Waymo ramps up robotaxi production at new Arizona factory
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/waymo-ramps-up-robotaxi-production-at-new-arizona-factory/
Uber and WeRide set their robotaxi sights on 15 more cities
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/uber-and-weride-set-their-robotaxi-sights-on-15-more-cities/
FTC bans hidden fees for live events and short-term rentals, effective May 12
People struggle to get useful health advice from chatbots, study finds
A stealth AI model beat DALL-E and Midjourney on a popular benchmark. Its creator just landed $30M.
Google accidentally reveals details about its new Android design language, Material 3 Expressive
Meet the companies racing to build quantum chips
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/meet-the-companies-racing-to-build-quantum-chips/
Here are Latin America’s biggest startups based on valuation
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/here-are-latin-americas-biggest-startups-based-on-valuation/
Anduril is working on the difficult AI-related task of real-time edge computing
What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/what-is-mistral-ai-everything-to-know-about-the-openai-competitor/
Layoffs hit General Fusion as the fusion power startup runs short on cash
Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the US government. Tesla is taking the hit.
YouTube is testing a discounted two-person Premium subscription tier
GlobalX, airline used for Trump deportations, gets hacked: report
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/globalx-airline-used-for-trump-deportations-gets-hacked-report/
11x CEO Hasan Sukkar steps down
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/11x-ceo-hasan-sukkar-steps-down/
OpenAI reverses course, says its nonprofit will remain in control of its business operations
Over 250 CEOs sign open letter supporting K-12 AI and computer science education
Google is making TV and movies to convince you that tech is not evil
Anthropic launches a program to support scientific research
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/anthropic-launches-a-program-to-support-scientific-research/
Apple appeals court decision that forced it to allow links to external payments in apps