Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. The autonomous vehicle industry is years, and maybe even decades, from maturing. A Wild West quality still defines the sector, despite a steady…
Electronic Arts is one of the biggest names in the video game business, and it is reportedly in talks to go private. This potential move raises questions about its motivations. According to reports, video game companies are moving towards consolidation.…
Nick Pompa is the founder of Lootlock, an app designed to prevent children from making unauthorized gaming purchases on their parents’ credit cards. He is an avid gamer and a software developer working in fintech. As a father of two…
One of the key things to understand about cybersecurity is that it is a mind game. If a new technology wave is coming, there are new opportunities for attackers to start using it. As enterprises rush to embed AI into…
Researchers at the consulting firm BetterUp Labs, in collaboration with the Stanford Social Media Lab, have created a new term for low-quality, AI-generated work. They call it “workslop.” As defined in an article published in the Harvard Business Review, workslop…
If you have ridden the New York City subway recently, you have likely noticed stark white ads promoting a wearable AI device named Friend. The company’s CEO, Avi Schiffman, stated that they spent over one million dollars on this campaign.…
President Donald Trump declared on Friday that Microsoft should fire Lisa Monaco, the company’s president of global affairs. In a post on Truth Social, Trump cited her previous roles as a senior national security aide under Barack Obama and as…
South Korean companies, from major tech firms to startups, are actively developing large language models specifically designed for their own language and culture. These models are poised to compete with global leaders like OpenAI and Google. Last month, the country…
Renowned roboticist Rodney Brooks has issued a wake-up call for investors pouring billions into humanoid robot startups. He believes they are wasting their money. Brooks, who co-founded iRobot and spent decades at MIT, is particularly skeptical of the approach used…
Nearly a decade ago, Sierra Space won a contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. The company promised a first for the commercial space market: a privately built spaceplane capable of rapid reuse and cargo return, landing on…
