AI chatbots are 'juicing engagement' instead of being useful, Instagram co-founder warns |

2:54 PM PDT · May 2, 2025 Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom says AI companies are trying too hard to “juice engagement” by pestering their users…

Mobility: Aurora launches its driverless commercial trucking service, and a surprise bidder joins Canoo’s bankruptcy case |

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just…

Google will soon start letting kids under 13 use its Gemini chatbot |

Later this year, Boston Dynamics plans to put its all-electric humanoid Atlas robot to work in a Hyundai factory. The new version of the bot,…

One of Google's recent Gemini AI models scores worse on safety |

A recently released Google AI model scores worse on certain safety tests than its predecessor, according to the company’s internal benchmarking. In a technical report…

Apple and Anthropic reportedly partner to build an AI coding platform |

In Brief Posted: 11:49 AM PDT · May 2, 2025 Apple and Anthropic are teaming up to build a “vibe-coding” software platform that will use…

Uber's latest autonomous vehicle partner? Chinese startup Momenta |

In Brief Posted: 11:12 AM PDT · May 2, 2025 Uber announced Friday yet another autonomous vehicle partnership as it leverages its dominant ride-hail and…

Week in Review: Apple won't raise prices — yet |

Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got lots of news for you today: Amazon earnings, Apple earnings, ChatGPT sycophancy, Alibaba’s AI models, and much…

Tesla board member Joe Gebbia actually bought some stock |

Apr 28, 2025 By Stephanie Simone Couchbase and Arize AI are partnering to bring robust monitoring, evaluation, and optimization capabilities to AI-driven applications—delivering a powerful…

Meta previews an API for its Llama AI models |

Powering any successful business is a robust data management strategy, where data quality and data governance reign supreme. According to DBTA subscribers, 60% reported that…

Near Space Labs nabs $20M to take its high-res imaging Swift robots into the stratosphere |

Apr 24, 2025 By Stephanie Simone Rapid7, a leader in extended risk and threat detection, is introducing Intelligence Hub, an integrated threat intelligence solution designed…