Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Waymo recently shared that it is now providing 500,000 paid robotaxi rides every week. That number is small compared to human-driven ride-hailing services…
OpenAI announced this week that it is shutting down its Sora app and related video models just six months after launch. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I debated what the decision means…
The air felt different at this year’s SXSW, the annual March festival where tech meets pop culture in Austin. I was reminded of the 2019 event when people packed downtown and long lines formed outside local venues. Attendees said it…
The team from Bluesky has built a new app called Attie. Unlike their social network, this is an AI assistant that lets you design your own algorithm, create custom feeds, and may one day allow you to vibe-code your own…
For nearly a decade, Whoop positioned itself as a secret weapon for serious athletes. In its first year, LeBron James was convinced to wear the company’s fitness band. Michael Phelps followed soon after. Other notable Whoop wearers include Cristiano Ronaldo,…
The relationship between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg was once so strained that Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cage fight. However, by the early days of the second Trump administration, things had apparently warmed up. This shift is detailed in…
There has been much debate about AI chatbots tending to flatter users and confirm their existing beliefs, a behavior known as AI sycophancy. A new study by Stanford computer scientists attempts to measure how harmful that tendency might be. The…
Earlier this month, it appeared that all but two of Elon Musk’s 11 co-founders at his AI startup xAI had departed the company. Now, according to Business Insider, the remaining two co-founders, Manuel Kroiss and Ross Nordeen, have left as…
If you are looking to explore your creativity, there are a number of iPad apps that can help you get started. Although the iPad began as a simple device for streaming content or browsing the web, Apple has transformed its…
Whatever the final outcome for Anthropic from its feud with the Department of Defense, the attention it has generated has made the company more popular with consumers than ever. This surge in popularity is also attributed to the company’s funny…
