Why a16z VC believes that Cluely, the ‘cheat on everything’ startup, is the new blueprint for AI startups
Andreessen Horowitz explains why its new investment philosophy prioritizes 'build as you go' approach embodied by Cluely
Read moreTechCrunch All Stage: Learn how AI can supercharge your MVPs with Chris Gardner
TechCrunch All Stage, our big event for founders of startups at all stages of funding (see what we did there?), is coming up July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. And it’s our pleasure to announce that Underscore VC’s investing partner Chris Gardner will join a loaded lineup of speakers
Read moreApple updates the rules for its EU App Store by adding more complicated fees
Apple on Thursday announced a series of updates to its developer policies to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The news, which was expected, arrived just in time to meet the deadline of June 26, after which the iPhone maker would risk new fines. The changes involve both
Read moreTravis Kalanick is trying to buy Pony AI — and Uber might help
Uber is reportedly in talks to help fund Travis Kalanick's potential acquisition of Pony AI, which has a market cap of around $4.5 billion.
Read moreIn just 3 months, CoreWeave CEO, once a crypto-mining bro, becomes a deca-billionaire
CoreWeave remains a symbol of the AI industry in 2025: Massive revenue, investor enthusiasm built on an insatiable need for more.
Read moreThreads now lets you manage Hidden Words separately from Instagram, set time limits
Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, now has its own Hidden Words settings that operates separately from Instagram.
Read moreGoogle Photos merges classic search with AI to speed up results
The AI feature, first introduced at Google's I/O developer conference last year, allows users to search across their collection of digital photos using natural language queries.
Read moreUber has Atlanta’s autonomous ride-hailing and delivery market on lock
Uber Eats customers in Atlanta can now opt in to have their food delivered via sidewalk delivery robots, following partner Serve Robotics’s launch on Thursday. The move comes just two days after Uber and Waymo launched a commercial robotaxi service in the city.
Read moreRivian cuts dozens on manufacturing team ahead of R2 launch
The company laid off around 1% of its total workforce, or around 140 employees. It's the third round of cuts since the start of 2024.
Read moreWindows is getting rid of the Blue Screen of Death after 40 years
The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has held strong in Windows for nearly 40 years, but that’s about to change. Microsoft revealed earlier this year that it was overhauling its BSOD error message in Windows 11, and the company has now confirmed that it will soon be known as the
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