Recursive Superintelligence signs $410M compute deal with Amazon | TechCrunch

On Tuesday, the AI company Recursive Superintelligence announced a $410 million compute deal with Amazon Web…

Lyft and Baidu enter Londons robotaxi battleground as testing begins

Chinese tech giant Baidu has started testing autonomous vehicles in London as part of its partnership…

Apple launches Upgrade device leasing program in partnership with Klarna | TechCrunch

Apple is introducing a new leasing program in partnership with the “buy now, pay later” service…

Fish Audio raises $52M seed to build AI voice models for creators and enterprises | TechCrunch

The market for AI-generated voice models is massive. Creative use cases require AI voice models to…

WhatsApp now lets you make calls using its web app | TechCrunch

For years, WhatsApp calls have been supported only on the smartphone app or its native desktop…

Indias move against Jack Dorseys Bitchat sparks legal debate | TechCrunch

An apparent Indian government effort to remove GitHub repositories for Jack Dorsey’s offline Bluetooth-powered messaging app…

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a duress password during border search | TechCrunch

The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border authorities with a…

Volkswagen engineers charged with insider trading tied to Rivian joint venture | TechCrunch

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Volkswagen engineers with securities fraud for an alleged…

Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage | TechCrunch

Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friendis making its next big move. The company…

Travis Kalanicks robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z | TechCrunch

Travis Kalanick’s robotics company, Atoms, has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen…