The 2027 Chevy Bolt is the McRib of the automotive world: TechCrunch drove the 2027 Chevy Bolt and found that incremental improvements build on a solid basic recipe to deliver an affordable EV. Read More
Ring's Jamie Siminoff is still trying to calm privacy fears, but his answers may not help: The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled. Read More
Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package: Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture. Read More
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The UK's National Health Service is already placing quantum at the centre of its preventative healthcare strategy. By 2030, the UK aspires to use quantum sensing to improve early diagnosis and treatment, from cancer screening to enhanced MRI scanning.
OpenAI hardware exec Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal: Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI's controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she's resigned from her role leading the company's robotics team. Read More
A roadmap for AI, if anyone will listen: The Pro-Human Declaration was finalized before last week's Pentagon-Anthropic standoff, but the collision of the two events wasn't lost on anyone involved. Read More
Palmer Luckey's retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation: The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024. Read More
TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian's R2 gambit: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things "future of transportation." Read More
Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis: It's a precursor to launching robotaxis in those cities, though the Amazon-owned company is still waiting for federal approval to commercially operate its purpose-built AV. Read More
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Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps: AI data center developers are increasingly relying on a style of camp popularized as housing for men working in remote oil fields. Read More
