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 […]
GM challenges China’s LFP monopoly with upgraded battery factory
GM said on Monday that it will work with its joint venture partner LG Energy Solutions to upgrade the Ultium Battery Factory to create the automaker’s low-cost EV lithium-iron phosphate cells. Factory overhauls will significantly improve LFP production in the US. Despite being invented and commercialized in the US, the majority of LFP cells are […]
Libian CEO RJ Scaringe’s voting control slips after divorce settlement
Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has transferred some of the ownership and votes as part of the newly resolved divorce proceedings, according to regulatory filings. Scaringe moved about 4 million shares and 6 million options to his ex-wife, Meagan Scaringe, on July 9th as part of the settlement. At Rivian’s current stock price, these […]
All TC stages will be on sale in Boston tomorrow, with ticket prices rising
TechCrunch All Stage will officially kick off tomorrow at 7:30am at the Sowa power plant in Boston. This is when ticket prices rise to the full price. This is more than just a founder event. This is a summit built to help startups fund smarter, scale faster and impact leads. Whether you’re tightening the pitch, […]
Elmo’s X account was hacked to publish racist and anti-Semitic posts
If that wasn’t clear, no, it’s not the real Elmo who posted racist and anti-Semitic posts on Elon Musk’s X. On Sunday, Elmo’s official account published several abusive posts since it was removed. It is not clear how the account was breached, but the non-profit Sesame Workshop said it was “working to restore full control […]