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It’s not an easy time to raise money for an electric vehicle startup, especially given how many have failed or are close to failing. But Los Angeles-based Harbinger has pulled it off by taking an hyper-focused approach to electrifying commercial trucking. The reward is a $100 million Series B, co-led by early Tesla investor Capricorn…

Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed launches mobile apps

January 14, 2025

Pixelfed, a decentralized alternative to Instagram, has launched its official mobile apps. The service today runs on the same ActivityPub protocol that powers an open source X alternative Mastodon, a YouTube competitor PeerTube, and other decentralized social apps, including now Meta’s Threads and Flipboard (plus its newer app, Surf), that are part of a growing…

Getac’s next generation ZX10 is the lightest 10-inch fully rugged tablet currently available on the market

January 14, 2025

COMPANY NEWS: New ZX10 boasts powerful artificial intelligence-ready performance, intuitive Android functionality, and fully rugged reliability, making it ideally suited to challenging field-based tasks.

How to streamline business travel with artificial intelligence-powered expense management

January 14, 2025

GUEST OPINION: Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming many aspects of business operations, and one area where it is making a significant impact is expense management for business travel.

Brad Perriott Joins SentinelOne as Area Vice President, Australia and New Zealand

January 14, 2025

SentinelOne (NYSE: S), a global leader in AI-powered security, today announced that Brad Perriott has joined its team as Area Vice President, Australia and New Zealand. In this role, the technology-industry veteran will lead a regional team of sales representatives and spearhead the company’s efforts to expand and accelerate adoption of SentinelOne’s market-leading cybersecurity platform amongst…

Why unified secure access service edge is the next critical evolution in secure network architecture

January 14, 2025

GUEST OPINION: Cyber threats are continuously evolving as cybercrimes become increasingly sophisticated, forcing enterprises to rethink their approach to network security.

OpenAI’s AI reasoning model ‘thinks’ in Chinese sometimes and no one really knows why

January 14, 2025

Shortly after OpenAI released o1, its first “reasoning” AI model, people began noting a curious phenomenon. The model would sometimes begin “thinking” in Chinese, Persian, or some other language — even when asked a question in English. Given a problem to sort out — e.g. “How many R’s are in the word ‘strawberry?’” — o1…

Boardy AI raises $8M seed round months after closing pre-seed

January 14, 2025

Months after announcing a $3 million pre-seed, the AI networking startup Boardy is back with an $8 million seed announcement led by Creandum. The company connects users with other people when they call an AI agent who chats with them for a bit and then connects them with others it thinks they ought to know.…

Thoras helps companies reach reliability without overspending on cloud costs

January 14, 2025

For years, twin sisters Nilo Rahmani and Jen Rahmani swapped stories — and commiserated — over the pain points they were facing in their respective engineering jobs. Nilo told TechCrunch that a frequent topic of conversation was about frustrations over the reliability platforms they were using at work. When they noticed the reliability landscape starting…

AWS pledges to spend $5B in Mexico, launches new Mexico server region

January 14, 2025

In an announcement Tuesday, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, said it plans to invest $5 billion in Mexico over the next 15 years as a part of a “long-term commitment” in the region. A portion of that investment is a new server region in Mexico launching today, AWS Mexico, that will allow…

Powerset gives founders $1 million to invest in other startups

January 14, 2025

Powerset, founded in late 2022, is an investment program with a simple hypothesis: what if the best investors aren’t venture capitalists but other founders, scribbling off checks in between late night coding sessions and board meetings? © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

North Korea stole over $659M in crypto heists during 2024, deploys fake job seekers

January 14, 2025

A joint international statement provides the first official confirmation that North Korea was behind the $235M hack of WazirX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

UK plans to ban public sector organizations from paying ransomware hackers

January 14, 2025

UK’s CMA slaps Google Search and its 90%+ market share with an antitrust investigation

January 14, 2025

The Competition and Markets Authority — the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog — is wasting no time in lodging its first official investigation of 2025 under its new rules that came into effect this month. It’s looking into the market dominance of Google in Search, including the new work it’s doing in AI search as well as…

