December 24, 2025

Four bright spots in climate news in 2025

Climate news hasn’t been great in 2025. Global greenhouse-gas emissions hit record highs (again). This year is set to be either the second or third warmest on record. Climate-fueled disasters like wildfires in California and flooding in Indonesia and Pakistan devastated communities and caused billions in damage. In addition to these worrying indicators of our…

Hugging Face releases its own version of ChatGPT

April 25, 2023

Hugging Face, the AI startup backed by tens of millions in venture capital, has released an open source alternative to OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chabot, ChatGPT, dubbed HuggingChat. Available to test through a web interface and to integrate with existing apps and services via Hugging Face’s API, HuggingChat can handle many of the tasks ChatGPT can, […]

Hugging Face releases its own version of ChatGPT by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Firewalla launches a web-based security portal to help its users manage multiple firewalls

April 25, 2023

Firewalla made a name for itself by offering powerful yet affordable hardware firewalls that were, at first, mostly geared toward consumers. Small and medium businesses also quickly caught on to the advantages of using the company’s solutions. With its $585 Gold Plus firewall and router, the company recently launched a device specifically geared toward this […]

Firewalla launches a web-based security portal to help its users manage multiple firewalls by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

RapidAPI, valued at $1 billion last year, cuts staff by 50%

April 25, 2023

Rapid (previously known as RapidAPI), a startup that built out an API marketplace valued at $1 billion last year, is cutting 50% of its staff TechCrunch has learned. According to an email to employees from CEO Marc Friend viewed by TechCrunch, the move is part of “a significant restructuring” in an effort to “right-size the […]

RapidAPI, valued at $1 billion last year, cuts staff by 50% by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Cruise robotaxis are now operating everywhere, all at once in San Francisco (for employees)

April 25, 2023

Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt said Tuesday that the company’s fleet of robotaxis are now operating 24 hours a day throughout all of San Francisco. And if you’re an employee, you can access it. The operational milestone comes a decade since Vogt and Dan Kan co-founded Cruise, which was acquired by GM in 2016. […]

Cruise robotaxis are now operating everywhere, all at once in San Francisco (for employees) by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch