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Members of the House Oversight Committee sent dozens of requests to federal agencies on Wednesday about their use of AI software—and how Elon Musk could benefit.

Enterprises have troves of internal data and information that employees need to complete their tasks or answer questions for potential customers. But that doesn’t mean the right information is easy to find. Onyx wants to solve that problem through its internal enterprise search tool. There are other big names in the category, like Glean — […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Google has developed an AI model that gives humanoids and other robots more intelligence—and a tool designed to give them a moral compass too.

Google is replacing lead-acid battery backup units with lithium-ion cells, freeing up space for more servers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

A recurring theme in Europe’s tech world is that the region needs its own Google or Microsoft, and that in this day and age, to be more resilient and independent, it should, could and must build it. Now comes the launch of a new fund to support this initiative. Project Europe — a new fund […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Though the Swedish startup has raised over $14 billion, it has been running short on cash recently. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

La Fourche is just seven years old but it has been quite a rollercoaster for the French startup. During this time, the online grocery retailer has gone through a global pandemic, followed by the rise of venture-backed quick-commerce startups that promised grocery deliveries in less than 15 minutes, followed by the implosion of that vertical. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

One report claims at least 25 million people were targeted by infostealer malware between the beginning of 2023 and the end of 2024, capturing bank card details and passwords.

The WIRED Gear team has tested all types of kids’ bikes. Here are our top picks.

Cordless, handheld, robot, and traditional—we tested them all to find the vacuum that’s fantastic for fur.

Strong and smart security operations teams are at the heart of any cybersecurity strategy, and today a startup that builds tooling to help keep them on their toes is announcing some funding on the back of a lot of growth. Pentera — which has built a system that launches simulations of network attacks to stress […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed but don’t quite have the willpower to curb your online habit, your phone can help you manage your time online.

Elliot Wolf, the executive producer and son of “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf, is entering a new venture aimed at engaging true crime fans.  He, along with co-founders Andrew Adashek (CEO) and Noah Rosenberg (CTO), are developing Wolf Games, a new startup that leverages AI to generate daily murder mystery games. The company also […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Meta is facing an AI copyright publisher lawsuit in France accusing it of economic “parasitism,” Reuters reports. The French litigation was filed in a Paris court this week by the National Publishing Union (SNE), the National Union of Authors and Composers (SNAC), and the Society of People of Letters (SGDL), which are accusing Meta of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Everything you need to know to successfully transfer your contacts, music, photos, and apps from one iOS device to another.

Ditto, a company that’s setting out to bring “resilient” connectivity to edge devices, has raised $82 million in a Series B round of funding at a post-money valuation of $462 million — more than double its Series A valuation from 2023. “Edge,” in the context of Ditto’s industry, refers to a distributed computing model that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Mobile gaming giant Scopely on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Pokémon Go maker Niantic's gaming division for $3.5 billion. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

"Severance" viewers have spotted a clue in the Season 2, episode 9 teaser.

Scimplify has raised $40 million in a new equity round backed by Accel to expand its presence in the U.S. and enter new markets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Here’s how you can tune in to watch the men’s and women’s teams fight to win the 2025 NCAA Division I Basketball championship.

With Tesla stocks plunging and protests against Elon Musk's EV company growing, 'The Late Show' host Stephen Colbert breaks it all down.

Answers to each clue for the March 12, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Salesforce plans to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years as it seeks to fuel the adoption of its AI agent development platform, Agentforce. Salesforce claimed that Agentforce can help alleviate Singapore’s ongoing labor issues and augment the country’s workforce and enterprises by creating “digital workforces” that combine humans with autonomous AI […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The LaserWeeder G2 uses lasers, artificial intelligence and advanced robotics to offer an alternative to chemicals traditionally used in farming.

Cybersecurity firm Lookout found several samples of a North Korean spyware it calls KoSpy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

From video game developers to a nuclear power plant, companies across China are adopting DeepSeek’s AI models to boost stock prices and flaunt their national pride.

Millie Bobby Brown appeared on "The Tonight Show" and took on Jimmy Fallon in a game of "Slay It, Don't Spray It".

