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A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he’s building his own competitor.
Dribbble is enforcing its terms of service that lets it take a cut of designers' work, and kicking out those who don't comply. One top designer has had enough, and is building his own startup instead....
View the articleMIT tool visualizes and edits “physically impossible” objects
By visualizing Escher-like optical illusions in 2.5 dimensions, the “Meschers” tool could help scientists understand physics-defying shapes and spark new designs.
View the articleGoogle says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities
The discoveries by an AI-based bug hunter are significant, as it shows these tools are starting to get real results, even if they still need a human.
View the articleFoxconn sells former GM factory to mystery buyer after failing to make EVs
The company has spent more than three years claiming the factory would become an "important" EV hub. But it has barely produced anything there.
View the articleRivian sues to sell its EVs directly in Ohio
Today, Rivian can sell EVs directly to consumers in 25 states and Washington D.C.
View the articleAmazon denies report it’s shutting down Wondery podcast studio
Despite securing big names in the business, the company is now shifting its strategy in an effort to better compete with rivals like Spotify and YouTube.
View the articleTechCrunch Mobility: Tesla’s ride-hailing gambit
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
View the articlePerplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping
Internet giant Cloudflare says it detected Perplexity crawling and scraping websites, even after customers had added technical blocks telling Perplexity not to scrape their pages.
View the articleOpenAI says ChatGPT is on track to reach 700M weekly users
OpenAI's consumer chatbot ChatGPT to hit a new milestone of 700M weekly users.
View the articleElon Musk says he’s bringing back Vine’s archive
Elon Musk says the company will bring Vine's archive of videos back online.
View the articleGrok Imagine, xAI’s new AI image and video generator, lets you make NSFW content
Elon Musk continues to position Grok as an unfiltered, boundary-pushing AI.
View the articleLyft and China’s Baidu look to bring robotaxis to Europe next year
The companies want to launch the robotaxi services in Germany and the U.K. first, pending regulatory approval.
View the articleGoogle removes over 50 DEI groups from a list of groups it helps fund
Google removed the name of 58 DEI groups from its list, including the Latino Leadership Alliance and the ACLU of Illinois.
View the articleSpotify raises subscription prices
Spotify is raising prices for users in some international markets after a rough quarterly earnings report.
View the articleAmazon denies report it’s shutting down Wondery podcast studio
Despite securing big names in the business, the company is now shifting its strategy in an effort to better compete with rivals like Spotify and YouTube.
View the articleNorth Korean spies posing as remote workers have infiltrated hundreds of companies, says CrowdStrike
North Korean IT workers are increasingly using generative AI to draft resumes and "deepfake" their appearances to make money for North Korea's sanctioned nuclear weapons program.
View the articleCharacter.AI is adding a social feed to its app
The social feed lets users share images, videos, and their chatbots with other users. Users can also share snippets of their chats with characters, post AI-generated images based on their chats with a...
View the articleOpenMind wants to be the Android operating system of humanoid robots
OpenMind is building humanoid robot operating software designed for robots that interact with people and other robots.
View the articleJoby Aviation to buy Blade Air Mobility’s ride-share business
Joby is buying the Blade brand and the company's passenger business, which includes operations in the United States and Europe, for as much as $125 million.
View the articleTesla asks shareholders to approve $29B comp package for Elon Musk amid ‘AI talent war’
The plan would be voided if the Delaware Supreme Court overturns the decision to spike Musk's $56B comp plan from 2018. A judge ruled in 2024 that plan was unfairly negotiated.
View the articleTesla hands $29B comp package to Elon Musk amid ‘AI talent war’
The plan would be voided if the Delaware Supreme Court overturns the decision to spike Musk's $56B comp plan from 2018. A judge ruled in 2024 that plan was unfairly negotiated.
View the articleA Hiker Was Missing for Nearly a Year—Until an AI System Recognized His Helmet
Using AI to analyze thousands of frames taken by drone, The Piedmontese Alpine Rescue team has found the body of a doctor who had been missing since September 2024.
View the articleApple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’
Apple is reportedly working to create a lightweight competitor to ChatGPT.
View the articleMastercard denies pressuring game platforms, Valve tells a different story
Mastercard seemingly denied playing a role in a recent marketplace crackdown on games with adult content, while Valve says the pressure was indirect.
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