Europe unveils tech sovereignty package amid growing concerns over reliance on U.S. tech: We want to be sure nobody has a kill switch

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a slew of rules intended to bolster homegrown chips, AI…

Ultrahuman says hackers accessed customers wellness data via internal tool | TechCrunch

Wearable health tech startup Ultrahuman said hackers gained unauthorized access to customers’ wellness data after stealing…

SpaceX is worth less than half of its $1.75 trillion IPO target, Morningstar says

A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks sits outside the Starbase Build Site at SpaceX’s South Texas testing…

Substacks new Reply Rules feature lets creators control how people respond | TechCrunch

Substack announced on Wednesday a new feature called “Reply Rules,” designed to give creators greater control…

Exclusive: Carvana ties up with Bezos-backed Slate Auto as it plans new car sales | TechCrunch

Carvana has been granted the option to invest in Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed…

Lovable signs multiyear deal with Google Cloud to up usage 5x, source says | TechCrunch

Lovable and Google announced an expanded multiyear collaboration on Wednesday. Lovable, the fast-growing Stockholm vibe-coding startup,…

Exclusive: Uber to deploy 500 data-collection vehicles this year

Uber revealed on Wednesday a prototype car that it plans to use to scoop up real-world…

Defense tech is flooded with money, but whos built to last? | TechCrunch

Defense tech is red hot right now.On the sensorandMach Industriesjust doubled and quadrupled their valuations, respectively,and…

Googles Dreambeans, its weirdest-named AI tool to date, will turn your life into a cartoon | TechCrunch

Google Labs, the tech giant’s team devoted to experimental product design, has launched a new AI-fueled…

Meet Wander, a StumbleUpon-inspired tool for discovering the small web | TechCrunch

As search becomes increasingly dominated by AI summaries and commercial content, people are experimenting and coming…