The World Cup Is Days Away. So Why Can’t FIFA Sell Out Its Opening Matches?
According to FIFA, the World Cup is sold out. According to StubHub, it very much is not. Excitement is in the air, so what is going on?
The 5 Hidden Costs of Hiring a Virtual Assistant by Yourself — And Why an Agency Can Save You Money
hiring a VA directly may look cheaper, but hidden costs like recruitment time, bad hires, onboarding, cultural management and replacement risk often make a managed agency the lower-cost option overall.
Others
Jedify raises $24M to help companies arm AI agents with context on their business
The funding round was led by Norwest, with participation S Capital VC, Cerca Partners, and Oceans Ventures. Snowflake Ventures also participated as a strategic investor.
Decart’s new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats
Decart is launching Oasis 3, a real-time world model that generates photorealistic driving environments for autonomous vehicle testing, now available via API for developers to build on.
Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends
Users under 16 years old will get a separate profile to show Stories and Spotlight posts to friends that they follow back.
Why everyone’s an energy company now
Electricity demand from AI data centers is pushing everyone — including automakers like GM and Ford — into the energy storage business.
Avalanche’s desktop fusion reactor delivers blistering-hot plasma
Fusion power startup Avalanche Energy said its reactor prototype heated a plasma to over 10 million degrees C.
Waymo says it built a better benchmark for comparing robotaxis to humans
Waymo created a new computer model to help it better understand how humans behave in crash scenarios that its robotaxis encounter.
Meta signs first AI data center deal in India with Reliance
The 168-megawatt facility will support Meta’s global AI computing needs and can be expanded over time.
Top Lucid Motors executive departs amid new CEO’s leadership shakeup
The exec, Emad Dlala, has left just a few months after being promoted to SVP of engineering and digital, TechCrunch has learned.
Google just fired a warning shot in the AI subscription price wars
Google just made it significantly cheaper to enjoy its budget AI subscription tier.