Few tech demos can match the spectacle of robotics. Even as the field grows increasingly prevalent in a broad range of industrial workplaces, mechatronics doing impressive things will never cease to amaze. For many, the mere presence of a robot is shorthand for the future, and for big electronics firms, it’s a quick and simple…
In an unannounced update to its usage policy, OpenAI has opened the door to military applications of its technologies. While the policy previously prohibited use of its products for the purposes of “military and warfare,” but that language has now disappeared, and OpenAI did not deny that it was now open to military uses. The…
Anthony Levandowski Contributor Anthony Levandowski is a founding father of AI-powered autonomy. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Pronto, an autonomous-driving and safety technology company that is helping industrial sites like mines and quarries run autonomously across North America. It’s been two decades since I developed the first driverless motorcycle, Ghostrider, as part of the…
Hyundai’s India subsidiary has fixed a bug that exposed its customers’ personal information in the South Asian market. TechCrunch reviewed a portion of the exposed data that included the registered owner name, mailing address, email address, and phone number of Hyundai Motor India customers who have serviced their vehicles at any of the company’s authorized…
Google announced today that the company plans to support more real-money games (RMG) on the Play Store this year by allowing more types of games in the category following local laws. The search giant said that the program with extended support for real-money gaming will start in India, Brazil, and Mexico in June with roll…
CES 2024 is here! The TechCrunch team is in Las Vegas this week to take in all of the action and decipher what it means to you. You already know what we’re expecting, so sit back, relax and stay tuned throughout the week as we bring you the products, announcements and startup news that you…
“New characters unlocked on the nine month Ultimate World Cruise TikTok channel!” says an older man as pink letters fly across the screen to form a kooky subtitle. “Who are they?” his wife asks in a way that’s obviously rehearsed, yet heartbreakingly earnest. The couple responds in unison: “It’s us!” Mike and Nancy are empty…
Finn, a startup based out of Munich that operates a platform for new car subscriptions — an alternative to buying or leasing for those who want to drive new vehicles — has raised a sizable round of growth funding, money it plans to use to expand its tech and reach, with a move into more…
Like any good buzz phrase, “software-defined vehicle” is as straightforward as it is obtuse. If you’re trying to figure out what automakers and suppliers mean by this term — which was all over CES 2024 — you’re in the right place. A software-defined vehicle is a vehicle defined by software — okay, sorry, I can…
It’s been a long road for spot bitcoin ETF filers – and today the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission finally approved all 11 standing applications from issuers. “I’ve known for 10 years that this was going to happen,” Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments, said on TechCrunch’s Chain Reaction podcast. “We always knew the investor sentiment…
