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Femtech, or tech that leverages innovations in AI, smartphones and connected wearables to give women more insights into reproductive and menstrual health, continues to gain momentum with users, and investors…
Meta said Monday that it is rolling out its AI studio to all creators in the U.S. to let them create personalized AI-powered chatbots. The company first announced the AI…
Climate
Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy lands massive seed extension to commercialize fusion power
The startup is betting it can bring its fusion technology to market at a breakneck pace by leaning heavily on partners.
The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has revealed an early-stage probe into Google’s ties with Anthropic, after the Alphabet subsidiary invested in its U.S. AI rival over several rounds. While it’s not…
We’ve been covering US-based Insurtech startup FAYE way back since 2022 with its Seed round, and the Series A round in 2023, and it seems they continue to be on…
Sennder is acquiring the European ground transportation assets of logistics giant C.H. Robinson.
When Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform Cartona last raised money in 2022, global and local investors were eager to invest in African startups solving the supply chain and operational challenges for…
Commerce
Qoo10’s CEO pledges personal assets worth $58M to compensate Korean merchants affected by its liquidity crisis
During an emergency hearing held by the South Korean government, Young-bae Ku, Qoo10’s founder said he would secure the amount over the next 30 days.
Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chip to 5G smartphones in the sub-$100 price segment in India and other emerging markets.
Zoe sends customers at-home testing materials to collect blood or feces to test blood fat, blood sugar, and gut microbiome health. Following those results, the company scores every food (on…
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Users who have signed up for iOS 18’s developer beta can now get the first taste of Apple Intelligence as the company released some features of its AI suite via…
Canva has acquired Leonardo.ai, a generative AI content and research startup, as the company looks to broaden the scope of its AI tech stack. The financial terms of the deal…
The U.S. Commerce Department has issued a new report endorsing open models like Meta’s Llama 3.1, which it says promote competition.
Shared micromobility giant Lime is piloting two new vehicles designed to appeal to women and older folks who might appreciate a lower step-through frame, smaller wheels and an upgrade from…
Apple has published a technical paper detailing the models that it developed to power Apple Intelligence, the range of generative AI features headed to iOS, macOS and iPadOS over the…
A fireside chat on Monday between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the SIGGRAPH 2024 conference in Colorado took a few unexpected turns. It started innocently…
Meta’s machine learning model, Segment Anything, has a sequel: It now takes the model to the video domain, showing how fast the field is moving.
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The fall of EV startup Fisker: A comprehensive timeline
Here is a timeline of the events that led fledgling automaker Fisker to file for bankruptcy.
Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. In case you missed it, Boeing and NASA decided to keep Starliner docked to the International Space Station for the rest of the…
As failed EV startup Fisker winds its way through bankruptcy, a persistent and tricky question has become a flashpoint of the proceedings: does its only secured lender, Heights Capital Management,…
