Cruise opens robotaxi service in Houston
GM’s self-driving car subsidiary Cruise has opened its robotaxi service to customers in Houston — an enlargement that comes amid growing criticism of...
FTC sues bankrupt crypto firm Voyager’s CEO over false FDIC insurance coverage claims
After settling on Thursday with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), bankrupt crypto firm Voyager is completely banned from dealing with shoppers’ property. But...
FTX trial stirs up extra chaos as ex Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison testifies on...
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Block acquires music financial services startup Hifi
Block, the Jack Dorsey-founded fintech company previously known as Square, has acquired Hifi, a music-focused fintech startup.
Hifi founder and CEO Damian Manning announced...
CRED in talks to acquire mutual fund startup Kuvera
CRED is in talks to acquire Kuvera, a startup that operates an online wealth management platform, a source familiar with the matter told...
Google’s Pixel Watch 2 offers solid upgrades
There are a couple of parallels to be drawn between the Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2. One is obvious, the other a...
Linda Yaccarino responds to EU: 700 Community Notes, 5K+ images shared on Israel-Hamas war,...
X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter, came under fire earlier this week in Europe, when European Commissioner Thierry Breton sent a...
Yepic fail: This startup promised not to make deepfakes without consent, but did anyway
U.K.-based startup Yepic AI claims to use “deepfakes for good” and promises to “never reenact someone without their consent.” But the company did...
How to get your investors to back a pivot
Sarah Leary is the co-founder of Nextdoor and is a venture partner at Unusual Ventures, leading investments in early-stage consumer startups.
It’s a tough...
Character.AI introduces group chats where people and multiple AIs can talk to each other
Character.AI, the a16z-backed AI chatbot startup from ex-Google AI researchers, is out today with a new feature for its subscribers. The chatbot platform,...
