Innovation
AI chatbots are ‘juicing engagement’ instead of being useful, Instagram co-founder warns | TechCrunch
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom says AI companies are trying too hard to “juice engagement” by pestering their users with follow-up questions, instead of providing actually useful insights. Systrom said...
TechCrunch Mobility: Aurora launches its driverless commercial trucking service, and a surprise bidder joins Canoo’s bankruptcy case | TechCrunch
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Your...
Bring Her Back’s Directors Just Can’t Wait to Traumatize Audiences
It could be just a coincidence, or it could be a response to that genuinely alarming Weapons trailer that dropped earlier this week, but the creators of Bring Her...
Google will soon start letting kids under 13 use its Gemini chatbot | TechCrunch
Next week, Google will begin allowing kids under 13 who have parent-managed Google accounts to use its Gemini chatbot, according to The New York Times. The Times reports that Gemini...
Mike Waltz Has Somehow Gotten Even Worse at Using Signal
On ThursdaY, Reuters published a photo depicting then-United States national security advisor Mike Waltz checking his phone during a cabinet meeting held by President Trump in the White House....
DOGE Is in Its AI Era
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) operates on a core underlying assumption: The United States should be run like a startup. So far, that has mostly meant...
One of Google’s recent Gemini AI models scores worse on safety | TechCrunch
A recently released Google AI model scores worse on certain safety tests than its predecessor, according to the company’s internal benchmarking. In a technical report published this week, Google...
Apple and Anthropic reportedly partner to build an AI coding platform | TechCrunch
Apple and Anthropic are teaming up to build a “vibe-coding” software platform that will use generative AI to write, edit, and test code for programmers, Bloomberg reported on Friday....
Uber’s latest autonomous vehicle partner? Chinese startup Momenta | TechCrunch
Uber announced Friday yet another autonomous vehicle partnership as it leverages its dominant ride-hail and delivery position while relying on partners to supply the self-driving tech it isn’t building...
Exclusive: Dating app Raw exposed users’ location data and personal information
A security lapse at dating app Raw publicly exposed the personal data and private location data of its users, TechCrunch has found. The exposed data included users’ display names,...
