OpenAI said the new Norway-based datacenter comes as the European Union races to achieve AI sovereignty by investing in data center and compute power.
How founders are ditching VC norms and finding capital on their own terms at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, a candid conversation is coming to the Builder Stage — one that unpacks what startup funding looks like beyond the venture capital echo chamber. Funding routes that don’t start in the Valley Founders today have more capital paths than ever. But how […]
Ford to reveal more about its new low-cost electric vehicles on August 11
Jim Farley, Ford’s CEO, has touted this as a “Model T moment” — but the first of these new EVs won’t come out until 2027.
Waymo’s Tekedra Mawakana on the truth behind autonomous vehicles at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Autonomous vehicles have long been touted as “just around the corner,” but the reality of what it takes to bring self-driving cars to the streets is anything but simple. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana joins the Disrupt Stage for a wide-ranging conversation on […]
Google is experimenting with machine-learning powered age estimation tech in the U.S.
Google will use machine learning and user data to estimate age of users in the U.S.
Girls+Sports: using law and data to address gender inequality in school sports
[[{“value”:” Girls+Sports: using law and data to address gender inequality in school sports Published: Although laws in Canada forbid discrimination in schools, barriers to participation in school sports still exist – especially for girls. Dr Jennifer Orange, a human rights lawyer at Toronto Metropolitan University, is using data to investigate gender disparities in sports opportunities across Toronto schools. Through the…
Uber Eats now lets merchants message customers about their orders
With the new Live order chat feature, merchants can message with customers in real-time to do things like confirm replacements for sold out items, clarify special requests, and check in on dietary or allergy preferences.
Proton releases a new app for two-factor authentication
Proton has a free new authenticator apps, which is available cross-platform with end-to-end encryption protection for data.
GitHub Copilot crosses 20 million all-time users
One of the most popular AI coding tools on the market added five million users in the last three months.
Kleiner Perkins-backed Ambiq pops on IPO debut
The 15-year-old chipmaker saw its shares climb 61% above its IPO price by the close of its first trading day.