Cruise gets $1.5 million penalty for keeping pedestrian crash details from safety regulator
General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary Cruise must pay a $1.5 million penalty to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, after its initial reports to the safety regulator about last year’s pedestrian crash omitted that the company’s robotaxi dragged the woman 20 feet. The penalty is part of a consent order announced
Read moreChris’ Corner: Web Combinements
A little bit ago David Darnes made a <code-pen> web component that you’d chuck HTML, CSS, and JS inside of and it would show the code and give you an “Open in CodePen” button. That’s enabled by our Prefill API. Miriam Suzanne has played with web components making an <embed-pen>
Read moreA Waymo robotaxi stalled in front of VP Harris’ motorcade
A Waymo robotaxi got stuck making a U-turn in front of Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade Friday evening in San Francisco. ABC 7 reported that a San Francisco police officer had to manually drive the vehicle out of the way. Waymo has not yet responded to TechCrunch’s questions, including what
Read more6 Astounding Industry 5.0 Use Cases Driving Value with AI and ML
I recently hosted a Coffee With Digital Trailblazers on AI-era transformation and the advantages and challenges of Industry 4.0. Most of the recordings from the Coffee Hour are available to StarCIO Digital Trailblazer Community members, but we had some issues with this recording. So, why not a blog post? Our
Read moreSeries, a GenAI game development platform, has quietly raised $28M from Netflix, Dell, a16z, others
It’s been quite the year for game industry exec Pany Haritatos. Last month, he quietly closed an oversubscribed $28 million from Netflix, Dell a16z, and others. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreThink you need a VPN? Start here.
Not everyone actually needs to use a VPN. This simple guide will help you decide if you need a VPN for your situation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreHow to make your own encrypted VPN server in 15 minutes
The best encrypted VPN is one that you have set up and secured yourself. Here's how to get started. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreVPN providers don’t protect your privacy online. Here’s what can.
You probably don't need a VPN. Instead, these free and open-source tools, and other services, can help protect your privacy online. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreLapsi is rebooting the stethoscope as a health tracking data platform
The consumerization of medtech marches on: Amsterdam-based startup Lapsi Health has just clinched FDA approval for its first clinical support tool, a digital stethoscope. The U.S. medical devices regulator, the Food & Drug Administration, has cleared it as a Class IIA (medium risk) medical device. The startup’s debut sensing gadget
Read moreReddit communities will require permission while going private or swithcing to NSFW
Last year, while opposing Reddit’s API changes, a large number of subreddits turned from public to private or turned NSFW (Not Safe for Work) to impact ads on the platform. To prevent this kind of change, Reddit is bringing new rules where moderators will have to submit a request when
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