Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway
Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway A new analysis done by ride-hailing aggregator Obi shows Waymos cost more especially on shorter trips.…
Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware
Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware The confirmation of two hacked victims further deepens an ongoing spyware scandal that, for now, appears largely focused on the Italian…
Meta sues AI ‘nudify’ app Crush AI for advertising on its platforms
Meta sues AI ‘nudify’ app Crush AI for advertising on its platforms Meta has sued the maker of a popular AI "nudify" app, Crush AI, that reportedly ran thousands of…
Multiverse Computing raises $215M for tech that could radically slim AI costs
Multiverse Computing raises $215M for tech that could radically slim AI costs Spanish startup Multiverse Computing announced that it raised an enormous Series B round on the strength of a…
Twenty years strong: a love letter to TechCrunch
Twenty years strong: a love letter to TechCrunch Here’s to the perspective that twenty years gives you, and to twenty more years of asking hard questions, helping readers see around…
Apple is salvaging Image Playground with a boost from ChatGPT
Apple is salvaging Image Playground with a boost from ChatGPT With the new ChatGPT integration, users will be able to access more styles that move beyond the emoji-like creations that…
Europe, we’re not leaving. Period.
Europe, we’re not leaving. Period. There are some headlines making the rounds claiming that TechCrunch is “pulling out of Europe” and shuttering its coverage of European startups. This is flat-out…
Sam Altman-backed Coco Robotics raises $80M
Sam Altman-backed Coco Robotics raises $80M Coco Robotics has made more than 500,000 deliveries with its zero-emissions robots since they hit the streets in 2020. Coco Robotics has made more…
All of the new features coming to Apple’s iOS apps
All of the new features coming to Apple’s iOS apps These include significant updates like Call Screening, more travel-friendly features in Wallet, and highly-requested group chat features in Messages. These…
Fervo Energy lands $206M in financing to build massive geothermal power plant
Fervo Energy lands $206M in financing to build massive geothermal power plant Fervo is developing what promises to be the largest enhanced geothermal power plant in the world. Fervo is…