Astronomers have discovered four "sub-Earth" planets around Barnard's Star, one of the closest star systems to Earth. Scientists have been looking for planets around this star for many decades.

Firefly's Blue Ghost moon lander just achieved the first collection of lunar heat-flow data without humans, during a NASA experiment.

We've tested the best hookup apps to help you find a fling, FWB sitch, a one-night stand, or whatever else you wanna call it.

During the March 13-14 total lunar eclipse, meteorologists predict good weather and clear skies for certain parts of the U.S., but other regions won't be so lucky.

Ditch the bulky AirTag — this ultra-thin tracking card fits in your wallet, works with Apple Find My, and is now $29.97 with free shipping for a limited time.

Tired of storage limits? Get 10TB of lifetime cloud storage for $279.99 with code STORAGE20 — no subscriptions, just space that’s yours forever.

This 2019 MacBook Pro features a Retina display, Touch Bar, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD — powerful performance in a sleek, Apple-designed package.

Block ads forever on desktop and mobile with AdGuard. Get a lifetime plan for $15.97 with code FAMPLAN — no more pop-ups, banners, or autoplay videos.

With his magnificent underwater images, Gerardo del Villar wants to rehabilitate the reputation of the ocean's great predators, inspire conservation, and encourage responsible ecotourism.

U.S. president Donald Trump promoted Tesla at the White House alongside CEO Elon Musk, erroneously calling the boycott "illegal."

VC funding into AI tools for healthcare was projected to hit $11 billion last year — a headline figure that speaks to the widespread conviction that artificial intelligence will prove transformative in a critical sector. Many startups applying AI in healthcare are seeking to drive efficiencies by automating some of the administration that orbits and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Uber Technologies has ended its acquisition of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda in Taiwan, the Germany-based tech firm said on Tuesday. The announcement comes roughly three months after Taiwan’s antitrust regulator blocked the deal, citing competitive issues. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said that if Uber acquired Foodpanda, its market share in Taiwan would increase to 90%, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

How to watch f1 for free. Live stream the 2025 Australian Grand Prix for free from anywhere in the world.

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

The best eSIM for Ireland in 2025. Stay connected wherever you go with Saily eSIM data plans.

Find the best free online courses from MIT.

How to unblock porn for free. Unblock and watch Pornhub for free from anywhere in the world.

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Qualcomm and Will.i.am showed off FYI.AI's new AI personas at SXSW 2025. It has a digital blackface problem.

Reliance Jio has partnered with SpaceX to offer Starlink to its customers in India just hours after Airtel's partnership. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

A ransomware gang has leaked internal Tata Technologies data, a month after the company confirmed a ransomware attack. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Spotify on Tuesday released its annual Loud & Clear report, detailing information about the music streaming service’s royalty payments. While Spotify revealed earlier this year that it paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024, the new report offers more in-depth numbers about its payments in an effort to dispel reports that the company […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1362 on March 12, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Anthropic, a San Francisco startup often cast as an independent player in the AI race, has deeper ties to Google than previously known. Court documents recently obtained by The New York Times reveal that Google owns a 14% stake in the company and is set to pour another $750 million into it this year through […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The latest 15-inch MacBook Air is bluer and better than ever before—and it dropped in price.

Meta is reportedly testing an in-house chip for training AI systems, a part of a strategy to reduce its reliance on hardware makers like Nvidia. According to Reuters, Meta’s chip, which is designed to handle AI-specific workloads, was manufactured in partnership with Taiwan-based firm TSMC. The company is piloting a “small deployment” of the chip […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Eight new Roombas were announced for 2025 and will be available on March 18. Here are the highlights and prices for each of the new robot vacs.

Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow defended the $30M personal loan he took out from his startup, while announcing Bolt's latest launch. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Hands-on with 'Traces': The interactive VR grief processor

President Donald Trump said he will label violence against Tesla dealerships as domestic terrorism, per a transcript shared by the White House pool reporters, a sign of deepening ties with Elon Musk. “Tesla Takeovers” have been breaking out across the globe at Tesla dealerships as people protest what they see as a hostile takeover of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

When the first email was sent in 1971, Richard Nixon was president. The video game “Pong” was still in development. The Pittsburgh Pirates were a good baseball team. This is to say, technological achievements like the email have lived long enough to have their own grandchildren. And yet, one of the most storied magazines in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says that, despite the Trump Administration’s attacks on globalism, global trade isn’t dead. In fact, he thinks that the U.S.’s key to growth will be embracing an international exchange of goods. “So, I actually am a firm believer — I think it goes all the way back to the economists who […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The internet giant owns 14% of the high-profile artificial intelligence company, according to legal filings obtained by The New York Times.

