AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars
AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars Bad news for Tilly Norwood. Bad news for Tilly Norwood.
Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down
Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down Owner IAC says it's discontinuing its search business. Owner IAC says it's discontinuing its search business.
Netflix delays Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ movie for big theatrical push in 2027
Netflix delays Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ movie for big theatrical push in 2027 "The Magician's Nephew" looks like a big next step in Netflix's thawing relationship with movie theaters. "The Magician's…
Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch
Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch It is not that European startups never get attention — Lovable and Mistral AI are proof of that. But there are…
Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies
Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies Praveen Neppalli Naga, Uber's chief technology officer, revealed the plan in an interview at TechCrunch's…
Replit’s Amjad Masad on the Cursor deal, fighting Apple, and why he’d rather not sell
Replit’s Amjad Masad on the Cursor deal, fighting Apple, and why he’d rather not sell At TechCrunch's sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, we covered a lot…
Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity
Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity The DTC skin, hair, and menopause care brand will use the non-dilutive capital to super-charge customer acquisition. The DTC skin,…
Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions
Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said. Meta bought…
Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic
Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly…
Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks The deals come as the DoD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors…