Rwazi raises a $12 million Series A to help businesses with consumer insights and intelligence
Joseph Rutakanga spent eight years searching for tools to help businesses collect consumer insights data. Eventually, he decided to build them. Now called Rwazi, his startup has raised a $12 million Series A led by Bonfire Ventures, helping businesses with market intelligence and consumer insights. He founded the company in 2021 with co-founder Eric Swankambo. […]
Apple commits $500 million to US-based rare earth recycling company MP Materials
As part of a broader effort to strengthen the country’s rare earth supply chain, Apple is investing $500 million in MP Materials, the only fully integrated rare earth mining company currently operating in the US. Tech Giant announced Tuesday that the deal would commit to purchasing the American-made rare earth magnets developed at MP Materials […]
Xai says it fixed a problematic response from Grok 4
When Xai launched Grok 4 last week, the company claimed that its large language model outperformed several competitors in various benchmarks. However, the Grok account for X running the model quickly showed that there were some major issues. It appears that he starts saying his last name is “Hitler,” tweets anti-Semitic messages and mentions them […]
Google Inc. makes a $3 billion deal to buy hydroelectric power from Brookfield
Google said Tuesday it agreed to pay more than $3 billion to procure carbon-free hydroelectric power from Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners, a company with Brookfield Asset Management, to compete to build a larger data center. The initial contract under the deal includes a 20-year power purchase agreement, the company said it reached $3 billion for […]
Joby Aviation doubles the pilot EVTOL facility capacity when racing to launch an air taxi
Joby Aviation doubled the size and capacity of its pilot manufacturing facility in Marina, California. According to Joby, the 435,500-square-foot facility can now produce 24 aircraft per year, with “almost one” per week. The facility also supports federal accreditation, ground and flight testing, pilot training and aircraft maintenance. TechCrunch asked when he hopes Joby will […]
Cognition, the manufacturer of AI coding agent Devin, gets Windsurf
Cognition, the startup behind Viral AI Coding Agent Devin, announced in a blog post Monday that it has signed a decisive agreement to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf. The announcement comes days after Google hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and Research Leaders on a $2.4 billion deal, and Reverse Ackhia, who left […]
Trump administration spends $1 billion on “aggressive” hacking operations
The Trump administration plans to spend $1 billion over the next four years on what is called “offensive cyber operations.” The provisions of one big, beautiful bill, a Trump landmark, have not said what these “offensive cyber operations” are, nor do they say that certain tools and software qualify. The budget focuses on the cost […]
Elon Musk’s Groke makes AI companions, including goth anime girls
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok pivoted from anti-Semitism to anime girl Waifus. Musk wrote in an X post on Monday that it was now available on the Grok app for “Super Grok” subscribers, where AI peers pay $30 a month. According to a post shared by Musk, there are at least two AI mates available. […]
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center
Meta is currently building a data center called Hyperion. The company expects to provide 5 Gigawatts (GW) of computing power to its new AI lab. The announcement shows the latest moves in the meta ahead of Openai and Google in the AI race. After previously poaching top talents to run the Meta Super Intelligence Lab, […]
Weekly subscriptions dominate iOS app revenue, report discovers
According to a new report from App Revenue Management Platform Adapty, weekly subscriptions are now one of the most popular ways iOS apps can make money, with these plans contributing 46% to bottom-line profits. The survey, which observed revenue of $1.9 billion across more than 11,000 apps, noted that weekly plans increased 9.5% this year […]