Backbase Unveils Six Bold Predictions To Drive $1 trillion+ Industry Transformation in 2025

January 14, 2025

GUEST OPINION: Future-focused C-suite banking forecasts: major shifts in customer experience, revenue models, and tech infrastructure

Bioptimus raises $41M to develop a ‘GPT for biology’

January 14, 2025

A fledgling French AI startup has raised $41 million to develop a foundational AI model for biology. Just as OpenAI’s ChatGPT has taken the world by storm for a super-smart generative AI tool capable of natural language conversation in text form, Bioptimus is taking that concept but training its model specifically for downstream biological applications…

How Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups

January 14, 2025

Barcelona’s mix of affordable cost of living and quality of life has helped create a vibrant startup community — and become a hotbed for the creation of surveillance technologies. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

How to scale AI in Australia’s financial services industry

January 13, 2025

The Australian financial services (FSI) industry has been at the forefront of innovation, driven by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). While several industries have also been on this journey, FSIs have shown the strongest appetite for AI-led solutions. This is further fuelled by the industry’s highly proactive regulatory environment and dynamic financial market.

As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out

January 13, 2025

TikTok has warned of a looming shutdown in just six days, as the Supreme Court is currently weighing the law that would ban the app. So we thought it’s time to take a look at other platforms that may be able to fill the TikTok-shaped hole in our lives. The law gives TikTok parent company…

Robinhood agrees to pay $45M in SEC settlement

January 13, 2025

Robinhood has agreed to fork out $45 million to settle an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission over several alleged violations, reported the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The settlement is being made via two of Robinhood’s brokerage units. One of the violations relates to Robinhood’s November 2021 confirmation that it was hacked “with…

The CIA’s first CTO, Nand Mulchandani, prepares for the Trump administration

January 13, 2025

In April 2022, the CIA decided to swipe right on Nand Mulchandani, appointing him as its first-ever Chief Technology Officer. It was a good look for the CIA. Mulchandani, who previously served as the CTO and acting director of the Defense Department’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, is something of a rare breed in Washington. Before…

SK Telecom launches new on-demand AI cloud service SKT GPUaaS

January 13, 2025

South Korean telecoms provider SK Telecom (SKT) has launched an on-demand AI cloud service called SKT GPUaaS at its AI Data Center (AIDC) in Seoul.

Govt and NBN Co to upgrade remaining network to full fibre for A$3.8B

January 13, 2025

Australian government owned fibre network wholesaler NBN Co will upgrade the remaining FTTN (fibre to the node) network across Australia, using A$800 million of its own funds plus a commitment of up to A$3 billion from the government.

Top New York VC Ben Lerer says more mid-sized VC firms are heading for failure

January 13, 2025

Ben Lerer, managing partner of one of New York’s most prestigious seed-stage venture firms, Lerer Hippeau, shared some predictions with Fortune’s Leo Schwartz. He believes venture firms will continue to see a bifurcation as money pours mostly into top funds like Thrive and a16z, as well as into smaller more bespoke funds. “Where you go…

The first AI chip startup to go public in 2025 will be Blaize

January 13, 2025

Raspberry AI raises $24M from a16z to accelerate fashion design

January 13, 2025

The world of fashion is moving at a faster pace each year. Most retailers introduce new styles each season, and fast-fashion companies like Shein, H&M and Zara update their collections continuously. To keep pace with the rapid demand for new styles, brands and manufacturers have been turning to tech to accelerate their design process. Raspberry…

A 24-year-old who exited his first company to Coinbase, raises $3M for his next venture

January 13, 2025

At 24 years old, Pryce Yebesi already has one exit: selling his crypto invoicing company Utopia Labs to Coinbase for an undisclosed amount. Some founders don’t just have one company in them. On Monday, Yebesi announced the launch of his new company, OpenLedger, which embeds automated accounting software into products enterprises and small businesses already…

Clearwater agrees to buy investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5B

