Your Product’s Design Could Be Costing You Customers. Here’s What You’re Doing Wrong (and How to Fix It).
What good design teaches us about making products people actually want to use.
The Download: a longevity influencer’s new religion, and humanoid robots’ shortcomings
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. Bryan Johnson wants to start a new religion in which “the body is God” Bryan Johnson is on a mission to not die. The 47-year-old multimillionaire has already applied his slogan “Don’t Die”…
Is AI a Hero or a Villain? These 4 Rules Will Decide
AI can be a powerful business ally or a risky liability — these four ethical principles determine which.
The U.S. Government Says Google Has a Monopoly on the ‘Lifeblood of the Internet,’ and Wants It to Divest
The Department of Justice is proposing that Google sell two of its products in the digital ad tech space, but Google has its own ideas.
Uber turns to Chinese companies to snap up robotaxi market share in Europe, Middle East
Uber announced its third partnership with a Chinese autonomous vehicle company this week, revealing the ride-hail and delivery giant’s appetite for global domination in the emerging robotaxi sector. Uber said Tuesday it would work with Guangzhou-based Pony AI, which late last year went public on the Nasdaq at a $5.25 billion valuation, to launch robotaxis […]
What OpenAI’s restructuring plan means for its corporate future
OpenAI said on Monday it is pursuing a new restructuring plan after conversations with Delaware and California’s attorneys general, both of whom were closely watching as OpenAI tried to break free of its odd corporate structure. Currently, OpenAI’s nonprofit board governs the organization’s for-profit operations. Under the new plan, OpenAI’s for-profit arm will become a […]
Can the Cadillac Celestiq EV make GM’s luxury brand great again? Don’t rule it out
Nearly three years after unveiling the concept version of the flagship Cadillac Celestiq EV, GM has finally released the real thing: a $360,000 electric vehicle that oozes luxury and a come-gawk-at-me exterior designed to lure in passersby. But is this bespoke EV enough for Cadillac to regain its position as the “Standard of the World?” […]
She Couldn’t Find a Healthy Version of Nesquik So She Made One Herself. Now Her Nut Milk Is Backed By Ninja and Steve Aoki.
Jo Weinand, founder of Nutcase, shares one of the most unexpected startup journeys in the beverage world.
Particle brings its AI-powered news reader to the web
Particle, the startup behind an AI-powered newsreader that aims to help publishers, not just steal their work, is bringing its product to the web. On Tuesday, the company announced the launch of the new Particle.news website that connects news consumers with headlines and AI summaries from a variety of sources, plus the ability to delve […]
Finom, a challenger bank aimed at SMBs, lands $105M in growth funding from General Catalyst
Finom, an Amsterdam-based digital bank for small- and medium-sized businesses, has raised €92.7 million (roughly $105 million) in a growth investment from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund, the company tells TechCrunch exclusively. The capital infusion “will be used exclusively and only for growth” and not for operational expenses or product development, Kos Stiskin, Finom’s chairman […]
Google’s new ‘Simplify’ feature for iOS uses AI to make dense text easier to understand
Google’s iOS app is getting a new “Simplify” feature that uses AI to make complex or technical text on the web easier to understand, all without leaving a web page. Simplify features a prompt refinement approach developed by Google Research, and uses Gemini to make complicated text more digestible, without losing key details. Google says […]