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Waymo cameras capture footage of man charged in alleged robotaxi tire slashings
A San Francisco man was charged Thursday for allegedly slashing the tires of 17 Waymo robotaxis between June…
X is building a ‘dislike’ button for downvoting replies
Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, is continuing to develop a downvoting feature that will be used to improve…
SoftBank acquires UK AI chipmaker Graphcore
U.K. chip company Graphcore has been formally acquired by Japan’s SoftBank. Rumors of the deal have abounded for…
Photo-sharing startup Retro spots Google Photos copying its idea and design
You know you’ve made it as a startup when the Big Tech companies start ripping you off. That…
‘Wild Wild Space’ doc captures the risks and rivalries of the new space race
Astra CEO Chris Kemp is already pulling out of a parking spot when he warns the person in…
Data breach exposes millions of mSpy spyware customers
A data breach at the phone surveillance operation mSpy has exposed millions of its customers who bought access…
Shark Tank-backed Kudos raises another $3M for healthier, cotton-based disposable diapers
Much has changed since Amrita Saigal last spoke to TechCrunch about her disposable diaper company Kudos. At that…
Are ‘visual’ AI models actually blind?
The latest round of language models, like GPT-4o and Gemini 1.5 Pro, are touted as “multi-modal,” able to…
Lucid revs up sales, Fisker makes a deal and Uber reignites an old fight
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.…
Tesla reportedly delays ‘robotaxi’ event to October
Tesla is apparently not ready to reveal its “robotaxi” design next month, and is instead pushing the event…
Alma co-founder had such a bad immigration experience she founded a legal AI startup to fix it
When Aizada Marat moved from New York to California in 2018 with her husband, KODIF co-founder and CEO…
WhatsApp Business is changing its rates for messages as it aims to reduce marketing spam
WhatsApp Business is changing its per-conversation rates for businesses — a conversation is a 24-hour thread between sellers…
Formlabs acquires 3D printing startup Micronics mid-Kickstarter campaign
Formlabs on Thursday announced its acquisition of 3D printing firm Micronics. The Wisconsin-based startup is as plucky as…
Alpine Space Ventures close first fund to grow the space economy on both sides of the pond
When early SpaceX engineer Bulent Altan and long-time investor Joran Voelklein surveyed the European space sector at the…
AI-powered Regard nabs $61M to find missed illness, boost hospital revenue
People in tech often say that data is the new oil. That phrase, coined by British mathematician Clive…