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AI
Amazon finds itself in the unusual position of playing catch-up in AI
9:00 am PST • December 1, 2023
“This might be the first time where people looked and said that Amazon isn’t in the pole position to capitalize on this massive opportunity.”
Apps
Capsule’s new app combines AI and human editors to curate the news
8:20 am PST • December 1, 2023
A Paris-based startup called Capsule wants to transform the way users seek out their daily news. Instead of offering a standard news aggregator experience, Capsule’s mission is to become the…
Featured Article
8 authors and their 8 gift book picks for this holiday season
Book blurbs have become a central part of the publishing industry: Who better to endorse a book than other authors and thought leaders? In that same spirit, we asked several writers to recommend books that you and other TechCrunch readers may want to gift this holiday season. Read on for recommendations from: Jon Evans, author…
8:05 am PST • December 1, 2023
Standing on the rear bed of his greatest boondoggle, his face obscured in shadow, the billionaire who built a rabid fanbase through seemingly inhuman feats of engineering and willpower cut…
The benefits of a well-run marketplace are numerous: a far more valuable user experience for your customers, a differentiated product and new revenue streams.
A ban on TikTok’s app in the state of Montana, enacted earlier this year, is now on hold. On Thursday, a U.S. federal judge in the state temporarily blocked the…
Startups
Big wins for Latin America, climate tech momentum and Rover’s $2.3B sale
7:05 AM PST • December 1, 2023
Welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups. This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech…
Government & Policy
Meta faces more questions in Europe about child safety risks on Instagram
6:04 am PST • December 1, 2023
Meta has received another formal request for information (RFI) from European Union regulators seeking more details of its response to child safety concerns on Instagram — including what it’s doing…
Climate
Former SpaceX engineers build ‘vegetarian rocket engine’ to save the climate
6:00 am PST • December 1, 2023
Arbor is betting that an approach to carbon removal known as BiCRS will not only help balance the climate, but also benefit rural communities.
Security
Apple releases security updates for iOS, iPadOS and macOS, fixing two actively exploited zero-days
5:35 am PST • December 1, 2023
Apple has released security updates for iPhones, iPads and Macs to patch against two vulnerabilities, which the company says are being actively exploited to hack people. The technology giant rolled…
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Featured Article
6 innovative products from kid tech startups to gift your children
When it comes to gifts, it can be hard to pick the right one for your kids, especially since there are so many toys to choose from. If you’re looking for something lesser-known and innovative, you may want to consider products and services that have been developed by kid tech startups around the world. In…
5:29 am PST • December 1, 2023
Apps
Telegram spruces up its channels with new discovery and customization features
5:18 am PST • December 1, 2023
Telegram announced new features related to channels including better discovery of similar channels, emoji customization for reactions and stats for stories to compete better with WhatsApp. The Meta-owned platform rolled…
Venture
Benchmark, the storied venture firm, sees the AI race as still wide open
2:11 am PST • December 1, 2023
Yesterday in Helsinki, this editor interviewed four of the six general partners at Benchmark, the nearly 30-year-old Silicon Valley firm that’s known for some notable bets (Uber, Dropbox), paying each…
So, you want to craft a great investor pitch deck. You want to come up with something authentic to what you are building, but also informed by past successes. Hell,…
We’re still in the early stages of AI, and TechCrunch+ can help you learn and adapt with every change and new best practice in the coming year.
Smartphone sales will mount a comeback starting in 2024, defying growing warnings of a prolonged slump across the mobile sector, according to separate projections by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley…
Startups
Anduril unveils Roadrunner, ‘a fighter jet weapon that lands like a Falcon 9’
9:01 pm PST • November 30, 2023
Leading defense tech startup Anduril has developed a new product designed to take on the proliferation of low-cost, high-powered aerial threats. The product is called Roadrunner, a modular, twin-jet-powered autonomous…
Transportation
How the Tesla Cyberbeast compares to other high-priced electric pickups
4:25 pm PST • November 30, 2023
After keeping some key specs close to its proverbial chest, Tesla is finally sharing more details about the final production versions of the Cybertruck electric pickup. Tesla published battery, speed…
Startups
Defense startup Epirus CEO leaving to take new job at a public company
3:07 pm PST • November 30, 2023
Defense startup Epirus is getting new leadership. TechCrunch has exclusively learned staff were informed at an all-hands meeting this morning that CEO Ken Bedingfield was leaving. The news was later…
Bad news: If you had your heart set on a sub-$40,000 Cybertruck, it ain’t coming next year, if ever. Though Tesla plans to ramp up production of its electric pickup…
