Spotify launches a messaging feature in a bid to become more social: Spotify said that messages are not end-to-end encrypted, and that Spotify proactively looks at messages to check if they break its rules. Read More |
Google Gemini's AI image model gets a 'bananas' upgrade: Google says that it's behind the anonymous AI image editor "nano-banana" that's been making waves on social media. Read More |
AI sycophancy isn't just a quirk, experts consider it a 'dark pattern' to turn users into profit: Experts say that many of the AI industry's design decisions are likely to fuel episodes of AI psychosis. Many raised concerns about several tendencies that are unrelated to underlying capability. Read More |
|
|
Explore the seamless performance and multiday battery life of PCs powered by Snapdragon as David, a 3,000-employee company IT director, navigates his busy day, from secure transit to lag-free code crunching, without ever needing a charger. |
|
| Eyebot gets $20M Series A to boost to expand eye care access: This vision care startup secures $20M Series A for 90-second prescription kiosk. Read More |
Parents sue OpenAI over ChatGPT's role in son's suicide: Before sixteen-year-old Adam Raine died by suicide, he had spent months telling ChatGPT about his plans to end his life. Read More |
Next set of VC judges locked in for Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: The Startup Battlefield 2025 judging panel is getting even stronger. Our first wave of VCs brought serious firepower, and now we're adding more top investors who will grill founders, unpack the big questions, and help crown this year's $100,000 champion at TechCrunch Disrupt, October 27–29 in San Francisco's Moscone West. Read More |
Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia's largest startup competition in history sends four winners to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield: The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What started as 485 applications from across 27 countries has culminated in the largest startup pitch competition in Central Eurasia's history. Read More |
Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict, filings show: Instead, a jury awarded plaintiffs $242.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Read More |
|
|
Disrupt 2025 gathers 250+ industry trailblazers and 10,000+ attendees in San Francisco, Oct 27–29. Explore 200+ sessions on scaling, exits & the evolving tech landscape. Hear from Elad Gil (Gil & Co), Astro Teller (X, The Moonshot Factory), Tekedra Mawakana (Waymo), Aaron Levie (Box), & more. Register now to save $650+ before prices climb. |
|
| Instagram's new feature helps college students connect with others on campus: The launch comes a week after TikTok rolled out a nearly-identical feature. Read More |
|
|
Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. |
|
|
Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107 |
|
|
|
0 comments:
Post a Comment