There is something painfully American about the arc of iRobot, the company that taught your vacuum to navigate around furniture. Founded in 1990 in Bedford, Massachusetts by MIT roboticist Rodney Brooks and his former students Colin Angle and Helen Greiner,…
WhatsApp, the messaging app from Meta that millions of Indians use every day, is facing a critical moment in India. Recent government directions threaten to disrupt how the platform works for everyday users and businesses. Issued late last month, the…
The Grok chatbot, built by Elon Musk’s xAI and popularized on his social media platform X, repeatedly spread misinformation about the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia. Gizmodo highlighted a number of posts where Grok misidentified the bystander who…
Fintech startup Mesa has shut down its Homeowners Card. This card was unique in awarding points to cardholders specifically for paying their mortgages. A message on the Mesa website states that as of December 12, all Mesa Homeowners Card accounts…
The potential acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix for $82.6 billion captures a fraught moment for Hollywood. Regardless of whether the deal ultimately goes through, it symbolizes how the entertainment business is increasingly overshadowed by technology giants. This move highlights…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Senior reporter Sean O’Kane visited Palo Alto to cover Rivian’s Autonomy and AI Day, an event some insiders called the company’s most important.…
Spinny, an Indian online marketplace for used cars, is raising approximately $160 million to finance its acquisition of the car services startup GoMechanic. This Series G funding round, which includes a mix of primary and secondary transactions, would value the…
A woman is facing felony charges in Evansville, Indiana, over a DoorDash delivery in which she allegedly sprayed the food with a substance that made the customers vomit. According to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, a man contacted them on…
A surge in data center construction may slow improvements to roads, bridges, and other public infrastructure. According to reports, state and local governments sold a record amount of debt for the second consecutive year in 2025, with strategists forecasting another…
A robot swerved through the cafeteria of Rivian’s Palo Alto office, its shelves adorned with chilled canned coffees, until it suddenly stopped. Five minutes later, a man carefully pushed it out of the way, the words “I’m stuck” flashing yellow…
