To build the autonomous machines of the future, sometimes your model needs a model. Companies developing self-driving cars, robots manipulating the physical environment, or autonomous construction equipment collect thousands, if not millions, of hours of video data for evaluation and training. Organizing and cataloging that video is now a job for humans, who have to … Read more
Almost four years after launching a security feature called Lockdown Mode, Apple says it has yet to see a case where someone’s device was hacked with these additional security protections switched on. “We are not aware of any successful mercenary spyware attacks against a Lockdown Mode-enabled Apple device,” Apple spokesperson Sarah O’Rourke told TechCrunch on … Read more
For decades, humans have sought to harness the power of the stars to generate electricity here on Earth. And for nearly as long, achieving that goal always seemed just a decade away. Now, a slew of startups are closer than ever before and rushing to build fusion reactors capable of putting power on the grid. … Read more
Tech giants’ efforts to ramp up AI adoption in India may be about to hit a turning point, as companies end free promotions with hopes to convert the world’s fourth-largest economy into a windfall of paid subscribers. India became the world’s largest market for generative AI app downloads in 2025, according to market intelligence firm … Read more
Amid all the “is this a bubble?” talk about artificial intelligence, the supply chain and logistics industries have become breeding grounds for seemingly genuine uses of the technology. Flexport, Uber Freight, and dozens of startups are developing different applications and winning blue-chip customers. But while AI helps Fortune 500s pad their bottom line (and justify … Read more
When James Cox, the previous chief of Uber’s ride-share product, UberPool, left that firm in 2019, the Silicon Valley big had deserted its autonomous car improvement and offered off the division fully. Whereas UberPool had struggled to take maintain, Cox felt an enormous alternative had been missed: taking the core of UberPool’s tech and making … Read more
Two months in the past, Indian electrical motorbike startup Ultraviolette expanded into 10 European nations. Now, fueled with $21 million in an all-equity spherical led by the company enterprise arm of Japanese electronics big TDK Company, Ultraviolette is placing its growth plans into overdrive. The nine-year-old startup plans to develop its European footprint fourfold, enter … Read more
