DJI loses lawsuit over classification as Chinese military company
A federal judge has rejected drone maker DJI’s efforts to get off a Department of Defense list of Chinese military companies.
The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…
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TechCrunch Mobility: Self-driving trucks startup Kodiak goes public and a shake-up at Hyundai’s Supernal
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Do EA buyout talks hint at bigger industry troubles?
Why is Electronic Arts, one of the biggest names in the video game business, reportedly in talks to go private?
Lootlock protects kids from overspending on gaming and will be presenting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
The gaming industry notoriously targets kids for in-app purchases. Lootlock gives parents granular control over kids game spending.
Wiz chief technologist Ami Luttwak on how AI is transforming cyberattacks
Ami Luttwak, CTO of Wiz, breaks down how AI is changing cybersecurity, why startups shouldn’t write a single line of code before thinking about security, and opportunities for upstarts in the industry.
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Beware coworkers who produce AI-generated ‘workslop’
Researchers at consulting firm BetterUp Labs, in collaboration with Stanford Social Media Lab, have coined a new term to describe low-quality, AI-generated work
AI startup Friend spent more than $1M on all those subway ads
If you’ve been on the New York subway recently, you’ve probably seen stark white ads promoting a wearable AI device called Friend.
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