Uber sells off its entire stake in Serve Robotics
Uber has sold its entire stake in autonomous delivery robot company Serve Robotics, a divestiture that reportedly caught Serve off guard as the two companies' partnership frayed.
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605 storiesKyoto Fusioneering to build fuel-breeding device at Oak Ridge
Japan-based fusion supplier Kyoto Fusioneering has landed U.S. Department of Energy and Tennessee grants to build a prototype fuel-breeding device, Unity-3, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and is moving its U.S. headquarters there.
Clicks' Power Keyboard brings BlackBerry-style typing to any phone, with tradeoffs
Clicks Technology has begun shipping its $99 Power Keyboard, a MagSafe-compatible slide-out keyboard for smartphones, with 75% of first-batch preorders shipped as of last week.
Discovered Materials raises $9M to find cooler chip materials
Discovered Materials raised a $9 million seed round to use swarms of AI agents and physics simulations to find new materials that keep AI chips from overheating.
Kindle Scribe Colorsoft impresses but isn't a must-have, review finds
A two-month review found the $630 Kindle Scribe Colorsoft fun to use but too large and expensive to be a must-have for most readers.
Wacom's MovinkPad 11 is a fun, midpriced entry point for digital artists
Wacom's MovinkPad 11, an 11.45-inch Android tablet for digital art, costs $500 — a midrange price between budget and professional options, per a TechCrunch review.
Computer maker Framework notifies 'all customers' of a data breach
Framework has notified all customers that hackers stole their names, emails, phone numbers, and addresses in a breach at vendor Metabase.
SpaceX's Terafab chip plant will run on natural gas, not Tesla solar
SpaceX said it will build natural gas power plants and battery arrays to power its planned Terafab chip factory in Texas, notably without mentioning solar power.
OpenAI's AI smart speaker could cost $300 to $400, Bloomberg reports
OpenAI's donut-shaped AI hardware device, developed with Jony Ive's LoveFrom, could reportedly sell for $300 to $400 when it launches in 2027.
Why the $30K Fathom is unlikely to be Ford's next Taurus
Ford is betting its new Fathom EV pickup, starting under $30,000, can succeed even though it's unlikely to become a sales blockbuster like the Taurus or Explorer.
Tesla and SpaceX to invest $16.8B in Texas chip factory 'Terafab'
Tesla and SpaceX will invest $16.8 billion to begin building Terafab, a giant chip factory in Grimes County, Texas, that Musk calls the largest building on Earth.
Ford's electric truck Fathom will start at $28,350
Ford's next electric truck, Fathom, will start at $28,350 when it goes on sale in 2027, with deliveries beginning that fall.
Atoms hires ex-Uber finance chief Gautam Gupta as CFO
Travis Kalanick's robotics startup Atoms hired former Uber finance chief Gautam Gupta as CFO, continuing a pattern of ex-Uber hires weeks after its $1.7 billion raise.
Zoox to start charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas
Amazon-owned Zoox will begin charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on August 10, marking the start of its first commercial operations.
Anthropic is hiring an AI chip design team
Anthropic is building a team to design its own AI chips, co-designing hardware and models to run Claude faster and more efficiently.
Waymo drops the waitlist for its Dallas robotaxi service
Waymo has opened its robotaxi service in Dallas to all residents and visitors, dropping the waitlist it used since a February public launch that drew about 150,000 riders.
Snap CEO sidesteps Specs preorder questions on Q2 earnings call
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel dodged investor questions about preorder demand for the company's $2,195 Specs smart glasses on Monday's earnings call, weeks before the device's September launch event.
Global memory shortage squeezes Apple's MacBook Air supply
A global memory chip shortage driven by AI companies' demand is straining MacBook Air supply, with Apple raising prices, sourcing from Chinese suppliers, and delaying its back-to-school promotion, Bloomberg reports.
Uber's autonomous-vehicle empire now spans more than 30 companies
Uber has struck deals with more than 30 autonomous-vehicle companies in two years, building a global robotaxi network after abandoning its own self-driving program in 2020.
TechCrunch compares handheld mini fans from $13 to $149
TechCrunch tested four handheld fans, from Dyson and Shark's $99–$149 premium models to a $13 budget pick, and found price didn't decide the winner.