June 24, 2025

The Download: Namibia’s hydrogen hopes, and fixing AI evaluation

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. Namibia wants to build the world’s first hydrogen economy Factories have used fossil fuels to process iron ore for three centuries, and the climate has paid a heavy price: According to the International…

This Week in Apps: Elon buys Twitter, new App Store rules, gambling ads backlash

October 29, 2022

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by […]

This Week in Apps: Elon buys Twitter, new App Store rules, gambling ads backlash by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk doesn’t know what it takes to make a digital town square

October 29, 2022
It was in 2009 when the power of Twitter really became evident. As some Iranians tweeted through the country’s elections during a media blackout, the site began to emerge as a critical tool of global activists. Later movements, including the 2011 Egyptian revolution and the Movement for Black Lives, relied on Twitter to disseminate information…

Why “generative AI” is suddenly on everyone’s lips: it’s an “open field”

October 29, 2022

If you’ve been closely following the progress of Open AI, the company run by Sam Altman whose neural nets can now write original text and create original pictures with astonishing ease and speed, you might just skip this piece. If, on the other hand, you’ve only been vaguely paying attention to the company’s progress and […]

Why “generative AI” is suddenly on everyone’s lips: it’s an “open field” by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

I made it big on Twitter. Now I don’t think I can stay.

October 29, 2022
For a long time, it was worth it to stay on Twitter because Twitter had the power to change your life. I broke big on Twitter more than 10 years ago with a hashtag, #solidarityisforwhitewomen, and Twitter was great for my career. It gave me access to a global audience and allowed me unprecedented access…

Get Your Ride On: Switch E-Scooter

October 29, 2022
Every scooter can be connected to your smartphone via a Bluetooth Smart App, which allows you to control your scooter.

GM pauses paid advertising on Twitter as Chief Twit Elon Musk takes ownership

October 29, 2022

General Motors has temporarily paused paid advertising on Twitter, one day after billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk finalized a $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform. CNBC was the first to report GM’s decision. TechCrunch confirmed the U.S. automaker’s decision. “We are engaging with Twitter to understand the direction of the platform under […]

GM pauses paid advertising on Twitter as Chief Twit Elon Musk takes ownership by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Google’s Nest Wifi Pro is a dead simple way to bring Wi-Fi 6E home

October 29, 2022

A quick caveat up top. This isn’t a review. TechCrunch does reviews. This isn’t one. There are several reasons for this. First, last week was Disrupt — I was busy on the other side of the country. Second, this week is my COVID week (third round, otherwise self-explanatory w/r/t a limited output). Third, we very […]

Google’s Nest Wifi Pro is a dead simple way to bring Wi-Fi 6E home by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch