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.…

Datasembly grabs $16M to give brick-and-mortar retail pricing a big data intel boost

May 23, 2023

Online shopping often feels like a one-way street from the point of view of the physical retail world: e-commerce has a wider selection, it’s open all the time, and there seems to be an endless funnel of data that online retailers can use to make their offers better and more personalized to each browsing consumer. […]

Datasembly grabs $16M to give brick-and-mortar retail pricing a big data intel boost by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon launches its biggest tablet, the $230 Fire Max 11

May 23, 2023

Amazon launched its biggest tablet today called the Fire Max 11 tablet with an 11-inch screen. The company is pricing the device at $229.99 — offering a cheaper option for users than the 10.9-inch iPad and the new Pixel tablet with a similar-sized screen. The tablet’s screen supports 2000 x 1200 resolution resulting in a […]

Amazon launches its biggest tablet, the $230 Fire Max 11 by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Nab two-for-one Disrupt passes at our weeklong Memorial Day sale

May 23, 2023

Here in the States, we’re about to kick off the unofficial start of summer, and nothing puts us in a festive mood faster than a three-day weekend filled with family, friends and food. Unless it’s an outstanding deal. Like this one. TechCrunch two-for-one sale on passes to Disrupt 2023 Welcome to our weeklong Memorial Day […]

Nab two-for-one Disrupt passes at our weeklong Memorial Day sale by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Red Hat brings generative AI to IT automation with Ansible Lightspeed

May 23, 2023

Red Hat is holding its annual customer summit in Boston this week, and today it announced a couple of enhancements to Ansible, its open source IT automation tool, including the new AI-fueled Lightspeed. Automation at its core is about distilling complex processes into a playbook or recipe of actions. The next step is building low […]

Red Hat brings generative AI to IT automation with Ansible Lightspeed by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Former Apple engineer’s Mimestream app is a nifty Gmail client for Mac

May 23, 2023

Former Apple engineer Neil Jhaveri has been working on an email app for Mac called Mimestream. It is now out of beta after a long test phase of more than two years. The app uses Gmail’s API — and that’s why it’s only compatible with Gmail at the moment. Jhaveri, who was at Apple for […]

Former Apple engineer’s Mimestream app is a nifty Gmail client for Mac by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Proton launches family subscription plan for privacy app suite starting at $20 per month

May 23, 2023

Privacy-centric software maker Proton has launched a new family plan starting at $19.99 (€19.99) per month, giving up to six family members access to its entire application suite. The move comes as the Swiss company looks to bolster its paying subscriber base and lock more people into its growing ecosystem of products. Founded in 2014, […]

Proton launches family subscription plan for privacy app suite starting at $20 per month by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Ballerine brings open source to banks’ risk and identity decision-making

May 23, 2023

A new startup is launching out of stealth today with $5 million in seed funding, as it looks to bring its flavor of open source to risk decision-making software in the finance sector. Ballerine, as the startup is called, helps banks and other financial organizations automate key decisions around their KYC (know your customer) and […]

Ballerine brings open source to banks’ risk and identity decision-making by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Waymo’s self-driving cars will be available on Uber’s app, starting in Phoenix

May 23, 2023

Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving unit, has agreed to a multi-year strategic partnership with Uber that will see some of Waymo’s autonomous vehicle technology join Uber’s platform. The collaboration comes a few weeks after Waymo’s chief product officer Saswat Panigrahi said the company aims to increase ridership tenfold by next summer. By partnering with an existing ride-hail […]

Waymo’s self-driving cars will be available on Uber’s app, starting in Phoenix by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch