June 21, 2025

Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism

Paul Pope has written and drawn some of the most gorgeous comics of the twenty-first century — from “Batman: Year 100,” in which Batman challenges a dystopian surveillance state, to “Battling Boy,” with its adolescent god proving his mettle by fighting giant monsters. But it’s been more than a decade since Pope’s last major comics […]

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Robot delivery firm Kiwibot buys Taipei chipmaker, citing US/China tensions

April 4, 2024

Bay Area/Colombia-based delivery robotics firm Kiwibot this week announced that it has acquired Auto Mobility Solutions. The Taipei firm produces chips specifically for the world of robotics and autonomous driving. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Kiwi founder and CEO Felipe Chávez Cortés does, however, tell TechCrunch that rising tensions between the U.S. […]

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Women in AI: Emilia Gómez at the EU started her AI career with music

April 4, 2024

To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that often goes unrecognized. Read more profiles here. […]

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Top 3 REITs Fueling Market Gains

April 4, 2024
Population growth and urbanization trends are fueling the need for retail properties. Moreover, the central bank’s anticipated interest rate cuts this year could amplify growth opportunities for REITs. To that…

DataStax acquires the startup behind low-code AI builder Langflow

April 4, 2024

DataStax made a name for itself by commercializing the open source Apache Cassandra NoSQL database, but these days, the company’s focus is squarely on using its database chops to build a “one-stop GenAI stack.” One of the first building blocks for this was to bring vector search capabilities to its hosted Astra DB service last […]

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