From: today

A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he’s building his own competitor.

Tech Crunch Startups

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....

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MIT tool visualizes and edits “physically impossible” objects

MIT Research

By visualizing Escher-like optical illusions in 2.5 dimensions, the “Meschers” tool could help scientists understand physics-defying shapes and spark new designs.

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Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities

Tech Crunch AI

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.

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Foxconn sells former GM factory to mystery buyer after failing to make EVs

Tech Crunch Transportation

The company has spent more than three years claiming the factory would become an "important" EV hub. But it has barely produced anything there.

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Rivian sues to sell its EVs directly in Ohio

Tech Crunch Transportation

Today, Rivian can sell EVs directly to consumers in 25 states and Washington D.C.

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Amazon denies report it’s shutting down Wondery podcast studio

Tech Crunch Media & Entertainment

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.

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TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla’s ride-hailing gambit

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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

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Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping

Tech Crunch AI

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.

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OpenAI says ChatGPT is on track to reach 700M weekly users

Tech Crunch AI

OpenAI's consumer chatbot ChatGPT to hit a new milestone of 700M weekly users.

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Elon Musk says he’s bringing back Vine’s archive

Tech Crunch Apps

Elon Musk says the company will bring Vine's archive of videos back online.

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Grok Imagine, xAI’s new AI image and video generator, lets you make NSFW content

Tech Crunch Media & Entertainment

Elon Musk continues to position Grok as an unfiltered, boundary-pushing AI.

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Lyft and China’s Baidu look to bring robotaxis to Europe next year

Tech Crunch Transportation

The companies want to launch the robotaxi services in Germany and the U.K. first, pending regulatory approval.

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Google removes over 50 DEI groups from a list of groups it helps fund

Tech Crunch Government & Policy

Google removed the name of 58 DEI groups from its list, including the Latino Leadership Alliance and the ACLU of Illinois.

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Spotify raises subscription prices

Tech Crunch Media & Entertainment

Spotify is raising prices for users in some international markets after a rough quarterly earnings report.

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Amazon denies report it’s shutting down Wondery podcast studio

Tech Crunch Media & Entertainment

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.

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North Korean spies posing as remote workers have infiltrated hundreds of companies, says CrowdStrike

Tech Crunch Crypto

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.

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From: yesterday

Character.AI is adding a social feed to its app

Tech Crunch Apps

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...

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OpenMind wants to be the Android operating system of humanoid robots

Tech Crunch AI

OpenMind is building humanoid robot operating software designed for robots that interact with people and other robots.

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Joby Aviation to buy Blade Air Mobility’s ride-share business

Tech Crunch Transportation

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.

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Tesla asks shareholders to approve $29B comp package for Elon Musk amid ‘AI talent war’

Tech Crunch Transportation

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.

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Tesla hands $29B comp package to Elon Musk amid ‘AI talent war’

Tech Crunch Transportation

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.

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From: yesterday

A Hiker Was Missing for Nearly a Year—Until an AI System Recognized His Helmet

Ai News Business

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.

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Apple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’

Tech Crunch AI

Apple is reportedly working to create a lightweight competitor to ChatGPT.

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Mastercard denies pressuring game platforms, Valve tells a different story

Tech Crunch Gaming

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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