January 13, 2025

Clearwater Analytics, a company developing accounting, compliance, and risk reporting tools for asset managers, said on Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5 billion. Clearwater, which says it has obtained an $800 million loan to fund the transaction, along with a $200 million revolving line of…

Biden administration proposes sweeping new restrictions on exporting AI chips

January 13, 2025

With a week left in office, President Joe Biden introduced a new set of guidelines and restrictions for exporting U.S.-made AI chips. On Monday the administration announced its Interim Final Rule on AI diffusion. This ruling is meant to “provide clarity to allied and partner nations about how they can benefit from AI” and streamline…

Biden admin snubs Tesla’s $100 million big-rig charging funding request — again

January 13, 2025

The Department of Transportation announced Friday another $636 million in funding that will be awarded to 49 applicants for electric vehicle charging infrastructure — and Tesla’s application for nearly $100 million to fund a big rig charging corridor was once again passed over. Tesla’s name was not among the list of recipients released, and its partner…

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New scams prevention framework puts the onus on enterprises to protect their customers

January 13, 2025

GUEST OPINION: Australia recently became one of the first countries in the world to mandate that large enterprises make a sustained effort to prevent scams in the digital realm and take steps to protect consumers from such crimes.

Logicalis Australia achieves Elite MSP Partner status with Commvault MSP Partner Program

January 13, 2025

COMPANY NEWS: Logicalis Australia, a leading provider of global IT solutions and managed services, has announced that it has attained Elite MSP Partner status within the Commvault Managed Service Provider (MSP) Partner Program.

Blue Origin delays launch of New Glenn mega-rocket

January 13, 2025

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin postponed the inaugural launch of its first orbital rocket, New Glenn, early Monday morning after experiencing an unspecified issue with one of the vehicle’s subsystems. While delays like this happen all the time in spaceflight, this one once again puts the timing of the much-anticipated launch in question. According…

Moody’s agrees to acquire Cape Analytics, which develops geospatial AI for insurance providers

January 13, 2025

Financial services firm Moody’s announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire Cape Analytics, a geospatial AI startup, for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which is expected to close in Q1, subject to customary closing conditions, will give Moody’s access to Cape’s geospatial AI analytics technology for insurance underwriting. With the tech, Moody’s plans…

eBay acquires Caramel to reduce risk and complexity of online car sales

January 13, 2025

E-commerce giant eBay has announced plans to acquire Caramel, a startup that helps car sellers and buyers complete the final steps of the transaction — including verification, financing, paperwork, ownership transfer, insurance, and more. Founded out of Los Angeles in 2021, Caramel formally launched last year with some $19 million in funding behind it, from…

T-Mobile to acquire Vistar Media

January 13, 2025

US mobile network operator T‑Mobile has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vistar Media, a provider of technology solutions for digital-out-of-home (DOOH) advertisements.

FirstWave extends and expands Telmex agreement

January 13, 2025

Australian-listed global network management and cybersecurity software group FirstWave Cloud Technology has announced that it has secured an extension and uplift to its technology support agreement with Latin America’s leading telecommunications group, Telmex.

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is leaving following app update disaster

January 13, 2025

Some changes at Sonos. Patrick Spence, the company’s chief executive officer (pictured above), is leaving the company after eight years in the job. Tom Conrad, the co-founder of Pandora and a Sonos board member, is stepping in as interim CEO starting today. 2024 has been a complicated year for the speaker manufacturer. The company released…

Cohesity Expands Cyber Events Response Service with Key Partners

January 13, 2025

AI-powered data security company Cohesity is expanding its Cyber Events Response Team (CERT) service which will include partnerships with leading incident response (IR) vendors such as Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, Arctic Wolf, Sophos, Fenix24, and Semperis Speed. CERT aims to augment existing processes and capabilities Cohesity’s CERT team, formed in 2021, has specialized IR…

Float Financial, which aims to be the Brex of Canada, lands US$48.5M Series B

January 13, 2025

Float Financial, an expense management and corporate card startup focused on the Canadian market, has raised $48.5 million in a Series B funding round. The Toronto-based fintech likens itself to U.S.-based fintech giants Brex and Ramp but says it is different in that its sole focus is on Canadian SMBs, which CEO and co-founder Rob…

