JPMorgan could take over Goldman’s Apple Card business
JPMorgan Chase is in talks to take over the Apple Card business from Goldman Sachs, The Wall Street Journal reports. Goldman has issued credit for the Apple Card since its launch in 2019, but the Wall Street and Silicon Valley giants have been trying to untie their partnership since last
Read moreWhy United chose SpaceX’s Starlink to power its free Wi-Fi
Late last week, United Airlines announced that it signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring its Starlink internet service to its entire fleet and — for the first time — offer free Wi-Fi to all passengers. To dig a bit deeper into why United went with Starlink, what
Read morePatreon launches features to automate away creators’ administrative workload and help them make more money
Every month, 400,000 free members upgrade to paid memberships, the company says. According to Patreon, Autopilot improved the rate of free-to-paid membership upgrades by an average of 19% in testing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreBlackRock and Microsoft are reportedly planning a $30B AI-focused megafund
Investment powerhouse BlackRock is set to launch a massive AI-focused fund, exceeding $30 billion, in collaboration with Microsoft and the Abu Dhabi-backed investment outfit MGX, the FT reported today. According to the outlet, the fund — among Wall Street’s largest — will focus on creating data centers and funding energy
Read moreNeuralink’s ‘breakthrough device’ clearance from FDA does not mean they have cured blindness
Neuralink, the Elon Musk-owned brain-computer interface company, has received “breakthrough device” clearance from the FDA. But this does not mean the outfit has developed a cure for blindness, whatever Musk might say. The breakthrough devices program at the FDA is a voluntary program that developers can apply to that, if
Read moreDiscord launches end-to-end encrypted voice and video chats
Discord will now offer audio and video calls that even the company won't be able to listen in on. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMozilla exits the fediverse and will shutter its Mastodon server in December
Users will be able to download their data or migrate their account to another Mastodon instance, if they choose. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreUrsa Major nabs $12.5M from U.S. Navy, DoD for 3D printed rocket motors
Ursa Major, a startup that produces rocket motors through 3D printing, received a $12.5 million grant to develop new solid fuel rocket engines © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSnap’s extremely large Spectacles bring impressive AR to developers at $99 a month
The Spectacles 5 are designed specifically for developers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreAWS shuts down DeepComposer, its MIDI keyboard for AI music
AWS’ weird AI-powered keyboard experiment, DeepComposer, is no more. In a blog post today, the company announced it’s shutting down the 5-year-old DeepComposer, a physical MIDI piano and AWS service that let users compose songs with the help of generative AI. “After careful consideration, we have made the decision to
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