42 m. ago This Week: Green Mobility, Bikes on BART, Smart City Cycling

This Week: Green Mobility, Bikes on BART, Smart City Cycling  Streetsblog San Francisco

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75 m. ago Instagram updates its Map feature to make it easier to tell if you’re sharing your location

Instagram is adding a more prominent indicator at the top of the Map to remind users whether or not they’re sharing their location.

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82 m. ago Inside Microsoft’s AI bet with CTO Kevin Scott at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to share how one of the world’s largest technology companies is navigating the AI revolution and what it means for startups and the future of innovation. Register now to join.

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1 hour ago TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 exhibit tables are selling out fast and time is running out

Exhibit tables at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 are almost gone. We expanded the floor two weeks ago due to hot demand — and those extra tables are nearly sold out. Secure your table before competitors do.

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2 h. ago AMD to supply 6GW of compute capacity to OpenAI in chip deal worth tens of billions

AMD has signed a multi-year chip supply deal with OpenAI that could generate tens of billions in revenue for the chipmaker, helping accelerate its momentum in the AI industry. 

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5 h. ago Firefly leans into its defense ambitions with $855M SciTec acquisition

Firefly Aerospace has agreed to buy defense analytics firm SciTec for about $855 million in cash and stock as the company tries to push deeper into the national security market.

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8 h. ago In Ashes of Amazon Fight, Tensions Emerge in Huge Bet on N.Y.C. Housing

Years ago, progressives defeated a plan to build an Amazon warehouse in Queens. Now a new kind of development is gaining their support.

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11 h. ago Heidi Health raises $65M Series B led by Steve Cohen’s Point72

Heidi Health raised a $65 million Series B led by Steven Cohen’s Point72.

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11 h. ago Heidi Health raises $65M Series B led by Steve Cohen’s Point72 Private Investments

Heidi Health raised a $65 million Series B led by Steven Cohen’s Point72 Private Investments.

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19 h. ago Trump plans to federalize 300 troops in Chicago, as judge blocks a similar mobilization in Oregon

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson confirmed that the president authorized using the Illinois National Guard members, citing what she called “ongoing violent riots and lawlessness” that local leaders have not quelled. The post Trump plans to federalize 300 troops in Chicago, as judge blocks a similar mobilization in Oregon appeared first on Boston.com.

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21 h. ago Suspect arrested after threats against TikTok’s Culver City headquarters

Police say they have arrested a suspect allegedly connected to multiple online threats that led TikTok to evacuate its headquarters near Los Angeles on Friday.

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23 h. ago OpenAI and Jony Ive may be struggling to figure out their AI device

OpenAI and Jony Ive reportedly face significant technical challenges as they work to develop a screen-less, AI-powered device.

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23 h. ago TechCrunch Mobility: Toyota makes a $1.5B bet on the startup ecosystem

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

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24 h. ago The Reinforcement Gap — or why some AI skills improve faster than others  

AI tasks that work well with reinforcement learning are getting better fast — and threatening to leave the rest of the industry behind.

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26 h. ago Why did Amazon bet billions on ‘Patagonia’ pickups? Rivian’s RJ Scaringe

Why did Amazon bet billions on ‘Patagonia’ pickups? Rivian’s RJ Scaringe  The Seattle Times

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42 h. ago Newsom signs bill giving Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize

Drivers for ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft will soon have the right to unionize in California as independent contractors, thanks to a bill signed Friday by Governor Gavin Newsom.

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43 h. ago If you’re not an AI startup, good luck raising money from VCs

New PitchBook data illustrates how dramatically AI is dominating startup investment, with 2025 on-track to become the first year when AI accounts for more than half of all VC money invested.

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45 h. ago Anker offered Eufy camera owners $2 per video for AI training

Hundreds of Eufy customers have donated hundreds of thousands of videos to train the company’s AI systems.

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48 h. ago Event startup Partiful wasn’t stripping GPS locations from user

The event planning startup, which has raised over $27M from a16z and others, fixed the bug after TechCrunch found that Partiful was not removing granular location data from users' profile photos.

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48 h. ago Review & setlist: What the world needs now is more David Byrnes

The former Talking Heads frontman brought his mobile ensemble to the Wang for a life-affirming romp. The post Review & setlist: What the world needs now is more David Byrnes appeared first on Boston.com.

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