A breach of a data broker’s trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions

January 13, 2025

UK domain giant Nominet confirms cybersecurity incident linked to Ivanti VPN hacks

January 13, 2025

Nominet, the U.K. domain registry that maintains .co.uk domains, has experienced a cybersecurity incident that it confirmed is linked to the recent exploitation of a new Ivanti VPN vulnerability. In an email to customers, seen by TechCrunch, Nominet warned of an “ongoing security incident” under investigation. Nominet said hackers accessed its systems via “third-party VPN…

More money comes to AI healthcare: Qventus nabs $105M at a $400M+ valuation

January 13, 2025

Healthcare is proving to be one of the more lucrative industries when it comes to building AI solutions to speed up how work is carried out across clinical, research and administrative operations. Today comes one of the latest examples of how that is playing out in terms of venture funding. Qventus, a startup that builds…

Snowflake Launches One Million Minds + One Platform Program, Investing $20 Million Toward AI Upskilling

January 13, 2025

Global program aims to train and certify one million students and business professionals in high-growth and emerging markets by 2029 on Snowflake AI Data Cloud, arming them with the knowledge and resources to pursue and expand careers in the tech industry

Why Software Developers Need a Security ‘Rewards Program’

January 13, 2025

GUEST OPINION: Frequent flyer and other points-based programs reward people who remain loyal to particular brands or organisations.

UK throws its hat into the AI fire

January 13, 2025

In 2023, the U.K. made a big song and dance about the need to consider the harms of AI, giving itself a leading role in the wider conversation around AI safety. Now, it’s whistling a very different tune: today, the government announced a sweeping plan and a big bet on AI investments to develop what…

Groww, India’s biggest trading app, prepares for IPO

January 13, 2025

Groww, India’s largest retail stockbroker, is positioning itself to file for an IPO in 10-12 months and is seeking a valuation between $6 billion to $8 billion, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, in what would be a landmark listing for the country’s fintech sector. The Bengaluru-headquartered’s listing would be the first IPO by…

What’s topping CX Leaders’ 2025 New Year’s Resolutions?

January 12, 2025

By Martyn Riddle, VP Marketing, Asia Pacific at Verint: As the new year begins, CX leaders are setting resolutions to ensure their organisations thrive in 2025. And at a time when customer expectations are both high and uncompromising, some previously nice-to-haves are now business imperatives, most notably technologies that offer agility, intelligence, and the ability…

What’s topping CX Leaders’ 2025 New Year’s Resolutions?

January 12, 2025

COMPANY NEWS by Verint: As the new year begins, CX leaders are setting resolutions to ensure their organisations thrive in 2025.And at a time when customer expectations are both high and uncompromising, some previously nice-to-haves are now business imperatives, most notably technologies that offer agility, intelligence, and the ability to deliver standout customer experiences.

UK in-home healthcare provider Cera raises $150M to expand its AI platform

January 12, 2025

Around the world, public healthcare systems have struggled to reset post-pandemic, and in particular, the increasingly aged populations in Western countries are putting pressure on services, not least in the UK where ‘NHS in crisis’ is a regular headline in the media. As a result, private companies, many powered with technology, see a gap in…

Watch Duty was downloaded 2 million times during this week’s LA fires

January 12, 2025

Fire-tracking app Watch Duty has become a crucial source of information for Los Angeles residents threatened by the ongoing wildfires. As TechCrunch’s Maxwell Zeff explained, the app relies on a network of active and retired firefighters, first responders, official government reports, and volunteer reporters who monitor radio scanners to offer real-time updates on active wildfires.…

Live Awareness AI leader, SenSen, appoints Leah Quintana to ‘drive channel push’

January 12, 2025

Global smart cities specialist sees significant potential in partnerships and joint go-to-market alliances COMPANY NEWS: SenSen is pleased to announce the appointment of Leah Quintana as its new Head of Strategic Alliances and Channel Partnerships. With a proven track record of success at leading organizations, Leah brings extensive experience in driving strategic initiatives across industries.

