abolish DEI programs
Prospero Silvério
January 11, 2025
Apple’s board of directors has come out in opposition to a proposal seeking to end the company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) prog...
Snappy aquires swag-gifting startup Covver as it seks to roll-up players
Prospero Silvério
January 11, 2025
It’s now broadly accepted that customers and employees who receive corporate gifts end up appreciating the brand much more, and for not a lo...
Friday, January 10, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta’s latest pivot in three-hour Joe Rogan interview
Prospero Silvério
January 10, 2025
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his decision to scale back Meta’s content moderation policies in a Friday appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcas...
These startups are making smarter canes for people with visual impairments
Prospero Silvério
January 10, 2025
The white cane for the 21st century. While many tech companies have increasingly worked to make technology more accessible for the blind and...
Thursday, January 9, 2025
CES 2025 has been a mixed bag for humanoid robots. The form factor had a watershed moment, as images of the top players flanked NVIDIA CEO J...
TikTok tells LA staff impacted by wildfires to use personal/sick hours if they can’t work from home
Prospero Silvério
January 09, 2025
Wildfires are currently devastating the greater Los Angeles area, burning over 45 square miles, torching over 1,300 structures, and putting ...
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The LiberLive C1 stringless instrument isn’t a guitar, and that’s fine
Prospero Silvério
January 08, 2025
I’m old enough to remember musicians getting angry over Guitar Hero. But they always seemed to be missing the point. Nobody was seriously su...
CES 2025 was full of IRL AI slop
Prospero Silvério
January 08, 2025
It’s 2025, and companies still don’t know what AI is good for. That’s the impression I got from this year’s CES, which featured AI-powered k...
CES 2025: The weirdest tech products and claims from this year’s event
Prospero Silvério
January 08, 2025
CES 2025 is in full swing. While the conference features reveals from tech powerhouses like Nvidia, Samsung, and Toyota, there are also some...
Pickpad addresses the chaos of restaurant takeout
Prospero Silvério
January 08, 2025
There was a time when baristas just had to write a customer’s name on a cup and call it out. They wouldn’t always get the name right, but mo...
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Nvidia CEO says his AI chips are improving faster than Moore’s Law
Prospero Silvério
January 07, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the performance of his company’s AI chips is advancing faster than historical rates set by Moore’s Law, the rub...
X, formerly Twitter, wants to make its platform a home to the future and news and journalism. On that front, the company has now hired John ...
Monday, January 6, 2025
CES 2025 Press Day: Everything Nvidia, Sony, Toyota, Samsung announced, and more
Prospero Silvério
January 06, 2025
CES 2025, the annual consumer tech conference held in Las Vegas, is here. TechCrunch reporters are on the ground giving you the latest annou...
The US just added Tencent — which backs US startups — to its list of ‘Chinese military’ companies
Prospero Silvério
January 06, 2025
While the Chinese internet giant Tencent is best-known for its super-app WeChat, it’s also a major investor in U.S. tech companies and start...
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Accel could raise billions for India, but it’s sticking to $650 million
Prospero Silvério
January 05, 2025
Accel has maintained its India fund size at $650 million for its eighth vehicle, even as other venture firms in the region are racing to rai...
Sam Altman has choice words for the OpenAI board members who fired him
Prospero Silvério
January 05, 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has strong words for the former board members who abruptly fired him late last November. “[A]ll those people that I fe...
Toyota’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch
Prospero Silvério
January 05, 2025
Five years ago, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda went to CES to share with the world his “personal field of dreams” — a plan to build a prototype...
Sony’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch
Prospero Silvério
January 05, 2025
Sony knows how to put on a show at CES 2025. The company’s pressers are high-octane, star-studded affairs, as these things go. In addition t...
AMD’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch
Prospero Silvério
January 05, 2025
AMD has its work cut out for it at CES 2025. Competitor Nvidia has been sucking the oxygen out of every room it graces, as the chipmaker rem...
United Airlines accelerates its Starlink rollout, with first commercial flight planned for spring
Prospero Silvério
January 05, 2025
A few months ago, United Airlines announced its deal with Starlink to offer in-flight internet access for its passengers. At the time, the a...
Saturday, January 4, 2025
From forced landings to stuffed animal heads, headhunter Peterson Conway is defense tech’s wildest power broker
Prospero Silvério
January 04, 2025
Conway has recruited for some of the buzziest defense and hard tech firms in Silicon Valley over the last decade, like Palantir and Mach Ind...
Tenable CEO Amit Yoran dies
Prospero Silvério
January 04, 2025
Longtime entrepreneur and cybersecurity executive Amit Yoran passed away Friday after a battle with cancer. Cybersecurity company Tenable, w...
Lyft will credit NYC riders for congestion fee throughout January
Prospero Silvério
January 04, 2025
New York City’s congestion pricing is scheduled to take effect Sunday — but for the first month, Lyft said it will be crediting riders who p...
A new year brings with it hope for a better tomorrow — kind of, at least. In the world of venture capital, nothing is quite predictable. The...
Friday, January 3, 2025
Hindustan Unilever in talks to acquire Peak XV-backed Minimalist for up to $350M
Prospero Silvério
January 03, 2025
Consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever is in advanced talks to acquire four-year-old direct-to-consumer startup Minimalist for up to $350 m...
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Cloudflare’s VPN app among half-dozen pulled from Indian app stores
Prospero Silvério
January 02, 2025
More than half-a-dozen VPN apps, including Cloudflare’s widely-used 1.1.1.1, have been pulled from India’s Apple App Store and Google Play S...
Nvidia’s CES 2025 keynote: How to watch
Prospero Silvério
January 02, 2025
Nvidia will no doubt have the biggest CES 2025. After all, the company has pretty much the biggest everything nowadays. The chip giant is sp...
Peter Thiel-backed venture debt firm Tacora raises $268.7M for new fund
Prospero Silvério
January 02, 2025
Tacora Capital has raised its second fund, after Peter Thiel backed its first fund with $250 million. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserve...
Apheris rethinks the AI data bottleneck in life science with federated computing
Prospero Silvério
January 02, 2025
AI is fundamentally dependent on data, but the vast majority of health data goes unused for understandable reasons — chiefly patient privacy...
2025 will be the year climate tech learns to love AI
Prospero Silvério
January 02, 2025
As 2025 dawns, it’s a good time to look at the trends that are likely to define the coming 12 months. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserve...
Telegram has rolled out its first update of the year, adding a new account verification method powered by third-parties, new message search ...
Chinese government hackers reportedly targeted US Treasury’s sanctions office during December cyberattack
Prospero Silvério
January 02, 2025
Chinese government hackers targeted the U.S. Treasury’s highly sensitive sanctions office during a December cyberattack, according to report...
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Silicon Valley stifled the AI doom movement in 2024
Prospero Silvério
January 01, 2025
For several years now, technologists have rung alarm bells about the potential for advanced AI systems to cause catastrophic damage to the h...
Accel closes $650 million for new India fund
Prospero Silvério
January 01, 2025
Accel has raised $650 million for its eighth India fund as the U.S. venture firm expands its investment strategy in the South Asian market. ...