Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI
Tem has built a transaction engine that relies on AI to cut costs. Lightspeed led the round to help the startup expand to the U.S. and Australia.
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India makes Aadhaar more ubiquitous, but critics say security and privacy concerns remain
India's Aadhaar is moving into wallets, hotels and policing through a new app. Critics say that amid the broader Aadhaar rollout, it's unclear how data shared through the new app would prevent breaches or leaks.
OpenAI's new Codex app hits 1M+ downloads in first week — but limits may be coming to free and Go users
In a major milestone for the "AI coding wars," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed on X that the company's standalone Codex application (currently only for Mac computers) surpassed 1 million downloads in its first week of availability, echoing the explosive growth of OpenAI's hit chatbot ChatGPT after it first launched in late 2022.The surge reflects a 60% week-over-week growth in overall Codex users, following the February 2 launch of the app and the subsequent release of the un
Waymo is testing driverless robotaxis in Nashville
This is the typical next step before it launches a commercial service.
SpaceX ran a Starlink Super Bowl ad — a first for Elon Musk's business empire
The rocket company ran a Super Bowl ad for Starlink, the first time any of Elon Musk's companies have run an ad at the ...
Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg Had ‘Wild’ Dinner With Jeffrey Epstein
Shocking revelations from the recently released Epstein files continue to mount, with the latest one uncovering a connection between Jeffrey Epstein and technology moguls Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg ...
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Seemingly Caused Elon Musk’s X to Crash
Bad Bunny’s halftime show at the Super Bowl, one of the most debated events in recent weeks, seemingly crashed Elon ...
Elon Musk fired back at an X user who said the government 'throws money at him,' saying it's a 'clown's analysis'
Elon Musk responded to a post on X about government contracts and subsidies tied to his companies, highlighting the value of ...
MrBeast’s company buys Gen Z-focused fintech app Step
YouTube megastar MrBeast announced on Monday that his company, Beast Industries, is buying Step, a teen-focused banking app.
Bluesky finally adds drafts
The move comes as Bluesky’s competitors, X and Threads, have long supported drafts.
Databricks CEO says SaaS isn’t dead, but AI will soon make it irrelevant
AI isn't going to replace major SaaS apps with vibe-coded versions, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi believes. But it could give rise to competitors.
Anthropic’s India expansion collides with a local company that already had the name
India's Anthropic Software has taken the U.S. AI giant to court over a name dispute.
ChatGPT rolls out ads
OpenAI faced a backlash late last year when it tested app suggestions that looked like unwanted ads. Still, the AI company needs to generate revenue from its popular chatbot to cover the costs of developing its technology and growing the business.
Lidar-maker Ouster buys vision company StereoLabs as sensor consolidation continues
Ouster is paying $35 million along with 1.8 million shares.
So, what’s going on with Musicboard?
Is Musicboard shutting down? Company says no, but users are worried.
Lyft opens its ride-hailing app to teens
Rival Uber started allowing teens to use the app two years ago.
Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps
According to TechCrunch’s ongoing tally, including the most recent data spill involving uMobix, there have been at least 27 stalkerware companies since 2017 that are known to have been hacked, or leaked customer and victims’ data online.
Anthropic closes in on $20B round
The company raised $13 billion in equity funding just five months ago, but intense competition between frontier labs and the ongoing cost of compute have made them eager to raise as quickly as possible.
What AI builders can learn from fraud models that run in 300 milliseconds
Fraud protection is a race against scale. For instance, Mastercard’s network processes roughly 160 billion transactions a year, and experiences surges of 70,000 transactions a second during peak periods (like the December holiday rush). Finding the fraudulent purchases among those — without chasing false alarms — is an incredible task, which is why fraudsters have been able to game the system. But now, sophisticated AI models can probe down to individual transactions, pinpointing the ones that s
Snapchat now lets you inform others when you have arrived at your destination
With its new "Arrival Notifications," users can now set one-time or recurring alerts for locations beyond their home, providing an automatic way to share when they’ve arrived at their destination.