Women in AI: Rashida Richardson, senior counsel at Mastercard focusing on AI and privacy
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of...
Uber Eats is launching a delivery service with Cartken’s sidewalk robots in Japan
Uber, along with partners Mitsubishi Electric and autonomous robotics startup Cartken, are launching a service in Japan that will use self-driving sidewalk robots...
Amazon to launch ‘special store’ for value fashion in India
Amazon is preparing to make another attempt to break into India’s fast-growing fashion and lifestyle e-commerce sector, setting up a battle with rival...
Apple Music introduces a monthly version of Replay
Apple Music just debuted a monthly version of its Replay experience, Apple’s yearly recap that shows users their top songs, artists, albums and...
Byju’s says $200 million rights issue that cuts valuation by 99% fully subscribed
Byju’s says its recently launched $200 million rights issue has been fully-subscribed, but the startup’s founder urged some of its major investors to...
US sanctions LockBit members after ransomware takedown
The U.S. government has sanctioned two key members of LockBit, the Russian-speaking hacking and extortion gang accused of launching ransomware attacks against victims...
OnePlus took a three-year ‘reflective pause’ before increasing its smartwatch battery
It’s 2024. All smartwatches should offer multiple days of battery life, full stop. As things stand now, there’s a jaw-droppingly wide range across...
House punts on AI with directionless new task force
The House of Representatives has founded a Task Force on artificial intelligence that will “ensure America Keeps leading in this strategic area,” as...
Bioptimus raises $35 million seed round to develop AI foundational model focused on biology
There’s a new generative AI startup based in Paris. But what makes Bioptimus interesting is that it plans to apply everything we’ve collectively...
MariaDB’s potential take-private deal is an indictment of 2021’s SPAC mania
The potential sale of MariaDB to K1 Investment Management for $37 million is a capstone on the failed era of SPAC mergers that...
