Ford pivots on EVs, Waymo doubles its robotaxi ridership and Canoo leaves California
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Monterey Car Week is a wrap. And while it is still steeped in tradition, the collection of parties, auctions and car shows
Read moreEcovacs says it will fix bugs that can be abused to spy on robot owners
After saying users "do not need to worry excessively" about a series of security flaws, Ecovacs said it will — in fact — roll out fixes. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: AI could help design and test F1 cars faster
Formula One teams are looking at a startup called BeyondMath to bring their car construction to the next level. BeyondMath is working in the field of computational fluid dynamics, which attempts to digitally model how an object moves through water or air. But that’s a lot easier said than done
Read moreThreads explores ads, but says ‘no immediate timeline’ toward monetization
These findings indicate that Threads engineers are exploring ad technology, but that doesn't mean Threads will debut ads anytime soon, as some suspect. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCruise recalls robotaxi fleet to resolve federal safety probe
The recall and the conclusion of the probe takes one worry off of Cruise's plate at a time when the company is under great scrutiny. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCache Energy’s mysterious white pellets could help kill coal and natural gas
The pellets can be stored in piles or silos, moved around using conveyor belts, and transported via rail cars. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCreatopy, which automates ad creation using AI, raises a $10M Series A
The startup — which was developed in Romania but has a U.S. TopCo — now considers more than 5,000 brands and agencies as its clients. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreFeds charge alleged negotiator for Russian ransomware group
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The US government has charged a member of a Russian ransomware group known as Karakurt, as reported earlier by BleepingComputer. In a press release on Tuesday, the Department of Justice claims 33-year-old Deniss Zolotarjovs of Moscow, Russia, conspired to commit money laundering,
Read moreMeta lets you cross-post from Instagram and Facebook to Threads. Here’s how to do it.
Connecting Threads more closely to Meta's larger app ecosystem and its billions of users could also help boost Threads' app — which recently surpassed 200 million active users — even more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreHarmonyze wants to build AI agents to help franchisors make sense of unstructured data
For some businesses, there is a clear path to growth that doesn’t involve acquiring other companies or expanding organically: franchising. The U.S. has more than 800,000 franchise businesses, according to Statista, and that number is predicted to keep growing year over year. But franchising a business — licensing a business
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