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Ring brings its ‘Search Party’ feature for finding lost dogs to non-Ring camera owners
Ring's Search Party feature for finding lost dogs is now available across the U.S. — even if you don't own a Ring camera.
View the articleCoalition demands federal Grok ban over nonconsensual sexual content
Nonprofits urge the U.S. government to suspend Grok in federal agencies after the xAI chatbot generated thousands of nonconsensual sexual images, raising national security and child safety concerns.
View the articleCarbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants
Carbon Robotics' Large Plant Model will allow farmers to kill new types of weeds without having to retrain the machines.
View the articleUpScrolled’s founder says the social network has zoomed past 2.5M users
Upscrolled founder said that the social network was launched six years ago and had 150,000 users until January.
View the articleLinq raises $20M to enable AI assistants to live within messaging apps
Linq offers an API that lets companies offer their AI assistants via iMessage, RCS, and SMS.
View the articleHow generative AI can help scientists synthesize complex materials
MIT researchers’ DiffSyn model offers recipes for synthesizing new materials, enabling faster experimentation and a shorter journey from hypothesis to use.
View the articleThese AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings
These physical notetakers transcribe audio and give users summaries and action items of meetings using AI. Some even offer live translation.
View the articleTikTok says its services are restored after the outage
TikTok says it finally solved all issues related to outages caused by last week's U.S. snowstorm.
View the articleAI layoffs or ‘AI-washing’?
How many of the companies with recent layoffs are just using AI as an excuse?
View the articleWhy Tether’s CEO is everywhere right now
For years, Tether's CEO avoided the United States, watching from offshore as regulators circled and prosecutors investigated. Those days are over.
View the articleAmazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary makes $7M on opening weekend
While the documentary is exceeding box office expectations, it's unlikely to make a profit in theaters.
View the articleIndonesia ‘conditionally’ lifts ban on Grok
Indonesia has followed Malaysia and the Philippines in lifting a ban on xAI’s chatbot Grok.
View the articleTechCrunch Mobility: The great Tesla rebranding
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
View the articleIndia offers zero taxes through 2047 to lure global AI workloads
New Delhi's latest move comes as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft expand data center investments in India.
View the articleBye-bye corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates.
Elon Musk's reported merging of SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla harkens back to the heyday of General Electric — or maybe the robber barons of the Gilded Age.
View the articleMeet the new European unicorns of 2026
From Belgium to Ukraine, five fresh European unicorns were minted this January.
View the articleWaymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round
Waymo is reportedly finalizing a new funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion.
View the articleSpaceX seeks federal approval to launch 1 million solar-powered satellite data centers
SpaceX's filing claims these satellites will be “a first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization — one that can harness the Sun’s full power."
View the articleNvidia CEO pushes back against report that his company’s $100B OpenAI investment has stalled
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that a recent report of friction between his company and OpenAI was “nonsense.”
View the articleHomeBoost’s app will show you where to save on your utility bills
The startup is partnering with utilities to help homeowners determine the best upgrades to cut their energy use.
View the articleJeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims
Plus: AI agent OpenClaw gives cybersecurity experts the willies, China executes 11 scam compound bosses, a $40 million crypto theft has an unexpected alleged culprit, and more.
View the articlea16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause
Ampadu's departure perhaps signals the end of the TxO chapter. The fund and program focused on supporting underserved founders by providing access to tech networks and investment capital through a don...
View the articleA peek inside Physical Intelligence, the startup building Silicon Valley’s buzziest robot brains
If co-founder Lachy Groom has any doubts, he doesn’t show it. He’s working with people who've been working on this problem for decades and who believe the timing is finally right, which is all he ...
View the articleOnlyFans considering selling majority stake to Architect Capital
This isn't the first time in recent memory that OnlyFans has been in talks to sell off its business.
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