Humane urges customers to stop using charging case, citing battery fire concerns
The warning for the Ai Pin was issued “out of an abundance of caution,” according to Humane. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreZoox to test self-driving cars in Austin and Miami
Zoox, Amazon’s self-driving unit, is bringing its autonomous vehicles to more cities. The self-driving technology company announced Wednesday plans to begin testing in Austin and Miami this summer. The two cities mark Zoox’s fourth and fifth test cities, following Las Vegas, San Francisco and Seattle. The news comes as federal
Read MoreStability AI releases a sound generator
Called Stable Audio Open, the generative model takes a text description and outputs a recording up to 47 seconds in length. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreSoftBank-backed grocery startup Oda lays off 150, resets focus on Norway and Sweden
It’s not just instant-delivery startups that are struggling. Oda, the Norway-based online supermarket delivery startup, has confirmed layoffs of 150 jobs as it drastically scales back its expansion ambitions to focus on just two markets, its homebase and Sweden, the homebase of Mathem, an online grocery that Oda merged with
Read MoreSubstack brings video to its Chat feature
Newsletter platform Substack is introducing the ability for writers to send videos to their subscribers via Chat, its direct messaging feature, the company announced on Wednesday. The rollout of video in Chat comes two months after the newsletter platform brought videos to Notes, its X/Twitter copycat that lets users share
Read MoreThis Week in AI: Ex-OpenAI staff call for safety and transparency
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s inaugural AI newsletter. It’s truly a thrill to type those words — this one’s been long in the making, and we’re excited to finally share it with you. With the launch of TC’s AI newsletter, we’re sunsetting This Week in AI, the semiregular column
Read MoreWhizz wants to own the delivery e-bike subscription space, starting with NYC
New York City, home to over 60,000 gig delivery workers, has been cracking down on cheap, uncertified e-bikes that have resulted in battery fires across the city. Some e-bike providers may see such regulations as a problem for business. But e-bike subscription startup Whizz sees it as an opportunity. “I
Read MoreFitting a line without an intercept term
The other day I was looking at how many lumens LED lights put put per watt. I found some data on Wikipedia, and as you might expect the relation between watts and lumens is basically linear, though not quite. If you were to do a linear regression on the data
Read MoreBoeing’s Starliner astronaut capsule is en route to the ISS
This is the last major step before Starliner can be certified as an operational crew system, and the first Starliner mission is expected to launch in 2025. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreThree ways founders can shine at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco is the must-attend event for startup founders aiming to make their mark in the tech world. This year, founders have three exciting ways to participate, each tailored to maximize exposure, networking, and growth opportunities. Here’s how founders can join us this October: Attend with
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