- Amazon will buy thousands of pedal-assist cargo vehicles from Rivian spinoff AlsoThe pedal-assist cargo quad vehicles are narrow delivery vans that can operate in a bike lane.
- Should you trust Tools for Humanity’s iris-scanning orb?Ever wonder if you’re talking to a real person online or just another bot? As bots increasingly outnumber humans online, leading to an explosion of deepfakes and AI-driven fraud, one company has a solution straight out of sci-fi: scanning your iris to verify your identity. Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan spoke with Adrian […]
- What’s Updog? Datadog’s new tool tells you which apps are downCloud monitoring platform Datadog launched Updog, a web dashboard that shows the live health status of various SaaS APIs.
- Rivian spinoff Also reveals a high-end modular e-bike for $4,500The first in a lineup of new vehicles from Also, which started as a skunkworks project inside of Rivian a few years ago.
- Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea & TeaOnHer from the App StoreApple has pulled the controversial dating safety apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store over violations of its content moderation and privacy rules, following a flood of user complaints and reports of minors’ data being exposed
- Instagram rolls out custom icons…but only for teensInstagram introduced custom app icons for its teen accounts, but not everyone is thrilled. In replies to the company’s post on X, users criticized the feature for being age-gated, arguing that adults like personalization, too.
- Tinder will require new users in the US to verify their identity with a selfieThe facial verification feature, known as Face Check, requires new users to verify their identity by submitting a short video selfie.
- GM is bringing Google Gemini-powered AI assistant to cars in 2026GM is the latest automaker to lean into generative AI-based assistants that promise to respond to driver requests in a more natural-sounding way. Stellantis is collaborating with French AI firm Mistral, Mercedes is integrating ChatGPT, and Tesla has brought xAI’s Grok to its vehicles.
- Meta cuts 600 AI jobs amid ongoing reorganizationMeta continues to restructure its AI efforts after poaching more than 50 researchers from competing labs this summer.
- UK designates Apple and Google as having ‘strategic market status,’ opening door for more regulationThe U.K.’s competition regulator has designated Apple and Google with “strategic market status” in their mobile platforms, giving the regulator new powers to enforce competition in areas like app stores, browsers, and operating systems.
- GM’s under-the-hood overhaul puts AI and automated driving at the centerThe U.S. automaker's technological overhaul will debut in two years with the Cadillac Escalade IQ.
- GM to introduce eyes-off, hands-off driving system in 2028GM said Cruise’s technology stack, including its AI models trained on five million driverless miles and simulation framework, feed directly into the automaker’s next-generation driver assistance and autonomy programs.
- Samsung takes on Apple’s Vision Pro with new Galaxy XR headsetGalaxy XR costs $1,800, nearly half the price of the Vision Pro.
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- Several users reportedly complain to FTC that ChatGPT is causing psychological harmAt least seven people have complained to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that ChatGPT caused them to experience severe delusions, paranoia, and emotional crises, Wired reported.
- David Sacks’ Craft leads $42 million Series A in govtech startup StarbridgeStarbridge raises $42M Series A led by Craft Ventures to help businesses better monitor public service opportunities.
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- Sumble emerges from stealth with $38.5M to bring AI-powered context to sales intelligenceThe founders of machine learning community Kaggle are trying to upend the crowded sales prospecting market with AI. And they're making headway.
- Shuttle raises $6 million to fix vibe-coding’s deployment problemThe platform engineering startup Shuttle announced $6 million in seed funding to handle the infrastructure problems that start where products like Lovable and Cursor leave off.
- YouTube adds a timer for you to stop scrolling ShortsYouTube is adding an timer for the Shorts feed to curb doomscrolling
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