TechCrunch has kept readers informed regarding Fearless Fund’s courtroom battle to provide business grants to Black women. Today, we are happy to announce that Fearless Fund CEO and co-founder Arian Simone will speak at the Disrupt 2024 Builders Stage in a fireside chat discussing her...
Bridgy Fed is one of the efforts aimed at connecting the fediverse with the web, Bluesky and, perhaps later, other networks like Nostr. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
Seven years behind schedule, this month Starliner will send two astronauts to space on a mission for NASA. The troubled company still has lots of catching up to do....
Boeing’s first ever human-crewed spacecraft has liftoff. Here’s how to follow its journey into space....
Called Stable Audio Open, the generative model takes a text description and outputs a recording up to 47 seconds in length. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
It’s not just instant-delivery startups that are struggling. Oda, the Norway-based online supermarket delivery startup, has confirmed layoffs of 150 jobs as it drastically scales back its expansion ambitions to focus on just two markets, its homebase and Sweden, the homebase of Mathem, an online...
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s inaugural AI newsletter. It’s truly a thrill to type those words — this one’s been long in the making, and we’re excited to finally share it with you. With the launch of TC’s AI newsletter, we’re sunsetting This Week...
Animating a 3D character from scratch is generally both laborious and expensive, requiring the use of complex software and motion capture tools. Cartwheel wants to make basic animations as simple as describing them, generating a basic movement with AI and letting creators focus on more...
Wix, the platform known chiefly for its web design tools, is launching a generative AI feature that’ll let customers create and edit iOS or Android apps by describing what they want to see in plain English. Set to arrive in Wix’s app builder tool this...
ClickUp Knowledge Management combines a new wiki-like editor and with a new AI system that can also bring in data from Google Drive, Dropbox, Confluence, Figma and other sources. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
ClickUp Knowledge Management combines a new wiki-like editor and with a new AI system that can also bring in data from Google Drive, Dropbox, Confluence, Figma and other sources. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
New York City, home to over 60,000 gig delivery workers, has been cracking down on cheap, uncertified e-bikes that have resulted in battery fires across the city. Some e-bike providers may see such regulations as a problem for business. But e-bike subscription startup Whizz sees...
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco is the must-attend event for startup founders aiming to make their mark in the tech world. This year, founders have three exciting ways to participate, each tailored to maximize exposure, networking, and growth opportunities. Here’s how founders can join...
Google’s newest startup program, announced on Wednesday, aims to bring AI technology to the public sector. The newly launched “Google for Startups AI Academy: American Infrastructure” will offer participants hands-on training from AI experts and other support for companies solving problems in areas like agriculture,...
Google’s newest startup program, announced on Wednesday, aims to bring AI technology to the public sector. The newly launched “Google for Startups AI Academy: American Infrastructure” will offer participants hands-on training from AI experts and other support for companies solving problems in areas like agriculture,...
eBay’s newest AI feature allows sellers to replace image backgrounds with AI-generated backdrops. The tool is now available for iOS users in the U.S., U.K., and Germany. It’ll gradually roll out to Android users over the coming months. Following in Amazon’s and Google’s footsteps, the...
If you’re anything like me, you’ve tried every to-do list app and productivity system, only to find yourself giving up sooner than later because sooner than later, managing your productivity system becomes another drain on your productivity. Hoop, a productivity startup founded by a group...
After growing 500% year-over-year in the past year, Understory is now launching a product focused on the renewable energy sector. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
Asana is using its work graph to train LLMs with the goal of creating AI assistants that work alongside human employees in company workflows. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
Spun out of Bosch, Dive wants to change how manufacturers use computer simulations by both using modern mathematical approaches and cloud computing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
The startup is hoping its durable filters can make metals refining and battery recycling more efficient, too. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
Taloflow, an early stage startup changing the way companies evaluate and select software, has raised $1.3M in a seed round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
In 1816, French physician René Laennec invented an instrument that allowed doctors to listen to human hearts and lungs. That device — a stethoscope — eventually evolved from a simple wooden tube to a lightweight two-earpiece version most doctors today wear on their necks. Eko...
Google’s AI feature bumped my article down on the results page, but the new AI Overview at the top still referenced it. What gives?...
During a tour of Silicon Valley, EU vice president Věra Jourová said she expects tech giants to prioritize stamping out content that could distort democracy....
Apple is hoping to make WWDC 2024 memorable as it finally spells out its generative AI plans. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
We just announced the breakout session winners last week. Now meet the roundtable sessions that really “rounded” out the competition for this year’s Disrupt 2024 audience choice program. With five stellar sessions securing their spot among thousands of votes from across the globe, these finalists...
It's unusual for three major AI providers to all be down at the same time, which could signal a broader infrastructure issues or internet-scale problem. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
Data on how often Google’s new AI Overviews feature appears on search results suggests that the company reduced its visibility even before recommendations like adding glue to pizza sauce went viral....
True Fit, the AI-powered size-and-fit personalization tool, has offered its size recommendation solution to thousands of retailers for nearly 20 years. Now, the company is venturing into the generative AI space with “Fit Hub,” a new tool that aims to improve the way online shoppers...