Florida draft law mandating encryption backdoors for social media accounts billed ‘dangerous and dumb’
A digital rights group blasted the Florida bill, but lawmakers voted to advanced the draft law.
How AI can help make cities work better for residents
In recent decades, cities have become increasingly adept at amassing all sorts of data. But that data can have limited impact when government officials are unable to communicate, let alone analyze or put to use, all the information they have access to. This dynamic has always bothered Sarah Williams, a professor of urban planning and…
Here’s What Being an Entrepreneur Is Really Like — From Someone Who Did It
Starting your own business isn’t easy, but it’s worth it. It’s a rollercoaster of rewards, challenges and invaluable learning.
Chili’s Is Taking Aim at McDonald’s (Again) With a New, Quarter Pounder-Like Burger: ‘A Fast Food Flavor Profile Our Guests Will Recognize’
Chili’s continues its attempts to eat McDonald’s lunch with the release of its new Big QP burger.
Instagram’s new Blend feature creates a custom reels feed for you and your friends
Instagram on Thursday announced that it’s rolling out Blend, a new feature that lets you create a custom, personalized reels feed for you and your friends. Blends are invite-only and can be created with a singular friend or with a group chat. The custom feeds are refreshed with new content each day. The launch doesn’t […]
‘People Think I’m Crazy for Doing This’: Fyre Festival 2 Has Been Postponed — Again
The event was supposed to begin in Mexico in late May.
It’s Time to ‘Choose Better’ — Inside BODYARMOR’s Play for the Sports Drink Crown
BODYARMOR’s new ‘Choose Better’ campaign is tapping stars like Joe Burrow and Sabrina Ionescu to help with its rebrand. The brand is focusing on authenticity and Kobe Bryant’s legacy as it debuts new packaging, reduced-sugar options and products to reflect smarter hydration choices.
OpenAI’s Stargate project sets its sights on international expansion
Stargate, a $500 billion project headed up by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank to build AI data centers and other AI infrastructure in the U.S., is considering investments in the U.K. and elsewhere overseas, according to a Financial Times report. While Stargate was initially launched as a way to boost U.S. AI infrastructure, the project is […]
The latest viral ChatGPT trend is doing ‘reverse location search’ from photos
There’s a somewhat concerning new trend going viral: people are using ChatGPT to figure out the location shown in pictures. This week, OpenAI released its newest AI models, o3 and o4-mini, both of which can uniquely “reason” through uploaded images. In practice, the models can crop, rotate and zoom in on photos — even blurry […]
Judge rules Google illegally monopolized ad tech, opening door to potential breakup
A federal judge has found that Google has violated antitrust laws by “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in the advertising technology market, rounding out a two-year saga after the U.S. and eight states filed its initial complaints against the Alphabet-owned company. The court will set a briefing schedule and hearing date to determine appropriate […]
Make a brand impact by hosting a Side Event during TechCrunch All Stage Week in Boston
Want to tap into the energy of 1,000+ startup founders, investors, and tech leaders descending on Boston for TechCrunch All Stage on July 15? Host your own Side Event during “TC All Stage Week,” happening July 13–19! Whether it’s a networking mixer, workshop, morning run, fireside chat, or cocktail hour — you call the shots. […]