Category: Robotics
TechCrunch Mobility: ‘Physical AI’ enters the hype mach...
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.”
Moxie Marlinspike has a privacy-conscious alternative t...
Confer is designed to look and feel like ChatGPT or Claude, but your conversations can't be used for training or advertising.
How YC-backed Bucket Robotics survived its first CES
Now, the startup is turning its attention to building the business, fundraising and striking commercial deals.
Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost...
Bluesky adds new features to its app amid a boost in installs due to the deepfake drama on X.
YouTube relaxes monetization guidelines for some contro...
These controversial topics include self-harm, abortion, suicide, and domestic and sexual abuse.
Chinese EVs inch closer to the US as Canada slashes tar...
The country is dropping its import tax from 100% to just 6.1%, with an initial annual cap of 49,000 cars.
X is down for the second time this week
Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, is down for the second time this week. Nearly 80,000 reports have spiked on Down Detector since a...
How a hacking campaign targeted high-profile Gmail and ...
The phishing campaign targeted users on WhatsApp, including an Iranian-British activist, and stole the credentials of a Lebanese c...
The AI healthcare gold rush is here
AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast. In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic laun...
Trump administration wants tech companies to buy $15B o...
In an attempt to alleviate rising electricity prices, the White House wants grid operator PJM to hold an auction for new generatin...
ChatGPT users are about to get hit with targeted ads
OpenAI says that users impacted by the ads will have some control over what they see.
Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on I...
Nicholas Moore pleaded guilty to stealing victims’ information from the Supreme Court and other federal government agencies, and t...
From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Ch...
The startup has partnered with Eli Lilly and enjoys the backing of some of Silicon Valley's most influential VCs.
EPA rules that xAI’s natural gas generators were illega...
Elon Musk's AI company had installed and operated 35 natural gas turbines without permits, something the EPA now says was illegal.
TikTok quietly launches a microdrama app called ‘PineDr...
Think TikTok, but every single video you come across is a short episode of a fictional story.
Snowflake, Databricks challenger ClickHouse hits $15B v...
The $400 million round was led by Dragoneer.
California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order...
The flood of AI-generated sexual imagery has spurred concern from state and congressional officials alike.
AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it star...
Their startup journey is a wild example of how if you build it well and the timing is lucky, they will definitely come.
Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B...
Musk's legal team argues he should be compensated as an early startup investor who sees returns "many orders of magnitude greater"...
Oshen built the first ocean robot to collect data in a ...
Oshen has signed contracts with multiple government agencies for its C-Star robots to collect ocean data autonomously.
