Dot, an AI companion app that aimed to be a friend and confidante, is shutting down. The company announced this decision on Friday. On a message published on its website, the startup behind Dot, New Computer, said that the product…
Roblox has unveiled a new short-form video feature called Roblox Moments. The announcement was made on Friday at the Roblox Developers Conference. This new experience, currently in beta for users aged 13 and older, allows players to capture up to…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is celebrating the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch. The event will take place from October 27 to 29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. This year, the conference will directly address one of the most pressing questions for…
X, formerly Twitter, has started rolling out its new encrypted messaging feature called “Chat” or “XChat.” The company claims this new communication feature is end-to-end encrypted, meaning messages exchanged on it can only be read by the sender and the…
Sodium-ion battery startup Natron ceased operations this week, ending the company’s twelve-year quest to commercialize its technology in the United States. The company had twenty-five million dollars worth of orders lined up for its Michigan factory. However, it could not…
Warner Bros. is suing AI startup Midjourney for copyright infringement. The company alleges that Midjourney allows its users to generate images and videos of characters such as Superman, Batman, and Bugs Bunny without permission. Warner Bros states that Midjourney knowingly…
Tesla spent $400,000 advertising on Elon Musk’s social media platform X in 2024, according to a new regulatory filing. However, the automaker appears to be on track to spend just a fraction of that in 2025 as sales have struggled.…
Acqui-hires appear to be a lasting trend. The team behind Alex, a popular tool that enabled developers to use AI models within Apple’s development suite Xcode, is now joining OpenAI. In a post on X, Alex’s founder Daniel Edrisian stated…
Tesla shareholders are set to vote on a proposal that would allow the electric vehicle maker to invest in Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI. The proposal is presented as a strategic move to strengthen Tesla’s ambitions in AI, robotics,…
When you design for people instead of institutions, you do not just build a product. You build a movement. That is the idea behind the live Builders Stage session called “Creating Communities and Companies That Last,” taking place at TechCrunch…
