How iRobot lost its way home
iRobot survived three decades of competition, but couldn't survive European regulators killing its Amazon buyout. Now it's being taken over by its own supplier in bankruptcy court.
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Elon Musk just hit Sam Altman with an $800 billion counterpunch
OpenAI overtook SpaceX as the most valuable private company. SpaceX could soon reclaim the title. It's the latest in the ...
Grimes Says Ex Elon Musk Blocked Her on X Amid Co-Parenting Woes
Grimes revealed in a Dec. 11 social media post that Elon Musk blocked her on X amid the former couple’s ongoing co-parenting troubles.
Grimes Claims Elon Musk Blocked Her On X Amid Ongoing Co-Parenting Relationship: 'Am Not Interested In Public Dramatics, This Is So Silly lol'
Singer Grimes has alleged that her ex-partner, Elon Musk, has blocked her on his social media platform, X. This news comes ...
Elon Musk says Tesla is now testing driverless robotaxis, without a human safety monitor, on Austin's streets
A video circulating online appeared to show a Tesla Model Y robotaxi with no safety monitor inside driving on Austin streets.
Here's Why Elon Musk's Brother Unloaded $25 Million In Tesla Stock
Kimbal Musk, brother of Elon Musk and a board member of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), has offloaded over $25 million worth of ...
WhatsApp’s biggest market is becoming its toughest test
Meta has three months to comply with Indian government directions that could affect how WhatsApp operates in the country.
Grok got crucial facts wrong about Bondi Beach shooting
Grok, the chatbot built by Elon Musk’s xAI and popularized on his social media platform X, appears to have repeatedly spread misinformation about today’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia.
Mesa shuts down credit card that rewarded cardholders for paying their mortgages
Fintech startup Mesa has shut down its Homeowners Card, which awarded points to cardholders for paying their mortgages.
Build vs buy is dead — AI just killed it
Picture this: You're sitting in a conference room, halfway through a vendor pitch. The demo looks solid, and pricing fits nicely under budget. The timeline seems reasonable too. Everyone’s nodding along.You’re literally minutes away from saying yes.Then someone from your finance team walks in. They see the deck and frown. A few minutes later, they shoot you a message on Slack: “Actually, I threw together a version of this last week. Took me 2 hours in Cursor. Wanna take a look?”Wait… what?T
Making sense of the risky Netflix-Warner Bros. deal
Netflix's $82.6 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. encapsulates a fraught moment for Hollywood, as the entertainment business is increasingly overshadowed by tech giants.
TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s survival plan involves more than cars
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
Elon Musk just hit Sam Altman with an $800 billion counterpunch
OpenAI overtook SpaceX as the most valuable private company. SpaceX could soon reclaim the title. It's the latest in the ...
SpaceX may go public. What that means for Elon Musk's rocket company
Can you buy SpaceX stock? Several recent reports have suggested that billionaire Elon Musk's rocket company is planning to go ...
Grimes Claims Ex Elon Musk Blocked Her on X amid Their Co-Parenting Relationship: 'This Is So Silly'
Grimes claims her ex Elon Musk blocked her on his social media platform X. The former couple share three children.
Elon Musk and Gavin Newsom Clash Over Transgender Child
Elon Musk and California Governor Gavin Newsom are in a public dispute after the governor's office made a personal jab about ...
Elon Musk blasts Newsom’s office, says his son is battling mental illness due to ‘evil woke mind virus’
Elon Musk and California Gov. Gavin Newsom clashed on social media over transgender rights and Musk's estranged daughter in a ...
India’s Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say
Spinny is set to be valued at about $1.8 billion post-money in its latest funding round.
DoorDash driver faces felony charges after allegedly spraying customers’ food
A woman is facing felony charges in Evansville, Indiana over a DoorDash delivery in which she allegedly sprayed the food with a substance that made the customers vomit.
Why most enterprise AI coding pilots underperform (Hint: It's not the model)
Gen AI in software engineering has moved well beyond autocomplete. The emerging frontier is agentic coding: AI systems capable of planning changes, executing them across multiple steps and iterating based on feedback. Yet despite the excitement around “AI agents that code,” most enterprise deployments underperform. The limiting factor is no longer the model. It’s context: The structure, history and intent surrounding the code being changed. In other words, enterprises are now facing a systems de