Nexfibre wholesale network passes 2 million premises in UK

January 12, 2025

UK fibre network operator Nexfibre has announced that its network has reached a total of two million premises passed and ready for service, and the operator claims it has done so in record time.

Sony Honda Mobility and Qualcomm partner to deliver GenAI for vehicles

January 12, 2025

Japanese technology JV Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) and smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm have expanded their technology collaboration to integrate the latest generation of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions into SMH’s future AFEELA brand vehicles.

Nearly half of Gen Z and Millennials have had their social media passwords hacked

January 12, 2025

State of Global Authentic(age)ion: A look at cybersecurity habits by generationsNo generations were left untouched when it came to the threat of hackers in 2024: from the impact of political shakeups, to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks targeting consumers, critical industries and infrastructures, the world was on high alert. Fueled by a dramatic increase in phishing…

Here are the five best pieces of founder advice I learned as a host of Found

January 12, 2025

After more than two years — and nearly 100 episodes — as a host of TechCrunch’s recently ended Found podcast, I have learned a lot about how founders approach building their startups. I’ve heard stories about how founders know when it is the right time to expand from their core product, to how startups approach…

Apple may add an iPhone Air to its lineup

January 12, 2025

Apple’s next major iPhone upgrade will include a new model called the iPhone 17 Air, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. This seems like an obvious way to expand the lineup, given Apple’s success with the Air moniker for thinner MacBooks and iPads (I’m currently typing these words on my MacBook Air), and could be more…

How to turn off Apple Intelligence-powered notification summaries

January 12, 2025

With iOS 18, Apple rolled out Apple Intelligence, which includes an AI-powered feature for summarizing notifications. When you get a bunch of notifications from one app, the feature summarizes the content of all notifications in one card that appears on the lock screen. You can dismiss the stack after you have read the summary, or…

Open source licenses: Everything you need to know

January 12, 2025

Open source makes the technology world go ’round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; operating systems; and countless standalone applications. The benefits of open source software are well understood, promising greater control and transparency. However, there’s a perennial struggle between the open source and proprietary realms, leading…

How to Safely Dispose of Business Computers and Other Electronics?

January 12, 2025

Old business computers and electronics shouldn’t end up in the trash—they deserve a responsible send-off. Whether you’re recycling, donating, or selling them to an old computer buyer, taking the right steps can protect your data and the environment. Here are five tips to handle e-waste the right way.

Raiz Invest launches Raiz Jars for ‘smarter savings and investments

January 12, 2025

Australian investment platform Raiz Invest has launched Raiz Jars, an “innovative new feature” designed to help users manage their savings and investments with even greater flexibility and ease.

Motorola Solutions to acquire Theatro, maker of AI and voice-powered communication and digital workflow software for frontline worker

January 12, 2025

Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Theatro Labs, maker of AI and voice-powered communication and digital workflow software for frontline workers.

Can You Get a Prescription for Over-the-Counter Medications Online in Australia?

January 12, 2025

Australia is one of the countries that are providing its people with the best healthcare services. The trend of online healthcare services is also increasing there with time. This way, getting a prescription from the comfort of your home is more convenient. You can consult with your doctor through video or audio calls and even…

Motorola Solutions to Acquire Theatro, Maker of AI and Voice-powered Communication and Digital Workflow Software for Frontline Workers

January 12, 2025

Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Theatro Labs, Inc. (“Theatro”), maker of AI and voice-powered communication and digital workflow software for frontline workers, based in Richardson, Texas.

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Apple board opposes proposal to abolish DEI programs

January 11, 2025

Apple’s board of directors has come out in opposition to a proposal seeking to end the company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. In a proxy filing, the company said the National Center for Public Policy Research (a conservative think tank) is submitting a proposal for Apple to “consider abolishing its Inclusion & Diversity program,…

KT partners with Korean defence vendor to develop LEO satellites

January 11, 2025

South Korean telecoms provider KT has announced a partnership with local aerospace and defence firm LIG Nex1 to develop propriety technologies for homegrown low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites.

