ChatGPT’s mobile app hits new milestone of $3 billion in consumer spending
As of this week, ChatGPT has reached a new milestone of $3 billion in global consumer spending on mobile, according to estimates from app intelligence provider Appfigures. This figure represents total spending on iOS and Android devices since the app was first released in May 2023, and then only on iOS. Image credit: Appfigures Notably, […]
Trump Media to merge with fusion power company TAE Technologies in deal worth more than $6 billion
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), President Donald Trump’s social media company, announced Thursday that it will merge with TAE Technologies, a Southern California-based company that has been chasing the dream of fusion power for nearly 30 years. The all-stock deal, valued at more than $6 billion, expands Trump Media’s presence into the nascent fusion […]
UK NHS technology provider confirms data breach
DXS International, a UK-based company that provides healthcare technology to the UK National Health Service (NHS), disclosed the cyberattack in a statement on Thursday. In a filing to the London Stock Exchange, the company said it had experienced a “security incident impacting its office servers” that was discovered on December 14. The company said it […]
Rivian rolls out new “universal hands-free” driving feature
Rivian’s new second-generation R1 EV receives an update today that introduces new “universal hands-free” driving software. This was announced by the company last week at its first Autonomy & AI Day. The company says this new feature allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel on more than 3.5 million miles of roadways in […]
Vibe coding startup Lovable raises $330 million at $6.6 billion valuation
Swedish vibecoding startup Lovable has more than tripled its valuation in just five months. Stockholm-based Lovable announced Thursday that it has raised $330 million in a Series B funding round led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures at a valuation of $6.6 billion. Khosla Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Databricks Ventures also participated, as well as other […]
YouTube will exclusively stream the Oscars starting in 2029
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that YouTube has won exclusive rights to stream the Oscars starting in 2029. The Google-owned platform beat out other nominees, including ABC, the longtime home of the Oscars, ending the network’s streak of hosting the ceremony since 1976 (with the exception of a brief period […]
Cisco announces Chinese hackers are exploiting customers with new zero-day attack
Cisco announced Wednesday that hackers have exploited critical vulnerabilities in some of its most popular products, allowing them to take complete control of affected devices. What’s worse, there are no patches available at this time. Cisco said in a security advisory that it discovered a hacking campaign on December 10 that targeted Cisco AsyncOS software, […]
Rad Power Bikes files for bankruptcy and is considering selling the business
Electric bike company Rad Power Bikes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, weeks after warning employees it could go out of business without new funding. A company spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company plans to continue operating while the bankruptcy case progresses and plans to sell the business within 45 to 60 days. […]
Radiant Nuclear raises $300 million for semi-sized 1 MW reactor
Another day, another nuclear startup scores another nine-figure round. Radiant Nuclear announced today that it has raised more than $300 million, just one day after Last Energy announced it had raised $100 million. Three weeks ago, X-energy raised $700 million, and in August, Aalo Atomics raised $100 million. Heck, Radiant itself raised $165 million just […]
Google launches Gemini 3 Flash, making it the default model for Gemini apps
Google today aims to steal OpenAI’s thunder with the release of its faster and cheaper Gemini 3 Flash model, which is based on Gemini 3 released last month. The company has also made this the default model for the Gemini app and AI mode in search. The new Flash model comes six months after Google […]