February 13, 2026

ALS stole this musician’s voice. AI let him sing again.

There are tears in the audience as Patrick Darling’s song begins to play. It’s a heartfelt song written for his great-grandfather, whom he never got the chance to meet. But this performance is emotional for another reason: It’s Darling’s first time on stage with his bandmates since he lost the ability to sing two years…

Pearpop’s new ‘Boost Mode’ feature allows brands to turn content from creators into paid ads

July 13, 2023

Pearpop, a marketplace for social collaborations, announced today that it’s launching a new product called “Boost Mode.” The new feature allows brands on the platform to turn content posted by creators into high-performing paid ads. With Boost Mode, brands can look through live content to determine which posts are performing well in terms of views, […]

Pearpop’s new ‘Boost Mode’ feature allows brands to turn content from creators into paid ads by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Meet the 19-year old MIT drop-out “replacing gunpowder” for the defense industry

July 13, 2023

Silicon Valley loves its wunderkinds, but the same cannot be said of Washington, D.C., where the central mandate is not to take risks, but to de-risk. Or that’s how it’s been until recently. The two American power centers have been solidifying a détente, spurred by the war in Ukraine and the great global competition with […]

Meet the 19-year old MIT drop-out “replacing gunpowder” for the defense industry by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: cleaning up shipping, and Elon Musk’s new AI startup

July 13, 2023
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. How common chemicals could help clean up global shipping Global shipping is a big deal for the climate, accounting for 3% of the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions. Last week saw a big news announcement…

Google’s Bard and other AI chatbots remain under privacy watch in the EU

July 13, 2023

As we reported earlier, Google’s AI chatbot Bard has finally launched in the European Union. We understand it did so after making some changes to boost transparency and user controls — but the bloc’s privacy regulators remain watchful and big decisions on how to enforce the bloc’s data protection law on generative AI remain to […]

Google’s Bard and other AI chatbots remain under privacy watch in the EU by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Indian upskilling platform Skill-Lync cuts 20% jobs to ‘streamline operations’

July 13, 2023

Skill-Lync, an Indian startup offering upskilling programs, has laid off 20% of its workforce — around 225 employees — to reduce operational costs amid the ongoing, global funding crunch for startups. The five-year-old Chennai-based company, which has its headquarters in Palo Alto, started its most job cutting drive on June 27, TechCrunch learned, but they […]

Indian upskilling platform Skill-Lync cuts 20% jobs to ‘streamline operations’ by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

HawkEye 360’s new funding reflects ongoing investor appetite for defense-focused tech

July 13, 2023

Virginia-based HawkEye 360 has closed $58 million in new funding, the latest sign that investor appetite for defense-heavy startups is nowhere close to slowing down. HawkEye operates a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit that collect radio frequency emissions. It can detect, characterize and geolocate these signals, including those from radar systems, some satellite […]

HawkEye 360’s new funding reflects ongoing investor appetite for defense-focused tech by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Ford picks up the pace on hands-off driving with BlueCruise 1.3 release

July 13, 2023

Ford is on a quest to ensure that its drivers keep their hands off the wheel for as long as possible. Drivers that own BlueCruise-equipped cars, anyway. Today, the company is announcing BlueCruise 1.3, dropping just a few months after the 1.2 release, which added niceties like automatic lane changes. For 1.3, BlueCruise will stay […]

Ford picks up the pace on hands-off driving with BlueCruise 1.3 release by Tim Stevens originally published on TechCrunch