June 27, 2025

The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

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. This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small…

Joby Aviation accelerates path to market with $55M DoD contract

April 26, 2023

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company Joby Aviation’s strategy for launching commercially in 2025 is becoming more clear. The startup secured a $55 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense Tuesday, a deal that will allow the company to put its aircraft into customers’ hands and start generating revenue before it has achieved […]

Joby Aviation accelerates path to market with $55M DoD contract by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

AirOps is helping companies build AI-enabled applications on top of LLMs

April 26, 2023

There is a shift in the air, and it feels like companies need to be thinking about how to put large language models to work, but as with any new advanced technology, it’s often easier said than done, especially for less technical organizations. AirOps, an early stage startup is in the right place at the […]

AirOps is helping companies build AI-enabled applications on top of LLMs by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Bosch to acquire TSI Semiconductors for $1.5B to boost US chip production

April 26, 2023

Bosch will acquire the assets of U.S. chipmaker TSI Semiconductors to expand its semiconductor business with silicon carbide chips (SiC), the German engineering and technology giant said Wednesday. The acquisition includes a $1.5 billion investment over the next few years to upgrade TSI Semiconductors’ manufacturing facilities in Roseville, California. Starting in 2026, the first chips will […]

Bosch to acquire TSI Semiconductors for $1.5B to boost US chip production by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Snap says its bot won’t notice instantly that you stopped sharing your location

April 26, 2023

Today, Snapchat explained that its My AI bot might take a while to notice if you stop giving your location information to the app. That means that the bot retains the location details for a while before understanding that a user has stopped sharing that info. After Snapchat rolled out its AI-powered chatbot My AI […]

Snap says its bot won’t notice instantly that you stopped sharing your location by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Crypto wallet Phantom adds public multichain support for Ethereum and Polygon

April 26, 2023

Phantom, a crypto wallet for Solana blockchain users, has expanded its support to Ethereum and Polygon blockchains in a public launch across browsers, iOS and Android, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. Support for the two new blockchains was originally slated for the first quarter of 2023, but was pushed back to today. The multichain integration […]

Crypto wallet Phantom adds public multichain support for Ethereum and Polygon by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch