December 2, 2025

The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again

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. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…

Indonesia’s Skorlife gets funding to give Indonesians power over their credit scores

May 24, 2023

Skorlife, the fintech that wants to give Indonesians more transparency into their credit scores, has raised $4 million in seed funding. The round was led by Hummingbird Ventures with participation from QED Investors, and returning investors AC Ventures and Saison Capital. The startup’s last funding round was $2.2 million in pre-seed funding announced in September. […]

Indonesia’s Skorlife gets funding to give Indonesians power over their credit scores by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

OpenFin’s attack on the ‘toggle tax’ in financial apps secures it a $35M Series D round

May 24, 2023

Not unlike a post-Internet-era Bloomberg Terminal, OpenFin was a startup which joined the revolutionary world of user interfaces to fast-moving information, back in 2010. If you cast your mind back, those old interfaces were not good, to put it mildly. Think what it was like ordering a cab 15 years ago? Any app that made […]

OpenFin’s attack on the ‘toggle tax’ in financial apps secures it a $35M Series D round by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Reliance’s Zivame customers say their accounts were hacked

May 24, 2023

Some customers of Zivame, an Indian online women’s intimate apparel store owned by Reliance Retail, have complained that their accounts were hacked, leading to the exposure of their personal information, including their full names, phone numbers and email addresses. Over the past few weeks, alleged data from Zivame has been sold by hackers on multiple […]

Reliance’s Zivame customers say their accounts were hacked by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

California urges EPA to approve ban on new gas-powered car sales by 2035

May 24, 2023

California is urging the Biden administration to grant approval for its proposal that mandates all new vehicles sold within the state by 2035 to be exclusively electric, hydrogen-powered or plug-in electric hybrids (PHEVs), according to a letter seen and reported on by Reuters. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the plan in August, but […]

California urges EPA to approve ban on new gas-powered car sales by 2035 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Apptronik readies its humanoid robot for a summer unveil

May 23, 2023

Jeff Cardenas pulls out his MacBook. Apptronik’s co-founder and CEO has a slideshow he wants to show, running down the Austin startup’s seven-year history. It does, indeed, take a bit of contextualizing. Like many fellow robotics firms, the company was fueled by government contracts in its earliest days. First up was Valkyrie 2, the second […]

Apptronik readies its humanoid robot for a summer unveil by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Ford to keep AM radio in cars after pressure from lawmakers

May 23, 2023

Ford has reversed its decision to build new vehicles without AM radio after pressure from lawmakers. CEO Jim Farley wrote in posts on Twitter and LinkedIn Tuesday that AM radio will be included on all 2024 Ford and Lincoln Motor vehicles, a decision the executive came to “after speaking with policy leaders about the importance […]

Ford to keep AM radio in cars after pressure from lawmakers by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Ford tries zagging in the EV arms race

May 23, 2023

Ford CEO Jim Farley called it a “personal bullet train.” Doug Field, the automaker’s chief advanced product development and technology officer, described it as “groundbreaking.” Ford’s next-generation full-sized SUV EV might turn out to be both — if the automaker’s claimed advances in physics and energy loss translate into the real world. Ford’s next-generation EV […]

Ford tries zagging in the EV arms race by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Chrome makes it easier to customize the appearance of your browser

May 23, 2023

Google Chrome is releasing a new update that makes it easier to customize and personalize your browser’s look, the company announced on Tuesday. For years, Chrome has had a “Customize Chrome” option at the bottom right of your screen, and now the company is introducing a new side panel to make the customization process easier. […]

Chrome makes it easier to customize the appearance of your browser by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch