Just in time to create a new Super Bowl ad, Crypto.com founder Kris Marszalek has made the priciest domain purchase in history. He bought AI.com for a reported 70 million dollars, according to the Financial Times. The deal was paid…
When a startup announced plans last fall to recreate lost footage from Orson Welles’ classic film “The Magnificent Ambersons” using generative AI, I was skeptical. More than that, I was baffled why anyone would spend time and money on something…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Waymo’s acceleration over the past 18 months is undeniable. The Alphabet-owned self-driving company now operates commercial robotaxi services in six markets, including the…
A march supporting California’s billionaires did not draw a huge crowd on Saturday. The San Francisco Chronicle counted around three dozen attendees, along with another dozen tongue-in-cheek counter-protesters. To be fair, organizer Derik Kauffman had predicted attendance of only a…
Deep tech startups in sectors such as space, semiconductors, and biotech take far longer to mature than conventional ventures. Because of that, India is adjusting its startup rules and mobilizing public capital, hoping to help more of them make it…
This Sunday’s Super Bowl in Silicon Valley will see the Patriots face the Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium, an event packed with tech wealth. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is expected to attend, as is Apple’s Tim Cook, who has become a…
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks announced on Friday that he has joined the prediction market Kalshi as a shareholder. This move makes him the first NBA player to invest directly in the company. The two-time NBA MVP explained his…
New York state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose a moratorium of at least three years on permits tied to the construction and operation of new data centers. While the bill’s prospects are uncertain, reports indicate that New…
This week, AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems announced it raised one billion dollars in fresh capital at a valuation of twenty-three billion dollars. This marks a nearly threefold increase from the eight-point-one billion dollar valuation the Nvidia rival had reached just…
The debate surrounding California’s proposed ‘Billionaire’s Tax’ is taking a strange turn. This week, as criticism from tech elites over the controversial bill continued, plans emerged for a “March for Billionaires” in San Francisco. A website advertising the event appeared…
