Tesla releases detailed safety report as Waymo co-CEO asks for more data
Tesla has released its most detailed study yet on the performance and relative safety of its advanced driver assistance software, just weeks after Waymo co-CEO Tekdra Mawakana called on companies to release more data at TechCrunch Disrupt. In a new section of its website, Tesla claims that in North America, owners using the company’s fully […]
Oura Ring 4 Ceramic Review: Colorful Sparkle
Let’s be honest: Most tech wearables are bulky and not exactly beautiful. But when you wear something on a regular basis, you probably want it to look good and even match your other jewelry. That’s the idea behind Oura’s latest smart ring, Oura Ring 4 Ceramic. Ring 4 Ceramic is Oura’s first collection of smart […]
OpenAI announces fix for ChatGPT em dash issue
According to OpenAI, ChatGPT will remove all dashes when directed to do so. These signs, which appear to signal text written by AI, have popped up everywhere in recent months, including school newspapers, emails, comments, customer service chats, LinkedIn posts, online forums, and ad copy. The inclusion of the em dash led people to criticize […]
Five people plead guilty to helping North Koreans infiltrate US companies as ‘remote IT workers’
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that five North Koreans have pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting fraud from U.S. companies by posing as remote IT employees. The five are suspected of working as “middlemen” who helped North Koreans find jobs by providing their real identities or the false and stolen identities of […]
Pine Labs receives enthusiastic reception from market with $440 million Indian IPO despite valuation cut
Pine Labs, the payments technology company backed by PayPal and Mastercard, won support from retail investors on Friday, ending its first day of trading 14% higher despite lowering the valuation of its $440 million IPO. This makes it India’s second-largest fintech listed company this year, after online brokerage Groww’s debut earlier this week with about […]
Pixel 10 Pro Fold review: Google’s bet to make foldable devices tougher
The Pixel 10 Pro Fold doesn’t look much different when placed side-by-side with last year’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Other than Google’s AI chops, there aren’t any major overhauls at first glance. However, this is the first foldable product to receive an IP68 rating, which is significant. Ever since companies started releasing foldable products, durability […]
Inside Harvey: How a first-year legal associate built one of Silicon Valley’s hottest startups
Legal AI might not sound like the sexiest category in Silicon Valley, yet Harvey‘s CEO Winston Weinberg has captured the attention of virtually every top-tier investor in the Valley. The company’s backers read like a who’s who of venture capital: the OpenAI Startup Fund (its first institutional investor), Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Elad Gil, Google […]
Blue Origin sticks to first landing of New Glenn rocket, launches NASA spacecraft
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin landed the booster of its New Glenn giant rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean on just its second attempt. It is the second company to accomplish such a feat, after Elon Musk’s SpaceX. This is an achievement that will help new rocket systems become an option for sending […]
Build mode starts from the beginning: How Forethought AI finds product-market fit
In the debut episode of the Build Mode podcast, host Isabel Johannessen speaks with Deon Nicholas, co-founder of Forethought AI, to uncover what it really takes to build a company that lasts, with and for your customers, from day one. Build Mode is TechCrunch’s new podcast, a messy, tactical, real-talk version that pulls back the […]
Five months later, bottles of $1,200 Besties All-In Tequila are finally starting to ship.
When the hosts of the popular podcast “All In” launched their own tequila brand at a star-studded party last June, 750 bottles of the $1,200 spirit quickly sold out. But getting these bottles into customers’ hands proved more difficult than expected. Jason Calacanis, one of the podcast’s hosts, told TechCrunch that bottles of the long-awaited […]