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How to turn on Wikipedia’s dark mode
Half a decade ago, a ton of apps started to implement a dark mode. This included YouTube, Twitter,…
From Ethan Choi to Spencer Peterson, venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs
When Keith Rabois announced he was leaving Founders Fund to return to Khosla Ventures in January, it came…
Waymo cameras capture footage of person charged in alleged robotaxi tire slashings
A Castro Valley resident was charged Thursday for allegedly slashing the tires of 17 Waymo robotaxis in San…
Meta removes special restrictions for Trump’s account ahead of 2024 elections
Meta announced former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will no longer be subject to heightened suspension…
HeadSpin, whose founder is in prison for fraud, sold to PE firm in fire sale, sources say
Canadian private equity firm PartnerOne has acquired HeadSpin in a fire sale, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. And most…
A VC told Keely Cat-Wells to get a male, non-disabled co-founder — she balked, nabbed a $2M seed round
Talent acquisition platform Making Space, founded in 2023 by noted disability activist Keely Cat-Wells, announced today that it…
Defending Russia’s EU neighbors | TechCrunch
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Experiment finds AI boosts creativity individually — but lowers it collectively
A new study examines whether AI could be an automated helpmeet in creative tasks, with mixed results: it…
New Senate bill seeks to protect artists’ and journalists’ content from AI use
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a new bill that seeks to protect artists, songwriters, and journalists…
Archer’s vision of an air taxi network could benefit from Southwest customer data
Archer Aviation and Southwest Airlines are teaming up to figure out what it will take to build out…
More bad news for Elon Musk after X user’s legal challenge to shadowban prevails
It’s shaping up to be a terrible, no good, really bad news month for the company formerly known…
SpaceX Falcon 9 suffers rare failure on orbit during Starlink deployment
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is the most reliable launch vehicle in history, but even the greats have an…
Amazon AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all U.S. customers
Amazon’s AI-powered shopping assistant, named “Rufus,” is now live for all U.S. customers in the Amazon mobile app,…
A startup set out to fight climate change — it did it by helping plumbers
The founders of HERO Software didn’t start out to help small tradespeople in construction with a platform. They…
Boston VCs are pleased that HubSpot will remain an independent company
For months, rumors persisted that Google, and perhaps others, were interested in buying HubSpot, a Boston-based CRM and…