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AI
Cloudflare’s new marketplace lets websites charge AI bots for scraping
Maxwell Zeff
Cloudflare announced plans on Monday to launch a marketplace in the next year where website owners can sell AI model providers access to scrape their site’s content. The marketplace is…
Transportation
Thor and Harbinger’s new hybrid RV will let you spend more time at the campsite
Sean O'Kane
Legacy automakers are experiencing a sort of existential crisis as they grapple with whether to stick to plans to go all-electric or hedge with hybrids. This sudden appetite for options…
Apps
The new Reeder app is built for RSS, YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon and more
Ivan Mehta
For the longest time, RSS readers have followed an “Inbox Zero” design philosophy by showing an unread count against each source. If you have more than a dozen feeds plugged…
Climate
David Energy is going up against Goliath energy incumbents
Rebecca Szkutak
James McGinniss has been obsessed with decarbonization and the energy grid since he was a high schooler over a decade ago. Now, his startup David Energy has a lofty goal:…
Enterprise
Kestra raises another $8M for its open-source orchestration platform
Romain Dillet
Data orchestration platform Kestra just raised an $8 million funding round led by Alven, with existing investors Isai and Axeleo participating once again.
Startups
Jump raises $12M to help freelancers get benefits just like employees
Romain Dillet
Jump offers full-time contracts to freelancers looking for some stability and the benefits involved with a full-time job.
Venture
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has been planning his comeback
Anthony Ha
A new Financial Times profile of Masayoshi Son opens with SoftBank’s CEO seeming to hit bottom, staring at his “ugly” face on Zoom and telling himself, “I have done nothing…
Enterprise
Matt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a ‘cancer to WordPress’ and urges community to switch providers
Paul Sawers
Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg unleashed a scathing attack on a rival firm this week, calling WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress.” Mullenweg criticized the company — which…
Synex founder, once detained at the border with an 80-pound magnet, is building portable MRIs to test glucose
Margaux MacColl
Synex Medical just raised $21.8 million to build a portable MRI capable of testing glucose and other important molecules without the need to extract blood.
AI
Yup, Jony Ive is working on an AI device startup with OpenAI
Anthony Ha
Jony Ive, the legendary designer who left his full-time role at Apple five years ago, is working on a new startup with OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. The collaboration…
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Transportation
Pedego’s Cargo e-bike: Sporty, stylish and powerful for $4,000
Rebecca Bellan
The Pedego’s Cargo e-bike is marketed as a powerful and sporty ride that’s geared towards parents toting kids around town and anyone who needs to schlep heavy gear. I spent…
Startups
Ibotta’s CEO explains why startups shouldn’t try to time the IPO market
Rebecca Szkutak
The IPO market has not roared back in 2024 as many investors hoped it would — not yet, at least. Elevated interest rates (this week’s 50 bps rate cut notwithstanding)…
Apps
A guide to iOS 18’s hidden features and smaller updates
Ivan Mehta
We put together a list of some of our favorite under-the-radar features that you might have missed.
Featured Article
Linus Torvalds explains why aging Linux developers are a good thing
Linux’s luminary linchpin, Linus Torvalds, says that despite longstanding reports of burnout in the open source software development realm, Linux is as strong as ever.
Paul Sawers
Security
The TechCrunchCyber Glossary
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Zack Whittaker
This glossary includes some of the most common terms and expressions we use in our articles, and explanations of how — and why — we use them.
Featured Article
Some startups are going ‘fair source’ to avoid the pitfalls of open source licensing
The fair source concept is designed to help companies align themselves with the “open” software development sphere, without encroaching into existing licensing landscapes.
Paul Sawers
AI
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces $120M fund for global AI education
Anthony Ha
Speaking Saturday at the UN Summit of the Future, Google CEO Sundar Pichai described AI as “the most transformative technology yet” and announced a new fund for AI education and…
Social
X reverses course in Brazil
Anthony Ha
It seems that Elon Musk-owned social network X (formerly Twitter) is backing down from a confrontation with Brazil’s Supreme Court. The New York Times reported on a new court filing…
Social
Amazon says no to remote work
Cody Corrall
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is calling for a full return to office at the start of 2025. For the last 15 months, employees have been expected to work in the…
Hardware
Qualcomm may be trying to buy Intel
Anthony Ha
Chipmaker Qualcomm is trying to buy rival Intel, according to multiple reports. The Wall Street Journal broke the news late Friday that Qualcomm had approached Intel about a takeover. The…
