Uber and WeRide ramp up robotaxi operations in Dubai
Uber and Chinese self-driving car company Willide have begun operating robotaxis without human safety operators in Dubai as part of a broader expansion in the Middle East. Passengers can now book vehicles through the Uber app, which operates in commercial and industrial areas such as Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai Investment Park Second and Jabal Ali […]
Uber and WeRide ramp up robotaxi operations in Dubai
Uber and Chinese self-driving car company Willide have begun operating robotaxis without human safety operators in Dubai as part of a broader expansion in the Middle East. Passengers can now book vehicles through the Uber app, which operates in commercial and industrial areas such as Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai Investment Park Second and Jabal Ali […]
North Korean hackers are accused of hijacking the popular Axios open source project and spreading malware
Suspected North Korean hackers have hijacked and modified a popular open source software development tool to distribute malware that could put millions of developers at risk of compromise. On Monday, hackers pushed a malicious version of a widely used JavaScript library called Axios that developers rely on to connect their software to the Internet. The […]
Healthcare data giant CareCloud announces that hackers have accessed patient medical records
Healthcare technology giant CareCloud has admitted that hackers gained access to one of its stores of patient electronic medical records during a data breach earlier this month. The disclosure document, filed last Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said the company detected unauthorized access on March 16 to one of six environments where […]
Rivian spinoff also plans to build autonomous delivery vehicles for DoorDash
Also, a micromobility company founded within Rivian and spun out last year, will work with DoorDash to develop self-driving delivery vehicles, the companies announced Tuesday. As part of the deal, DoorDash participated in Also’s $200 million Series C funding round led by previous investor Greenoaks Capital. DoorDash also has a seat on Also’s board of […]
Meta launches two new Ray-Ban glasses designed for prescription wearers
Meta announced Tuesday that it will launch two types of Ray-Ban smart glasses designed for prescription wearers. While many people already use Metaglasses with prescription lenses, the company says these new glasses are compatible with almost any prescription and are made to better serve people who rely on glasses all day long. The new glasses […]
Former Coatue partner raises massive $65M seed for enterprise AI agent startup
Yet another startup aimed at helping companies build, secure, and tune AI agents has raised a resoundingly large seed round. Sycamore announced a $65 million seed on Monday led by Coatue and Lightspeed and includes a long list of angels including former OpenAI chief scientist Bob McGrew, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi, […]
Delve whistleblower strikes again over alleged ‘fake compliance’ receipts
A day after Karun Kaushik, Delve’s founder and CEO, published a lengthy post denying allegations that Company X falsified evidence for customer compliance audits, the anonymous accuser has posted again. The whistleblower, who goes by the name DeepDelver, presented purported receipts containing videos and Slack messages. DeepDelver also said he hopes to see more posts […]
Meta begins testing premium subscription on Instagram
Meta confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday that it has begun testing Instagram’s premium subscription in several countries. This subscription, called Instagram Plus, gives subscribers access to exclusive features. The move comes two months after Meta told TechCrunch that it plans to test the new subscription on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Among Instagram’s premium features is […]
Bluesky’s new AI tool Attie is already the most blocked account outside of JD Vance
Bluesky has launched an AI assistant called Attie that allows users to design their own social media algorithms and create custom feeds within the company’s AT protocol ecosystem. And let’s just say the reaction was hot. Ati debuted this weekend at the ATmosphere conference sponsored by Bluesky. However, Bluesky’s user base did not embrace the […]