Otherwise Fund's Terrance Rohan, investing in Y Combinator since 2010, says he noticed a "vibe shift" with this batch thanks to AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The flaw was in the browser engine WebKit, used by Safari and other apps. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Watch out, fiction writers. OpenAI may have you in its crosshairs. In a post on X on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company has trained a “new model” that’s “really good” at creative writing. He posted a lengthy sample from the model given the prompt “Please write a metafictional literary short story […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Measles is known for its characteristic rash, but it can have serious respiratory and neurologic complications.

TikTok expands its Family Pairing tools with additional screen time options and alerts, as well as ways for parents to keep an eye on a teen's followers.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are both defending Tesla amid protests.

Affected staff say more than 100 employees working to protect U.S. government networks were ‘axed’ with no prior warning © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Overall, critics really like Apple's new MacBook Air M4. It might not be super exciting, but it seems to be a quality laptop.

Pocket Casts, the podcast app acquired by Automattic in 2021, is now making its web player free. The company says the move offers an alternative to the big platforms’ closed ecosystems, where algorithmic-driven content is prioritized and podcasts are kept behind paywalls. Podcasts were built on open technology — the open, decentralized standard RSS, which […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Flower Labs, a Y Combinator-backed startup, on Tuesday launched a preview of its distributed cloud platform for serving AI models, called Flower Intelligence. Mozilla is already using it to power the upcoming Assist summarization add-on for its Thunderbird email client. What makes Flower Intelligence unique, Flower Labs said in a post on X, is that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Season 4 of the Emmy-winning "Hacks" premieres Apr. 10 on Max.

The intersection of robotics and AI continues to attract attention from investors and Big Tech alike. The latest indicator? Dexterity, a startup specializing in industrial robots with “human-like” finesse, has raised $95 million at a post-money valuation of $1.65 billion, per Bloomberg. The investment, which includes backing from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sumitomo Corp., highlights […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Geothermal resources have enormous potential to provide the sort of consistent power that data centers crave. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

You can get the Roborock Qrevo S for its cheapest price ever on Amazon.

For MrBeast, selling chocolate is more profitable than making YouTube videos.

Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

On Tuesday, OpenAI released new tools designed to help developers and enterprises build AI agents – automated systems that can independently accomplish tasks – using the company’s own AI models and frameworks. The tools are part of OpenAI’s new Responses API, which lets businesses develop custom AI agents that can perform web searches, scan through […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Speaking at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, tech investor and entrepreneur Mark Cuban shared his thoughts on how AI technology can help small businesses outperform their competition. In short, he told the crowd that AI was not the answer, in and of itself, but is meant to serve as an aid that can help […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

As of March 11, get a pair of OnePlus Nord Buds 3 Pro for $30 off.

A study found that your Android device might be tracking you even when you don't expect it. The trackers appear to be for advertising and analytics purposes.

Last year, Hugging Face, the AI dev platform, launched LeRobot, a collection of open AI models, data sets, and tools to help build real-world robotics systems. On Tuesday, Hugging Face teamed up with AI startup Yaak to expand LeRobot with a training set for robots and cars that can navigate environments, like city streets, autonomously. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The Soundcore by Anker Sleep A20 earbuds are on sale for $99.99 in the Best Buy app, down from the usual price of $149.99. That's a 33% discount.

Reddit's new Rules Check tool allows users to check whether their post violates the rules of the subreddit before posting.

A new report suggest iOS 19 could look way different. Big changes could also come to iPadOS and Mac.

The mystery of Cold Harbor remains at the heart of "Severance" Season 2. Here's what we know.

Southwest Airlines is ditching its free bags policy, making it more like its competitors.

We've spent some time with Apple's new MacBook Air. These are our first impressions.