Humane’s Ai Pin up close
A few hours after this morning’s big unveil, Humane opened its doors to a handful of press. Located in a nondescript building in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood, the office is home to the startup’s hardware design
The watermelon emoji isn’t just TikTok speak for Palestine
On Instagram, infographics about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza are punctuated with the watermelon emoji. In captions of TikTok videos calling for a ceasefire, the emoji replaces words like “Palestine” and “Gaza.”
Geely’s Zeekr gears up for US IPO, but China influence remains a concern
If Zeekr’s IPO goes through, it’ll be the first major Chinese listing in the country in nearly two years, following China’s effective ban of foreign IPOs. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal
Launch contracts are “basically worthless” until a rocket is proven and flying, Rocket Lab CEO says
Rocket Lab is waiting until Neutron is more technically mature before signing launch contracts with customers, CEO Peter Beck told investors on Wednesday. The statements provided an inside look on how the space
Maine government says data breach affects 1.3 million residents
The government of Maine has confirmed over a million state residents had personal information stolen in a data breach earlier this year by a Russia-backed ransomware gang. In a statement published Thursday, the
Tumblr to run on skeleton crew as parent company Automattic absorbs staff
According to a leaked memo, Tumblr’s longterm financial woes have reached a breaking point. Aside from a skeleton crew of essential workers in departments like trust and safety, the majority of Tumblr’s 139 workers
Archer Aviation aims to launch all-electric air taxi service in India in 2026
Archer Aviation, the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle startup, has partnered with India’s travel and hospitality conglomerate InterGlobe Enterprises to launch an all-electric air taxi service in
Ghost, now OpenAI-backed, claims LLMs will overcome self-driving setbacks — but experts are skeptical
It’s not hyperbolic to say that the self-driving car industry is facing a reckoning. Just this week, Cruise recalled its entire fleet of autonomous cars after a grisly accident involving a pedestrian that led the
European Space Agency signs agreement with Starlab developers to secure ongoing access to low Earth orbit
The European Space Agency has signed a new agreement with the developers of the Starlab commercial space station, with the aim of establishing a “sustained access to space for Europe,” the groups said in a
TikTokers are sharing Palestinian family recipes to raise money for aid
“This is Palestinian falafel, and this is my Palestinian grandmother,” TikTok creator Vegan Bodegacat says in a voiceover as her grandmother blends soaked chickpeas with fresh parsley, then scoops the mixture into