Nokia wins deal with Openreach to build open-access fibre network

January 11, 2025

Telecoms equipment vendor Nokia has won a deal with BT-owned network provider Openreach to build, an open-access fibre network called One Network to service millions of homes and businesses throughout the UK.

Researchers open source Sky-T1, a ‘reasoning’ AI model that can be trained for less than $450

January 11, 2025

So-called reasoning AI models are becoming easier — and cheaper — to develop. On Friday, NovaSky, a team of researchers based out of UC Berkeley’s Sky Computing Lab, released Sky-T1-32B-Preview, a reasoning model that’s competitive with an earlier version of OpenAI’s o1 on a number of key benchmarks. Sky-T1 appears to be the first truly…

What’s behind ballooning video game budgets?

January 11, 2025

Why does it cost some companies hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a popular video game? A couple weeks ago, The New York Times blamed the never-ending quest to deliver more photo-realistic graphics— and it suggested the industry is beginning to see diminishing returns, leading to layoffs and studio closures. However, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier…

I got soaked driving the Arc Sport electric boat

January 11, 2025

I did not go to CES 2025 with the goal of getting drenched by Lake Mead’s chilly January waters. But when I discovered Los Angeles-based boat startup Arc had brought its new sport boat to Las Vegas, I figured it was worth the risk. It was. The Arc Sport was a joy to drive, even…

Matt Mullenweg deactivates WordPress accounts of contributors planning a fork

January 11, 2025

Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress.org community members, some of whom have been spearheading a push to create a new fork of the open source WordPress project. While community criticism of WordPress’s governance isn’t new, the latest brouhaha kicked off back in September when Mullenweg publicly chastised WP…

Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments

January 11, 2025

Over the last two years, Nvidia has used its ballooning fortunes to invest in over 80 AI startups. Here are the giant semiconductor’s largest investments. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Snappy aquires swag-gifting startup Covver as it seks to roll-up players

January 11, 2025

It’s now broadly accepted that customers and employees who receive corporate gifts end up appreciating the brand much more, and for not a lot of outlay. The market for this has thus exploded. One market player, the New York-based Snappy, which has raised over $125 million to date, is now acquiring Covver, a corporate merchandise…

Microsoft accuses group of developing tool to abuse its AI service in new lawsuit

January 10, 2025

Microsoft has taken legal action against a group the company claims intentionally developed and used tools to bypass the safety guardrails of its cloud AI products. According to a complaint filed by the company in December in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, a group of unnamed 10 defendants allegedly used…

Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta’s latest pivot in three-hour Joe Rogan interview

January 10, 2025

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his decision to scale back Meta’s content moderation policies in a Friday appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Zuckerberg faced widespread criticism for the decision, including from employees inside his own company. “Probably depends on who you ask,” said Zuckerberg when asked how Meta’s updates have been received. The key updates…

These startups are making smarter canes for people with visual impairments

January 10, 2025

The white cane for the 21st century. While many tech companies have increasingly worked to make technology more accessible for the blind and visually impaired, canes haven’t benefitted much from these advances. London-born WeWalk takes a more traditional approach to the white cane. Beyond the bulkier handle, not much sets the company’s product apart visually…

A drone punched a hole into an LA firefighting plane

January 10, 2025

Bench customers are now being forced to hand over their data or risk losing it, they say

January 10, 2025

After accounting startup Bench abruptly shut down on December 27 and was bought in a fire-sale by Employer.com, Bench customers are now learning they can’t easily just take their financial data and leave. And some are very unhappy about it, three customers told TechCrunch. To recap: When Bench, a startup based in Canada that raised…

Amazon curbs some DEI programs

January 10, 2025

Amazon is now the latest company to curb some of its DEI programs, Bloomberg reports, after Meta announced that it, too, is ending its diversity efforts earlier on Friday. An internal memo that was sent to staffers said that the company was looking to wind down outdated programs and materials as part of a review…

