Aurora and Volvo unveil self-driving truck designed for a driverless future
A new self-driving truck — manufactured by Volvo and loaded with autonomous vehicle tech developed by Aurora Innovation — could be on public highways as early as this summer. The Volvo VNL Autonomous...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/aurora-volvo-unveil-self-driving-truck-driverless-future/
Aurora unveils self-driving truck with Volvo
A new self-driving truck — manufactured by Volvo and loaded with autonomous vehicle tech developed by Aurora Innovation — could be on public highways as early as this summer. The Volvo VNL Autonomous...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/aurora-unveils-self-driving-truck-with-volvo/
ETF Partners raises €284M for climate startups that will be effective quickly — not 20 years down the road
The European venture capital firm raised its fourth fund as fund as climate tech "comes of age."
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Scarlett Johansson says that OpenAI approached her to use her voice
"When I heard the released demo, I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine."
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Microsoft wants to make Windows an AI operating system, launches Copilot+ PCs
Copilot, Microsoft's brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/microsoft-build-2024-windows-ai-operating-system-copilot-plus-pcs/
Microsoft Build 2024: All the AI and hardware products Microsoft announced
Copilot, Microsoft's brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience.
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TechCrunch Space: Star(side)liner
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. For those who haven’t heard, the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been pushed back yet again to no earlier than May 25. From NASA: “The...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/techcrunch-space-starsideliner/
These 81 robotics companies are hiring
When I attended Automate in Chicago a few weeks back, multiple people thanked me for TechCrunch’s semi-regular robotics job report. It’s always edifying to get that feedback in person. While it’s true...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/these-81-robotics-companies-are-hiring/
VinFast crash that killed family of four now under federal investigation
The top vehicle safety regulator in the U.S. has launched a formal probe into an April crash involving the all-electric VinFast VF8 SUV that claimed the lives of a family of four, TechCrunch has learn...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/vinfast-nhtsa-investigation-fatal-crash-family-fire/
NYC-Dublin real time video portal reopens with some fixes to prevent inappropriate behavior
When putting a video portal in a public park in the middle of New York City, some inappropriate behavior will likely occur. The Portal, the vision of Lithuanian artist and entrepreneur Benediktas Gyly...
Contour Venture Partners, an early investor in Datadog and Movable Ink, lowers the target for its fifth fund
Longtime New York-based seed investor, Contour Venture Partners, is making progress on its latest flagship fund after lowering its target. The firm closed on $42 million, raised from 64 backers, for C...
Meta’s Oversight Board takes its first Threads case
Meta’s Oversight Board has now extended its scope to include the company’s newest platform, Instagram Threads. Designed as an independent appeals board that hears cases and then makes precedent-settin...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/metas-oversight-board-takes-its-first-threads-case/
SeekOut, a recruiting startup last valued at $1.2 billion, lays off 30% of its workforce
The company says it's refocusing and prioritizing fewer initiatives that will have the biggest impact on customers and add value to the business.
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/seekout-layoffs-30percent-talent-search-tigerglobal/
ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm. What started as a tool to hyper-charge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/chatgpt-everything-to-know-about-the-ai-chatbot/
UK’s autonomous vehicle legislation becomes law, paving the way for first driverless cars by 2026
The U.K.’s self-proclaimed “world-leading” regulations for self-driving cars are now official, after the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act received royal assent — the final rubber stamp any legislation must...
Disrupt Audience Choice vote closes Friday
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is not just about groundbreaking innovations, insightful panels, and visionary speakers — it’s also about listening to YOU, the audience, and what you feel is top of mind for t...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/disrupt-audience-choice-vote-closes-friday/
Rollup wants to be the hardware engineer’s workhorse
Hard tech startups generate a lot of buzz, but there’s a growing cohort of companies building digital tools squarely focused on making hard tech development faster, more efficient, and — well, a whole...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/rollup-wants-to-be-the-hardware-engineers-workhorse/
Fintech lender Solo Funds is being sued again by the government over its lending practices
SoLo Funds CEO Travis Holoway: “Regulators seem driven by press releases when they should be motivated by true consumer protection and empowering equitable solutions.”
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Google launches a new Android feature to drive users back into their installed apps
Google says the new SDK would help Google expand on its core mission of connecting the right audience to the right content at the right time.
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Jolla debuts privacy-focused AI hardware
Jolla has taken the official wraps off the first version of its personal server-based AI assistant in the making. The reborn startup is building a privacy-focused AI device — aka the Jolla Mind2, whic...