Shernaz Daver is small in stature but big in influence. Over three decades in Silicon Valley, she has mastered the art of getting anyone on the phone with a simple text like “Can you call me?” or “Let’s talk tomorrow.”…
For San Francisco startup Point One Navigation, the importance of location extends far beyond real estate. Investors clearly agree. The company, which develops precise location technology, has raised thirty-five million dollars in a Series C funding round led by Khosla…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused the content monetization startup Curastory of overstating its revenue to investors and misrepresenting its true client numbers. According to paperwork seen by TechCrunch, this led to a settlement with the SEC. As a…
We have all felt the creeping suspicion that something we are reading was written by a large language model, but it is remarkably difficult to pin down. For a few months last year, many became convinced that specific words could…
Gemini will replace Google Assistant in Android Auto, the smartphone projection technology found in millions of vehicles. Google announced the change on Thursday. The rollout will begin for Android Auto users who have already upgraded from Google Assistant to Gemini…
Wispr, the voice AI company, is seeing significant traction with its dictation app, Wispr Flow. After three months of use, the average user writes more than half of their characters through the app. The startup has also reached 270 of…
Another fire has broken out at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego, New York. This facility supplies sheet metal for Ford’s trucks, including the all-electric F-150 Lightning. The four-alarm fire started on Thursday morning and was still burning at the…
Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services has secured one billion dollars from private equity firm TPG. This investment is part of a multi-year, two billion dollar project to build a network of gigawatt-scale data centers in the country. The project,…
Spotify is making it easier for users to switch from other streaming services. On Thursday, the company announced an integration with TuneMyMusic, a tool that can transfer playlists from other streaming services directly into a user’s Spotify library. This new…
Samsung Display and China’s BOE Technology, a supplier of OLED displays for Apple devices, have agreed to settle a patent lawsuit concerning OLED technology. A spokesperson at Samsung Display confirmed to TechCrunch that the two companies have agreed fair technological…
