- July 18, 2025
Why a Y Combinator startup tackling AI agents for Windows gave up and pivoted
A startup called Pig.dev that participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch was working on a potentially revolutionary idea: AI agentic tech to control a
Beeper’s all-in-one messaging app relaunches with an on-device model and premium upgrades
Multi-service messaging app Beeper, which allows people to connect to all their chat apps from one interface, is relaunching its app on Wednesday to offer
Meta built its AI reputation on openness — that may be changing
Top members of Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab discussed pivoting away from the company’s powerful open-source AI model, Behemoth, and instead developing a closed model, reports
A United Nations research institute created an AI refugee avatar
A research institute connected to the United Nations has created two AI-powered avatars designed to teach people about refugee issues. 404 Media wrote about an
AWS is launching an AI agent marketplace next week with Anthropic as a partner
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching an AI agent marketplace next week and Anthropic is one of its partners, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The AWS
Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more
Also Inc., the micromobility startup spun out of Rivian earlier this year, has raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital, according to a new report from
‘Improved’ Grok criticizes Democrats and Hollywood’s ‘Jewish executives’
On Friday morning, Elon Musk declared, “We have improved @Grok significantly. You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.” While Musk didn’t say
Microsoft is closing its local operations in Pakistan
Microsoft is closing its operations in Pakistan, marking the end of a 25-year presence in the South Asian nation. The Redmond-based company on Friday told
Lucid sales inch forward as EV maker pushes to ramp Gravity production
Lucid delivered 3,309 vehicles in the second quarter, a 6% increase in sales from the previous period and a new sales record for the EV
Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech
Just a few days after launching a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, Tesla pulled off an additional stunt meant to show off the progress
