For a long time, most Americans knew little about their local data center. These server farms have long been the invisible but critical backbone of the internet, rarely drawing interest from anyone outside the tech industry and certainly not becoming…
A federal judge blocked Texas from implementing a new age-verification law for app stores on Tuesday. In response, Apple announced it will pause its previously announced plans for the state as it continues to monitor the ongoing legal process. Apple…
The excitement for the European startup market was hard to ignore at the annual Slush conference in Helsinki last month. But the actual data on the state of the region’s venture market shows a different reality. The upshot is that…
While much of the hype in healthcare focuses on AI and robots, a more immediate and costly problem is operating room coordination. Hospitals lose between two to four hours of OR time each day. This loss is not due to…
Waymo appears to be testing the integration of Google’s Gemini AI chatbot into its robotaxis. This effort aims to create an AI assistant that would accompany riders and answer their questions, according to findings by researcher Jane Manchun Wong. While…
Waymo is shipping a software update to help its robotaxis navigate disabled traffic lights during power outages more decisively. The company explained the update in response to its self-driving vehicles getting stuck at intersections during a blackout in San Francisco…
Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app. The Italian Competition Authority made this ruling on Wednesday, stating it had found…
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We narrow those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and from them, the top 20 compete on the big stage for the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash…
A federal judge blocked Texas from implementing a new age verification law for app stores on Tuesday. In response, Apple announced it will pause its previously announced plans for the state as it continues to monitor the ongoing legal process.…
Mill may have started with households, but co-founder and CEO Matt Rogers says the food waste startup has long aspired to expand to commercial customers. This has been part of the company’s plan since its Series A funding round. Now,…