TikTok ban: How both sides made their case to the Supreme Court and what the justices asked

January 10, 2025

On Friday, the nation’s highest court heard arguments on whether to uphold or block a law that could effectively ban TikTok in the U.S. The bill, signed into law by President Biden in April 2024, gives TikTok’s parent company ByteDance until January 19 to divest its U.S. operations or face a ban in the country.…

New OpenAI job listings reveal its robotics plans

January 10, 2025

OpenAI disbanded its robotics department. Then, it brought it back. Now, through a social media post from its hardware director and newly published job descriptions, OpenAI is revealing more about its plans for the revived team. In a post on X on Friday, Caitlin Kalinowski, who joined OpenAI to lead hardware last November from Meta’s…

How OpenAI’s bot crushed this seven-person company’s web site ‘like a DDoS attack’

January 10, 2025

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5 Proven strategies to increase eCommerce revenue with heating supplies

January 10, 2025

GUEST OPINION: The digital market for heating supplies has changed a lot in recent years. Entrepreneurs and online stores are finding ways to increase their sales. They use strategies made just for the heating products industry.

VCs say AI companies need proprietary data to stand out from the pack

January 10, 2025

AI companies across the globe raised more than $100 billion in venture capital dollars in 2024, according to Crunchbase data, an increase of more than 80% compared to 2023. It encompasses nearly a third of the total VC dollars invested in 2024. That’s a lot of money funneling into a lot of AI companies. The…

Lenovo’s latest form factors prove PCs can still be fun

January 10, 2025

Large corporations aren’t known for taking risks. This is as true in the world of consumer hardware as anywhere. Annual updates are largely incremental, with small changes to things like screen resolution or image quality. It’s a phenomenon that Lenovo is more than happy to buck when it showcases the latest updates to its PC…

How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

January 10, 2025

In the wake of Meta’s decision to remove its third-party fact-checking system and loosen content moderation policies, Google searches on how to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads have been on the rise. People who are angry with the decision accuse Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg of cozying up to the incoming Trump administration at the expense…

Riding in a Zoox robotaxi at CES 2025: Everything that went right and wrong

January 10, 2025

A construction zone. A car crash. A double parked truck. A motorcycle cop with its red-white-and blues deployed. My one-hour trip along the Las Vegas Strip in a custom-built Zoox robotaxi during CES 2025 wasn’t a dull one. A second, shorter ride the following evening, proved less eventful. And in both rides, the Zoox robotaxi…

Hugging Face settles suit with AI startup FriendliAI, which had accused it of patent infringement

January 10, 2025

Hugging Face, the AI developer platform, has settled a lawsuit against Korean AI startup FriendliAI, which had accused Hugging Face of infringing on one of its patents. Per a filing on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Delaware, FriendliAI reached a “confidential agreement” with Hugging Face on January 8, and…

January almost had its first pentacorn, and other startup news

January 10, 2025

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. The second week of the year is usually a busy one for startup news, and 2025 is no exception. From CES product launches to M&As and funding…

Overhaul raises another $55M to help companies like Dyson and Microsoft fight supply chain theft

January 10, 2025

Businesses dependent on the physical supply chain — the network of facilities and transportation systems used to move materials from one location to another — chain face a number of challenges, from staff shortages to increasing customer expectations. The pressures aren’t easing up. According to a survey from Prologis, a real estate investment trust, two-thirds…

The new Atari handheld knows its market

January 10, 2025

CES isn’t much of a gaming show. Every year, however, a few notable products slip through the news deluge. Created in collaboration with My Arcade, Gamestation Go fits the bill. The handheld sports a 7-inch display and comes preloaded with north of 200 titles from various Atari generations. Of course, simply being portable game emulator…

TikTok pleads its case against sell-or-ban law before Supreme Court

January 10, 2025

A lawyer for TikTok argued before the Supreme Court on Friday that a ban on the social network would violate TikTok’s and Americans’ First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court this morning heard arguments on whether to overturn or delay a law that could effectively ban TikTok in the U.S. The bill, officially titled the Protecting…

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