Waymo ramps up robotaxi production at new Arizona factory

Topics late AI Amazon Image Credits:Waymo Apps Biotech & Health mood Image Credits:Waymo Cloud Computing Commerce Crypto Enterprise EVs Fintech Fundraising Gadgets back Google Government & Policy Hardware Instagram layoff Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft Privacy Robotics security measures Social distance Startups TikTok Transportation Venture More from TechCrunch event Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC newssheet Podcasts Videos Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard Contact Us Waymo has played coy for years about exactly how many Jaguar I - Pace eV are in its autonomous fleet — a figure that covers vehicle used in examination and commercial robotaxi operations ....

May 5, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Ryan Foster

What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor

Topics Latest AI Amazon Image Credits:Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images Apps Biotech & Health Climate Cloud Computing Commerce Crypto Enterprise EVs Fintech fund raise Gadgets Gaming Google Government & Policy Hardware Instagram Layoffs Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft secrecy Robotics Security societal blank Startups TikTok Transportation speculation More from TechCrunch upshot Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC Podcasts television Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard Contact Us Mistral AI , the French company behind AI supporter Le Chat and several foundational models , is officially regarded as one ofFrance ’s most promising tech startupsand isarguably the only European fellowship that could compete with OpenAI ....

May 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1215 words · Michael Hebert

Backstage access: Spotify’s dev tools side-hustle is growing legs

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May 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1190 words · Jessica Thompson

Is Duolingo the face of an AI jobs crisis?

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May 4, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Charles Williams

Residents of SpaceX’s Starbase launch site vote to incorporate as a city

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May 4, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Tyler Bradley

Revelo’s LatAm talent network sees strong demand from US companies, thanks to AI

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May 4, 2025 · 4 min · 822 words · Vanessa Walker

Trump says he’s willing to delay TikTok ban again

Topics late AI Amazon Image Credits:Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto / Getty Images Apps Biotech & Health clime Cloud Computing Commerce Crypto Enterprise EVs Fintech fund raise Gadgets Gaming Google Government & Policy Hardware Instagram Layoffs Media & Entertainment Meta Microsoft privateness Robotics Security societal Space startup TikTok Transportation speculation More from TechCrunch Events Startup Battlefield StrictlyVC Podcasts TV Partner Content TechCrunch Brand Studio Crunchboard Contact Us President Donald Trump has already delayed a TikTok banning twice , and he said Sunday that he ’s willing to do it again ....

May 4, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Stacie Jones

eBay and Etsy are relatively confident despite tariff pressures

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May 3, 2025 · 4 min · 706 words · Colleen Green

How Riot Games is fighting the war against video game hackers

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May 3, 2025 · 11 min · 2282 words · Amanda King

Temu stops shipping products from China to the U.S.

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May 3, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Meghan Stein

Week in Review: Apple won’t raise prices — yet

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May 3, 2025 · 4 min · 774 words · Kevin Mejia

Airbnb is quietly rolling out an AI customer service bot in the US

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May 2, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Chelsea Ruiz

Apple approves Spotify app update that allows US users to access pricing info, external payment links

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May 2, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Nancy Young