Netflix postpones Greta Gerwig’s ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ movie to large-scale theatrical release in 2027
The release date has been pushed back from Thanksgiving to February 12, 2027, meaning audiences will have to wait several more months to see The Chronicles of Narnia. In addition to bringing The Chronicles of Narnia back to the big screen and Greta Gerwig writing and directing her first film since Barbie, The Sorcerer’s Nephew […]
Best AI dictation apps tested and ranked
AI dictation apps have come a long way in a short period of time. For years, they were slow and imprecise unless you spoke with a specific accent and enunciated clearly. Advances in large-scale language models (LLMs) and speech-to-text models have changed the game, creating systems that can more accurately decode speech while preserving enough […]
Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch
Europe should be known for BottleCap AI, not BottleCap memes. This Prague-based AI startup with a tongue-in-cheek name is one of the teams VCs think you should know about. It’s not that European startups are completely immune to noise. Lovable and Mistral AI are proof of that. But there are plenty of other companies that […]
Uber wants to turn millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies
Uber has long-term ambitions that go far beyond picking up and dropping off passengers. The company ultimately wants to absorb real-world data for self-driving vehicle (AV) companies by equipping cars with human drivers with sensors to help them and potentially other companies train AI models in physical-world scenarios. Uber Chief Technology Officer Praveen Neppalli Naga […]
Replit’s Amjad Massad talks about the Cursor deal, the battle with Apple, and why he doesn’t want to sell
Amjadmasad has been building Replit for 10 years, but the past 18 months have been something entirely different. The AI coding assistant company generated $2.8 million in revenue for all of 2024 and grew toward what Massad calls an annual operating rate of $1 billion. TechCrunch’s sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night […]
Musely secures $360 million from General Catalyst without giving up equity
Musely, a direct-to-consumer telemedicine platform, has secured more than $360 million in non-dilutive capital from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF). The company specializes in complex treatments for skin, hair and menopause care. Musely co-founder and CEO Jack Jia told TechCrunch that CVF wasn’t looking to raise money when investors approached him last year. That’s […]
Meta acquires robotics startup to strengthen humanoid AI ambitions
Social media giant Meta has announced that it has acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) for an undisclosed sum. “We have acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a company at the forefront of robotic intelligence designed to help robots understand, predict, and adapt to human behavior in complex, dynamic environments,” a Meta spokesperson told TechCrunch […]
Department of Defense partners with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on sensitive networks
Following agreements with Google, SpaceX, and OpenAI, the U.S. Department of Defense on Friday announced agreements with Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Reflection AI to allow them to deploy their AI technology and models on classified networks for “lawful operational purposes.” “These agreements will accelerate the transformation toward establishing the U.S. military as an […]
Ubuntu services suffer outage after DDoS attack
Hacktivists have claimed responsibility for taking down the public infrastructure of Ubuntu, a popular Linux operating system distribution, and Canonical, the company that develops and maintains its software. The attack began Thursday and affected services that Ubuntu users rely on. “Canonical’s web infrastructure is continually exposed to cross-border attacks, and we are working to address […]
People are finally using Reddit search.
Over the past few years, Reddit has invested in its search engine and added AI features to help users find what they’re looking for, as the company has been plagued by complaints that its search functionality needs improvement. It looks like the investment is finally paying off. The company has seen a 30% increase in […]