Are corporations too influential?
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. This week, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about how some of the biggest companies in the world have as much — if not more — power
European VCs & tech firms sign open letter warning against over-regulation of AI in draft EU laws
Major tech founders, CEOs, VCs and industry giants across Europe have signed an open letter to the EU Commission, warning that Europe could miss out on the generative AI revolution if the EU passes laws stifling
Secretive hardware startup Humane’s first product is the Ai Pin
Humane, the startup launched by ex-Apple design and engineering duo Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, today revealed details about its first product: The Humane Ai Pin. It’s been a long time coming. Humane has
Solving The Last Mile of Retail Investing
Despite the convenience of commission free brokerages, retail investors are still hitting a roadblock when it comes to participating in the stock market. I conducted a survey of 100 active investors, and the result
Police want robotaxi video footage to help solve crimes
Police are starting to turn to robotaxis — specifically all of that footage captured by cameras — for video evidence to help solve crimes. While it might not be a trend quite yet, evidence suggests that the robotaxi
Twitter now requires an account to view tweets
If you’re not logged into your Twitter account and try to view a tweet, you’ll be presented with a sign in screen. And if you don’t want to have an account on the bird app, too bad! Twitter hasn’t commented on this
AI is not a panacea for software development
Brett Stevens Contributor Share on Twitter Software.com co-founder Brett Stevens was previously part of the product marketing team at Delphix, a API-first data platform for the multi-cloud. He holds a Bachelor of
TechCrunch+ roundup: Vertical AI, crypto losses decline, machine learning investor survey
According to Paris Heymann, a partner at Index Ventures, the current wave of AI-powered products and services can be sorted into three layers: Foundational models AI infrastructure AI applications “Some of these
As Apple reaches $3T, it’s time to shake up the Big Tech club
Today, Apple saw its market cap pass the $3 trillion threshold. The iPhone maker has reached that landmark before but has never managed to hang on to it through the end of a trading day. But this morning, with its
GM buys software startup that predicts EV battery fires
General Motors said Friday it has acquired Algolion, an Israel-based software startup that can detect potential hazards in battery cells. Financial terms were not disclosed. The automaker did say that Algolion six