Happy Friday and welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central source for news, analysis, and exclusive scoops on the future of transportation. I was disappointed to miss Monterey Car Week this year, especially with the number of exciting reveals I…
Elon Musk’s xAI has made an older version of its AI model Grok available on the open source platform Hugging Face. This release specifically includes the model weights used to shape Grok 2.5. Musk announced the news on X, stating…
When Amazon hired the founders of AI startup Adept last year, it was one of the first examples of what became known as a reverse acquihire. This type of deal involves a large company hiring key startup team members and…
OpenAI has issued a warning about unauthorized investment opportunities that claim to offer exposure to the company. The warning specifically highlights special purpose vehicles, known as SPVs, as one method being used. The company urges the public to be cautious…
On Friday afternoon, Intel officially announced an agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration. This followed a statement from Trump that the government would be taking a 10% stake in the struggling chipmaker. While Intel states the government is making an…
As AI technology becomes more integrated into the enterprise, Apple is introducing new tools that provide businesses with greater control over how and where employees use artificial intelligence. With software updates arriving in September, the tech giant is adding an…
Social networking startup Bluesky has decided to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi rather than comply with a new age assurance law. In a blog post published on Friday, the company explained that as a small…
It is hard to find programmers these days who are not using AI coding assistants in some capacity, especially to write repetitive and mundane bits of code. However, those who refused to try the tools at Coinbase faced immediate consequences.…
Meta is partnering with Midjourney to license the startup’s AI image and video generation technology. Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang announced the partnership on Friday in a post on Threads. Wang stated that Meta’s research teams will collaborate with…
The U.S. government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel, President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday. The news pushed the semiconductor chip company’s stock up more than 7%. Trump stated that Intel has agreed to the proposal, while…
