March 13, 2026

Why physical AI is becoming manufacturing’s next advantage

For decades, manufacturers have pursued automation to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and stabilize operations. That approach delivered meaningful gains, but it is no longer enough. Today’s manufacturing leaders face a different challenge: how to grow amid labor constraints, rising complexity, and increasing pressure to innovate faster without sacrificing safety, quality, or trust. The next phase…

Tugende takes first step towards repayment of defaulted $5M Goldfinch loan

September 14, 2023
Tugende, a venture-backed lender based in Uganda, and Warbler Labs, the company building Goldfinch, a decentralized credit protocol, have agreed on a loan restructuring plan that may lead to the recovery of the $5 million loan that the East African motorcycle taxi financing company defaulted months ago. Warbler Labs arrived at a restructuring “agreement in […]

AI just beat a human test for creativity. What does that even mean?

September 14, 2023
AI is getting better at passing tests designed to measure human creativity. In a study published in Nature Scientific Reports today, AI chatbots achieved higher average scores than humans in the Alternate Uses Task, a test commonly used to assess this ability.  This study will add fuel to an ongoing debate among AI researchers about…

Integrating sustainability into business strategy

September 14, 2023
Multiple factors are driving organizations to prioritize sustainability. Regulations are requiring organizations to meet emissions disclosure requirements. Investors are increasingly incorporating sustainability into decision-making processes. Consumers are demanding environmentally and ethically sustainable products. Employees, particularly millennials and Generation Z, want to work for organizations whose morals and ethics reflect their own. According to the Deloitte…

Pinterest’s Gen Z-focused Shuffles app has now inspired a new Pinterest feature

September 14, 2023
A year ago, Pinterest’s then brand-new collage-making app Shuffles was going viral on TikTok as Gen Z users sought out invites in order to create their own inspirational image boards. Now, that collage-making capability is heading over to Pinterest’s main app with the launch of a new feature that lets users leverage the platform’s advanced […]

Spotify expands its ‘Promo Cards’ feature to allow songwriters to promote their work

September 14, 2023
Spotify announced today the launch of “Songwriter Promo Cards,” a promotional tool for songwriters to highlight their songs and get discovered by new listeners and potential collaborators. Songwriter Promo Cards are customizable social media assets that songwriters can create on promocards.byspotify.com. Songwriters search for their name, select their profile and choose a background color to […]

Only 48 hours left to save on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

September 14, 2023
Time, as they say, is money. Well the money clock is ticking, and time is running out if you hope to shave some cheddar off the price of a pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Beat the clock: Buy your pass no later than Friday, September 15 at 11:59 p.m. PDT and you can save up […]

The very memeable ‘Trombone Champ’ is coming to Nintendo Switch

September 14, 2023
When Trombone Champ came out on Steam last September, it was met with immediate internet hooplah. It’s a rhythm game like Guitar Hero, only you’re playing an unforgiving, brassy trombone. If you can’t get the hang of the game, you will be met with a comically awful trombone rendition of classic songs like “Auld Lang […]