Within 3 days to secure your exhibition table at Disrupt 2025
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will be held at Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27th to 29th, and the expo hall is filling up quickly. There are only three days left to reserve, so now is the time to reserve your exhibit table before a competitor takes over. This is your opportunity to showcase your […]
You can now send text messages to Spotify’s AI DJs
Spotify on Wednesday upgraded its AI DJ feature available to premium subscribers, adding several new features, including the ability to send requests by typing instead of just voice commands. The feature supports requests in both English and Spanish, and Spotify’s Spanish DJ, DJ Livi, now accepts music requests. The AI DJ feature was updated earlier […]
VSCO expands AI editing capabilities and supports RAW files
Video editing app VSCO adds a set of new AI image editing tools, support for high-resolution RAW files, non-destructive editing, and content-aware region detection. The AI tools will be housed in a new tab called “AI Labs,” which will also offer AI-powered object removal capabilities, similar to Google’s and Apple’s own products. You can highlight […]
Waymo plans to launch robotaxi service in London in 2026
Waymo announced Wednesday that it will launch a commercial robotaxi service in London in 2026, marking the Alphabet company’s second international expansion after Tokyo. The announcement follows weeks of speculation fueled by several London-based job postings. Waymo already has ties to the UK, where in 2019 the company acquired Latent Logic, a British startup spun […]
OpenAI will take 5 years to turn $13 billion into $1 trillion
OpenAI is currently printing money. According to the Financial Times, the company generates about $13 billion in annual revenue, with 70% of that coming from ordinary people who pay $20 a month to chat with the AI. This is a pretty crazy number considering ChatGPT has 800 million regular users, but only 5% are actually […]
Coinbase expands investment in India’s CoinDCX, with exchange value of $2.45 billion
Coinbase has increased its investment in India’s CoinDCX, valuing the exchange’s post-money value at $2.45 billion as the US crypto giant bets on the potential of India’s digital assets while regulations remain uncertain. The investment is an extension of CoinDCX’s previous funding round and is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, the companies […]
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for adult users
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on Tuesday that the company will soon ease some of ChatGPT’s safety restrictions, allowing users to make chatbot responses friendlier or more “human-like” and allowing “verified adults” to participate in erotic conversations. “To be mindful of mental health issues, we’ve made ChatGPT quite restrictive. We recognize that […]
At Starbase, SpaceX is doing its own firefighting.
SpaceX has quietly launched a volunteer fire department to service its vast Starbase launch and manufacturing complex, tightening its control over emergency response at a site known for rapid and sometimes explosive rocket development. A certificate of formation filed June 30 with the Texas Secretary of State shows the creation of the so-called “Starbase Volunteer […]
Inaudible sounds may be the next frontier in wildfire defense
Ten years ago, two college students built a fire extinguisher that put out fires using only a noisy 10-inch subwoofer. The internet lapped it up, and Jimmy Fallon booked a demonstration on “The Tonight Show.” But since that brief viral moment, there has been little more than a whisper about the technology. It’s not for […]
Google’s Gemini can now help schedule meetings in Google Calendar
Google is releasing a new tool that uses AI to make it easier for Gmail users using Google Calendar to schedule meetings. The company on Tuesday launched its “Help Me Schedule” feature powered by Gemini. This feature suggests an ideal meeting time based on your calendar availability and displays it to the person you’re emailing […]