Attend TechCrunch Sessions: AI with this new, limited-time discount
Tue 6:42pm By TechCrunch EventsWe’re excited to announce a big surprise for the AI community — TechCrunch Sessions: AI is getting a limited-time discount to broaden the number of people who can attend and learn from some of the brightest minds in the industry. For just $292, you can get…Google tests replacing ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ with ‘AI Mode’
Tue 6:26pm By Maxwell ZeffGoogle is testing a redesign of its Search homepage in which “AI Mode,” the experimental AI-powered search feature the company rolled out earlier in May, replaces its longstanding “I’m Feeling Lucky” button under the Search bar. A company…$25B-valued Chime files for an IPO, reveals $33M deal with Dallas Mavericks
Tue 6:21pm By Julie BortAt long last, digital consumer bank Chime has moved forward with its IPO by filing its S-1 paperwork Tuesday. Chime had reportedly filed confidential S-1 paperwork back in December. S-1 filings typically reveal all kinds of information, covering financial,…xAI’s promised safety report is MIA
Tue 6:02pm By Kyle WiggersElon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has missed a self-imposed deadline to publish a finalized AI safety framework, as noted by watchdog group The Midas Project. xAI isn’t exactly known for its strong commitments to AI safety as it’s commonly understood. A…New York-focused VC Work-Bench has raised a fresh $160M
Tue 5:30pm By Dominic-Madori DavisWork-Bench, whose portfolio includes unicorns Spring Health and Socure, just raised a $160 million Fund IV to quadruple down on backing companies in New York City. The firm announced the raise in a blog post on Monday, saying the latest fund will support…NFT phenom CryptoPunks was just sold to a nonprofit
Tue 5:00pm By Dominic-Madori DavisYuga Labs, known as the creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club and other notable NFTs, sold its iconic CryptoPunks to the nonprofit NODE Foundation, which focuses on preserving digital art. The deal details are undisclosed, and a representative declined to comment.…Anthropic, Google score win by nabbing OpenAI-backed Harvey as a user
Tue 4:30pm By Julie BortPopular legal AI tool Harvey will now be using leading foundation models from Anthropic and Google, moving beyond strictly using OpenAI’s, Harvey announced in a blog post on Tuesday. This is noteworthy because Harvey is one of the OpenAI Startup Fund’s…Seven things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit
Tue 4:00pm By Lorenzo Franceschi-BicchieraiThe landmark trial between WhatsApp and NSO Group unearthed several new revelations. We recap some of them here.Y Combinator says Google is a ‘monopolist’ that has ‘stunted’ the startup ecosystem
Tue 3:09pm By Charles RolletFabled startup investor and accelerator Y Combinator has some choice words for Google in an amicus brief it just submitted in the U.S.’s monopoly case against the search giant. In the brief, YC charged that Google is a “monopolist” that has “stunted”…AWS enters into ‘strategic partnership’ with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain
Tue 3:05pm By Kyle WiggersAmazon says it will work with Humain, the AI company recently launched by Saudi Arabia’s ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, to invest “$5 billion-plus” in a strategic partnership to build an “AI Zone” in Saudi Arabia. The AI Zone will include dedicated…Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features
Tue 2:30pm By Ivan MehtaAs part of a broader app update, Airbnb on Tuesday introduced a new feature that allows travelers to book services and experiences, like getting a massage, haircut, or chef-prepared meal, or taking part in some activity. These new offerings can be added to…Tencent hires WizardLM team, a Microsoft AI group with an odd history
Tue 1:58pm By Kyle WiggersWizardLM, a Beijing-based Microsoft AI research group, appears to have joined Tencent, the Chinese company that owns WeChat and blockbuster games like PUBG Mobile. In a post on X on Tuesday, Can Xu, a senior AI researcher who led a number of projects within…TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive, a new image-to-video tool
Tue 1:56pm By Aisha MalikTikTok is launching its first image-to-video AI feature, the company announced on Tuesday. The new feature is called “TikTok AI Alive” and allows users to turn static photos into videos within TikTok Stories. The feature is only accessible via TikTok’s…Elon Musk’s The Boring Company might be in line for an Amtrak contract
Tue 1:12pm By Rebecca BellanFederal railroad regulators are in talks with Elon Musk’s tunneling firm, The Boring Company (TBC), over a multibillion-dollar Amtrak project, according to The New York Times. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the NYT reports that Federal Railroad…UP.Labs-Porsche’s newest startup wants to be the Plaid of automotive retail
Tue 1:08pm By Kirsten KorosecAs serial entrepreneur Joel Milne founded, scaled, and then successfully sold mobile auto repair service startup RepairSmith to AutoNation, he was plagued by a persistent problem. The automotive retail industry has a communication problem. And it’s an…Google’s Find My Device becomes Find Hub amid expansion
Tue 1:07pm By Sarah PerezAndroid users will have more ways to find their devices and other items, Google announced on Tuesday during the Android Show, a week before Google I/O 2025. The company says its Find My Device feature, which allows Android users to locate lost phones and other…Google announces 1B+ RCS messages sent in the US daily
Tue 1:06pm By Sarah PerezDuring the Android Show leading up to Google I/O, Google on Tuesday offered a brief update on the adoption of the RCS (Rich Communication Services) protocol, an upgrade to SMS that offers high-resolution photos and videos, typing indicators, read receipts,…Google unveils its new Android design language, Material 3 Expressive
Tue 1:00pm By Aisha MalikGoogle on Tuesday unveiled its new Android design language, Material 3 Expressive, at the Android Show ahead of Google I/O. The update is designed to make your phone more customizable and fluid, the tech giant says. Material 3 Expressive brings new springy…Google is adding new device-level features for its Advanced Protection program
Tue 1:00pm By Ivan MehtaAt the Android Show, taking place ahead of Google I/O 2025, Google announced that it is adding new device-specific features to its Advanced Protection program, which is designed to protect public figures such as politicians and journalists from different…Google announces new security features for Android for protection against scam and theft
Tue 1:00pm By Ivan MehtaAt the Android Show on Tuesday, ahead of Google I/O, Google announced new security and privacy features for Android. These new features include new protections for calls, screen sharing, messages, device access, and system-level permissions. With these…
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