Welcome back to week in review! I’m karyne levy, techcrunch’s deputy managing editor, and I’ll be written this newsletter from here on out. Thrilled to be here! This week we’re checking out everything at sxsw; Waymo’s expansion into silicon valley; Intel’s New Ceo; Tiktok’s new suitor; And why Deepsek Isn’T Taking VC Money. Let’s get … Read more
Welcome back to Techcrunch Mobility – Your Central Hub For News and Insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free – just click Techcrunch Mobility, For Regular Readers of Techcrunch Mobility, You May Be Wondering, “Why did this newsletter land in my inbox on Friday?” Folks, we’re moving days in an effort … Read more
Welcome back to Techcrunch Mobility – Your Central Hub For News and Insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free – just click Techcrunch Mobility, For Regular Readers of Techcrunch Mobility, You May Be Wondering, “Why did this newsletter land in my inbox on Friday?” Folks, we’re moving days in an effort … Read more
We’ve all experienced that moment of frustration when the gps glitches and you miss an exit on the highway. The team at Tern AiWhich is building a low-cost gps alternative, say that that’s trust the current technology is limited by its relays on satellite positioning. Tern ai says it has figured out how to locate … Read more
In the same way that genome sequencing determines the genetic makeup of an organism, bryan johnson – the investment and founder behind the Don’t Die Movement – Wants to start “foodome” sequencing. “We’re going to sequence the US ‘Foodome, which means 20% of foods that constitute 80% of the american diet based on stuff we … Read more
When Bluesky Ceo Jay Graber Took the SXSW Stage This week, she managed to make fun of mark zuckerberg without mentioning meta at all. Her Black T-Shirt was Emblazoned With Black Text Stretching Across the Chest and Sleeves, Similar to the style of A t-shirt that the billionaire founder wore at an event last year. … Read more
Rumman Chowdhuri, A Data Scientist, Nonprofit Founder, And Former Director of Twitter’s Machine Ethics Team, Had Strong Words for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency Efficiency (DOGE) during an sxsw panel on thures, “When your funding is freed and you do’t know if you’re gonna be fird, and there’s this, like, absolutely unhinged … Read more
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna Says That, Despite The Trump Administration’s Attacks on globalismGlobal trade isn’t dead. In Fact, He Thinks That The Us’s Key to Growth will be embracing an International Exchange of Goods. So, I actually am a firm believer – I think it goes all the way back to the economists who studed … Read more
Speaking at the SXSW Conference In Austin on Monday, Bluesky Ceo Jay Graber Says The Social Network has been working on a framework for user consent over how they want their data to be used for generative ai. The Public Nature of Bluesky’s Social Network has already allowed others to train their ai systems on … Read more
Two Initiatives to create a more open web, where users are in control of their own digital identifies and data, may be coming togethr. At SXSW 2025, Entrepreneur Frank McCourt, Whose Project Liberty is developing open internet infrastructure (and is Throwing its hat in the ring as a potential buyer for tiktok), Announced that his … Read more