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Uber's 500 Data-Capturing Vehicles for AI Infrastructure
The modified Ioniq 5 will be loaded with sensors to capture data for Uber's new AV Labs division.
Defense Tech Startups: Who Will Survive the Funding Boom?
Defense tech is red hot right now. Anduril and Mach Industries just doubled and quadrupled their valuations, respectively, and the U.S. government is proposing a 40% increase in defense budget. A wave of new startups is chasing those government contracts, but according to Ross Fubini, the venture investor who wrote Anduril’s first check, most of them will get lost in the Valley of Death between prototype contract […]
Lovable Boosts AI Infrastructure with Google Cloud Expansion
Lovable and Google signed an expanded multiyear deal that involves a 5x expansion of Lovable's footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.
Discover React Alternative Built with Web Components
Explore Robust Alternatives to React with Web Components In the dynamic realm of web development, React has long been a popular choice. However, there are compe…
Rscrypto: Rust's Leading Crypto Library with Benchmarks
Rscrypto: The Premier Rust Based Cryptographic Library with Benchmarks Rscrypto stands out as a top tier cryptography library in the Rust programming ecosystem.…
AI Tool Transforms Handwriting into Digital Text
AI Tool Transforms Handwriting into Digital Text In today’s digital era, handwritten notes face the challenge of integration across digital formats. Enter an in…
Mnemo: Local-First AI Memory Layer for LLMs
Mnemo: AI Memory Layer for Local First LLMs Mnemo is an innovative AI memory layer designed to enhance the performance of Local First Language Learning Models (…
DuckDuckGo Expands 'No AI' Search with New Browser Extensions
Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches 'no AI' web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users.
Strava Tightens Security to Combat AI Scraping
To stop scraping, the company is increasing security around its website and will now only allow authenticated users to view certain data. Earlier, users were able to see details like public profiles and fitness club listings without logging in. The company is putting all that data behind authentication to protect it from unauthorized AI scraping.
Anthropic AI Files to Go Public, Secures Top Enterprise Customers
Anthropic, now an AI powerhouse that has landed top-tier enterprise customers, was once considered an underdog in the emerging world of large language models.
Ex-Meta CTO Launches $250M Climate Fund with Gigascale Capital
Mike Schroepfer's Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world's energy and material shortages.
Meta AI Support Chatbot Exploited in Instagram Account Hacks
Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.
Nvidia's AI Agent PCs: Revolutionizing the $200B CPU Market
If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely, and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big.
Where Are Startup Battlefield Alumni Now? TechCrunch Check-In
We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch's podcast for founders at every stage.
Mach Industries Valuation Soars to $1.8B with $300M Raise
In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition.
New AI Tool from Github User Ianm199 on Hacker News
Discover the Latest AI Innovation: The New AI Tool by GitHub User Ianm199 The tech community on Hacker News is abuzz with the release of a cutting edge AI tool …
AI Agents: Fast File Search Toolkit for Developers
The fastest and the most accurate file search toolkit for AI agents, Neovim, Rust, C, and NodeJS
AI Design Tool: pbakaus/impeccable Enhances AI Design Capabilities
The design language that makes your AI harness better at design.
Hermes WebUI: Access Hermes Agent on Web and Mobile
Hermes WebUI: The best way to use Hermes Agent from the web or from your phone!
Waymo Leads in Texas Autonomous Vehicle Registrations
A new law and AV tracker tool gives the clearest accounting yet of how many robotaxis and self-driving trucks are in Texas.
XCENA Raises $135M for AI Memory Innovation
South Korean chip startup XCENA is betting that AI's real bottleneck is not compute, but memory.
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Groq Aims to Raise $650M for AI Inference Focus After Nvidia Deal
Chipmaker Groq is looking to raise $650 million in internal funding as it pivots from hardware to focus more on AI inference, the process of refining the way AI models respond to prompted requests, per Axios.
AI Job Replacement: The Risks of Over-Reliance on AI
The people deciding that AI can replace your job are also the ones least likely to understand what your job truly involves, according to Box founder Aaron Levie, who pointed to this as an example of “AI psychosis.” Indeed, ClickUp recently cut 22% of its workforce for AI agents, tech layoffs in 2026 are already nearly matching all of 2025, […]
Coders Rely on AI: Risks and Benefits Explored
While AI is helping coders produce code faster, it may not be producing better code, researchers warn. And that could cause problems down the road for them.
SpaceX Secures $6.45B in Space Force Contracts Before IPO
SpaceX already generated one-fifth of its 2025 revenue from government contracts, the company revealed in its IPO filing.
Silicon Valley's Peptide Obsession: The Enhanced Games
The Enhanced Games — a singular sporting competition where a majority of the athletes were on performance enhancing drugs — may herald a new business model that the tech industry is ready to embrace.
Founders Revive Criticism of Google's Ad Business Post Indian Court Ru
The ruling drew support from founders, while lawyers said it could force platforms to revisit how they handle trademarked keywords.
AI-Powered Ninja Outdoor Pizza Oven: Perfect Summer Pizza
The Ninja Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven is aimed at people who want delicious pizza nights without having to deal with things like propane or wood pellets, unlike many other pizza ovens.
TikTok's Push to Become a Super App
TikTok may be working to become the app that people use for most of their digital activities.
Context-Aware Japanese Furigana with Sudachi and ModernBERT
Context Aware Japanese Furigana with Sudachi and ModernBERT In the realm of Japanese text processing, the integration of Context Aware Japanese Furigana using S…
VT Code: Open-Source Terminal Coding Agent in Rust
VT Code: The Open Source Terminal Coding Agent in Rust VT Code is an innovative, open source project written in the Rust programming language. This powerful ter…
Helios: AI-Powered Solar Potential for UK Addresses
Helios: Unlocking AI Powered Solar Potential for UK Properties Solar energy, driven by AI technology, has the capacity to bring new efficiencies to UK propertie…
FlClash: Open-Source Proxy Client for Multi-Platform Use
A multi-platform proxy client based on ClashMeta,simple and easy to use, open-source and ad-free.
AI Tool: bajusz15 on GitHub
Unveiling Bajusz15: AI Tool on GitHub for Enhanced Image Processing Explore the innovative capabilities of Bajusz15 , an open source AI tool repository on GitHu…
TapToyPia: AI Tool Revolutionizes User Interaction
TapToyPia: AI Tool Revolutionizes User Interaction In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital interaction, AI powered tools are transforming the way users eng…
Thea Energy Raises $100M for Fusion Power Breakthrough
Thea Energy's pixel-inspired magnets could give its power plant plans a boost. The fusion startup hopes to get a commercial reactor working by 2034.
Meta Unveils Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp Subscriptions with AI P
Meta is rolling out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide, while also testing new AI, creator, and business-focused offerings under its broader “Meta One” subscription brand.
UK Visa Portal Leaks Applicants' Data
The third-party website exposed passports, selfies, and the location data of applicants who submitted their documents as part of the U.K. visa application process. Instead of fixing the issue, the website sent attorneys.
Amazon and Snowflake's $6B AI Chip Deal: Boost for AWS
Snowflake has signed a new, enormous five-year deal with Amazon to secure chips for AI usage. Nvidia is once again being put on notice.
Rivian Sets June 9 for First R2 SUV Deliveries
The company has finally set a date for the first customer deliveries of what CEO RJ Scaringe has said is "maybe the most important thing we’ve launched to date."
Visa Backs Replit for AI-Powered Developer Payments
Visa said that over 1,000 employees has been using Replit for prototyping and development
AI Labs Focus on Recursive Self-Improvement Challenges
A new crop of AI labs are focused on recursive self-improvement — but the goal is proving elusive.
Rivian R1 Models Face Suspension Failure Investigation
At least two owners have lost control of their vehicles after a critical suspension component broke. In both cases, the vehicles had been previously serviced.
AT4K Launcher: Apple TV Interface for Android TVs
AT4K Launcher: Transform Your Android TV with an Apple TV Interface The AT4K Launcher provides a seamless way to replicate the Apple TV interface on Android TV …
LiteParse v2: Rust-Powered Speed Boost for AI Tools
LiteParse v2: Elevate AI Tool Performance with Rust LiteParse v2, a cutting edge library, harnesses the power of Rust to supercharge the efficiency of artificia…
Harness AI: Design Domain-Specific Agent Teams Efficiently
A meta-skill that designs domain-specific agent teams, defines specialized agents, and generates the skills they use.
AI Tool Generates High-Quality Short Videos with One Click
利用AI大模型，一键生成高清短视频 Generate short videos with one click using AI LLM.
Stord Raises $250M to Challenge Amazon's Fulfillment
Stord offers a network of physical warehouses and inventory management software for e-commerce. It bills itself as a sort of anti-Amazon, giving brands "the speed to compete" while still owning their customer relationships.
7-Eleven Data Breach Exposes 185,000 Customers' Data
The data breach included names, dates of birth, postal addresses, and Social Security numbers, according to a state government listing.