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Arcade, a generative AI marketplace for designing jewelry, is expanding its offerings to include home goods, starting with rugs. The company on Monday also introduced a new feature called Match My Room, which allows users to upload a photo of their room so their design complements the existing colors and style. Alongside this expansion, Arcade []
Tornado Cash was used to launder billions in stolen crypto, according to the Treasury.
Brooklyn-based electric vehicle charging infrastructure startup Revel on Monday launched its first fast-charging station in San Francisco, kicking off its plans to expand across the Bay Area over the next year. For years, Revel has operated the largest, fastest, and most reliable fast-charging network in New York City, Frank Reig, co-founder and CEO of Revel, []
Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraines state-owned railway operator, has been hit by a cyberattack that disrupted online ticket sales.
The Department of Energy's acting general counsel reportedly issued a memo telling political appointees how to complete DOGE spreadsheets.
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Apple announced on Monday that its bringing lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio to AirPods Max headphones when using the included USB-C cable. With this upcoming update, AirPods Max headphones will unlock 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio to maintain the quality of original recordings. Lossless audio also extends to Personalized Spatial Audio to deliver a []
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TechCrunch All Stage is returning to Boston, MA on July 15 for a jam-packed day where founders no matter what stage theyre in will gain practical insights to fuel their startup growth. With a lineup of expert-led sessions, founders will leave with actionable strategies they can implement right away. Investors will also be []
Cadillacs new IQ portfolio of all-electric vehicles notably the compact Optiq SUV and grandaddy full-size Escalade IQ has put the company on a techier, more advanced, and luxurious plane. And the shift couldnt have come soon enough. The slate of traditional internal combustion engine vehicles that have come out of Cadillac in recent []
As 23andMe's bankruptcy looms, privacy experts warn customers to delete their DNA data.
FuriosaAI, a South Korean startup that makes chips for AI applications, has rejected an $810 million acquisition offer from Meta.
Over the past decade, Dubai-based Network International has become one of the dominant payment processors across the Middle East and Africa, thanks in part to a pair of acquisitions. However, many large incumbents can fall prey to slower innovation, opening the door for smaller, faster-moving startups. The latest development is Enza, a fintech founded in []
Genetics testing company 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. to initiate the sale of its assets. Alongside the announcement, the companys co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki separately said she is leaving the company to become an independent bidder for the company. After a thorough evaluation of strategic alternatives, we have []
The Bot Company, the robotics startup founded by former Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt, has raised $150 million in a round led by Greenoaks, according to Reuters, citing unnamed sources. Vogt founded the startup with Paril Jain, who led the AI tech team at Tesla, and former Cruise software engineer Luke Holoubek. Vogt did []
In 2010, a programmer who was mining bitcoin famously made the comically expensive mistake of spending 10,000 bitcoin on two pizzas. As of this writing, those coins would be worth $850 million dollars. While there are few comparisons to that kind of miscalculation, the prospect of adding interest payments to fast-food orders is raising concerns []
Social network Bluesky, an alternative to X built on open source technologies, has scored a big win in terms of attracting notable users to its platform. The company on Sunday confirmed that former president Barack Obama has joined its service. Bluesky OOO Rose Wang replied to a post where someone wondered if the account posting []
We may not have an agreed-upon definition of AI agent yet, but a multitude of startups want to create agentic tools to automate various tasks online. One such firm, Browser Use, has attracted a ton of interest from developers and investors thanks to its solution that makes websites more readable for AI agents. Browser Use []
Jonah Perettis career to date has been defined by constant reinvention. As the founder and CEO of BuzzFeed, Peretti has been at the forefront of digital media for almost two decades, navigating changes as the once small startup transformed into, at one point, a multimedia powerhouse. But as the company grows older, one question lingers: []
Charlie Javices high-profile fraud trial has become a showcase of embarrassing missteps on both sides, with eyebrow-raising details about how JPMorgan Chase was allegedly deceived into buying her startup, Frank, for $175 million when it had just 300,000 customers instead of four million. Per a new WSJ article, one pivotal moment came when former Frank []
Welcome back to Week in Review! Weve got tons of stories to share from this week, like the greatest hits from Nvidia GTC; the NASA astronauts finally came home; Ripplings lawsuit; and Google bought Wiz. Lets get to it! Google finally does it: Google made its biggest acquisition in its history this week when it []
A new report showcases the 20 top-trending open source startups around the world, more than half of which are closely aligned with AI. The report is the handiwork of European venture capital firm Runa Capital, which has operated the Runa Open Source Startup (ROSS) Index since 2020. The Index serves quarterly updates on the fastest-growing []