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Cruise clears key hurdle to getting robotaxis back on roads in California
Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, has agreed to pay a $112,500 fine for failing to provide full information about an accident involving one of its robotaxis […]
OpenAI buys Rockset to bolster its enterprise AI
OpenAI has acquired a company, Rocket, building tools to drive real-time search and data analytics. In a post on its official blog, OpenAI said that it would integrate […]
TikTok says U.S. ban violates the First Amendment right to free speech
TikTok has filed a legal brief arguing that the U.S. government’s ban violates the First Amendment right to free speech.
Best smartphone deal: Get a Google Pixel 7 Pro or Google Pixel 8 Pro smartphone on sale at Amazon and Best Buy
As of June 20, get the Google Pixel 7 Pro or Google Pixel 8 Pro smartphones at Amazon or Best Buy on sale.
Times & Galaxy: The Kotaku Review
A video game about being a journalist might hit a little close to home for me, a journalist whose job is to write about video games. And yet, I cannot get enough of Times & Galaxy’s news shenanigans.
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Switch Fans Call Metroid Prime 4 Its ‘Final Mission’ In Tribute
With a new Nintendo console looming over 2025, the Switch is in its twilight year. It looks like it’s going to have a pretty great send-off, but it’s always bittersweet leaving an old system behind for the next new thing. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will likely be one of the last big games Nintendo puts out for the…
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Daydream rakes in $50M seed funding to build an AI-powered search engine suited for e-commerce
For retailers, e-commerce is a bit of a puzzle at the moment. Online shopping trends are expected to stay strong this year, so companies can’t afford to curtail […]
This Week in AI: Generative AI is spamming up academic journals
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, generative AI is beginning to spam up academic publishing — a discouraging new development on […]