Apple changes US App Store rules to let apps link to external payment systems

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May 2, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Michael Hawkins

Ara Partners’ new $800M fund will decarbonize old industrial assets

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May 2, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Christopher Keith

Dating app Raw exposed users’ location data and personal information

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May 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1125 words · Deborah Liu

One of Google’s recent Gemini AI models scores worse on safety

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May 2, 2025 · 4 min · 746 words · Cheyenne Garcia

Startups Weekly: Drama or game-changer? You decide

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May 2, 2025 · 5 min · 978 words · Cory Adams

TechCrunch Mobility: Aurora launches its driverless commercial trucking service, and a surprise bidder joins Canoo’s bankruptcy case

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May 2, 2025 · 5 min · 977 words · Megan Robinson

Uber’s latest autonomous vehicle partner? Chinese startup Momenta

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May 2, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Timothy Ward

Ai2’s new small AI model outperforms similarly-sized models from Google, Meta

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May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Ann Goodwin

Amazon CEO says 100,000 users now have Alexa+

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May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Ashley Martinez

Amazon launches Nova Premier, its most capable AI model yet

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May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Robert Hart

Apple CEO Tim Cook says tariffs to add $900M in costs in Q3, but future uncertain

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May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Jason Hayden

Aurora launches commercial self-driving truck service in Texas

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May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 787 words · Rhonda Hernandez

Despite paying $900M in tariffs, Apple’s Tim Cook isn’t announcing price increases — yet

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May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Bryan Barron MD