The year data centers went from backend to center stage
There was a time when most Americans had little to no knowledge about their local…
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The 9 top biotech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications…
The European startup market’s data doesn’t match its energy — yet
The excitement for the European startup market was hard to ignore at the annual Slush…
Waymo explains why its robotaxis got stuck during the SF blackout
Waymo is shipping a software update to help its robotaxis navigate disabled traffic lights during…
Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxis
Waymo appears to be testing adding Google’s Gemini AI chatbot to its robotaxis in an…
How Mill closed the deal with Amazon and Whole Foods
Mill may have started with households, but co-founder and CEO Matt Rogers says the food…
How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI
If you’re a parent with young children, then you’ll probably hear this a lot on…
Pirate group Anna’s Archive says it has scraped 86 million songs from Spotify
Pirate activist group Anna’s Archive says it has scraped the entirety of Spotify’s music library…
Inside Uzbekistan’s nationwide license plate surveillance system
Across Uzbekistan, a network of about a hundred banks of high-resolution roadside cameras continuously scan…
Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech
Developers and companies are increasingly deploying AI agents and chatbots within their apps, but so…