Battery startup Moxion has gone bankrupt. Now its founder is back to “finishing what we started.”
Just a year ago, Moxion Power closed its doors and added its name to the list of famous bankruptcies that shook the world of Climate Tech in 2024. The launch of portable batteries raised over $110 million to replace diesel generators at festivals and construction sites, but still wasn’t enough to pass through the Valley […]
Sierra Space spacecraft faces reinvention after NASA contract changes
When Sierra Space won a contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station almost a decade ago, the company promised its first one in the commercial space market. A personally constructed rapid reuse and cargo return space plane that can land on commercial runways. That dream has changed. In a contract change announced earlier […]
How developers use Apple’s local AI model on iOS26
Earlier this year, Apple introduced the basic model framework in WWDC 2025. This allows developers to use their local AI model to enhance their application capabilities. The company touted that with this framework, developers can access AI models without worrying about inference costs. Additionally, these local models have features such as guided generation and built-in […]
Thousands of Indian bank transfer records found online
When data leaked from unsecured cloud servers, hundreds of thousands of sensitive bank transfer documents were published in India, revealing account numbers, transaction numbers and personal contact details. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Upguard discovered a publicly available Amazon host storage server in late August, containing 273,000 PDF documents related to bank transfers of Indian customers. […]
Meta launches “Vibes”.
In a move no one wanted, Meta is introducing a new feed called “Vibe” in Meta AI app and Meta.AI to share and create AI-generated videos. Think of Tiktok or Instagram reels. But every video I encounter is essentially an AI slop. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the deployment of Vibes in an Instagram post […]
The virus call recording app Neon will go dark after publishing the user’s phone number.
A virus app called Neon offers to record phones and pay for audio so that it can be sold to AI companies, but since its launch last week it has rapidly risen to the rank of free iPhone apps. App Intelligence Provider According to App Figures, the app already has thousands of users and has […]
Microsoft cuts cloud services to Israeli military forces over palestinian surveillance
Microsoft blocked access to some of the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s technology and services after an internal investigation revealed that the organization appears to be using the technology to store surveillance data on calls made by Palestinians. Tech Giant announced Thursday that it had decided to “suspend and disable” certain subscriptions from the Israeli military. […]
The startup founder says Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee is a “talent tariff” that hurts innovation
Amr Awadallah, founder of AI startup Vectara, responded two times when he heard about the changes to the H-1B visa program, which increases the application fee for each visa to $100,000. He was not surprised. But he was disappointed. “We can’t afford to pay $100,000,” Awadallah told TechCrunch. He employs one employee on the H-1B, […]
Openai launches ChatGpt Pulse and actively writes morning briefs
Openai is launching a new feature inside ChatGpt, known as Pulse. This generates personalized reports that users are sleeping. Pulse offers users 5-10 briefs that can speed up a day, and aims to encourage users to check ChatGPT first in the morning, just like checking social media and news apps. Pulse is part of a […]
Threads are developing tools that can “tag” algorithms to configure feeds
Instagram is experimenting with bringing tools to its X rival threads with its own algorithms. This feature was discovered during development by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi. AlessandroPaluzzi discovered the code and told TechCrunch it was related to the algorithm configuration tool that also appears on Instagram. When contacted, Instagram confirmed for the time being that […]