Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI
On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]
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Apple, Google and Meta face first formal investigations under EU’s DMA
What’s the collective noun for investigations on Big Tech? Because the European Union has just announced a pile of probes on gatekeepers designated under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Alphabet/Google, Apple and Meta are facing the first formal non-compliance investigations under the bloc’s rebooted ex ante competition rulebook. Alphabet/Google’s rules on steering in Google Play […]
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Tutoring platform GoStudent reaches profitability amid tradeoffs
In a market that no longer favors growth at all costs, GoStudent’s €3 billion valuation and global expansion may belong to the past. However, the Austrian tutoring platform reshaped quickly.
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The tech industry can’t agree on what open source AI means. That’s a problem.
Spotify tests video courses to teach everything from music production to excel
Spotify has carved out a business for itself in music streaming, podcast entertainment and audiobooks. Now, in its ongoing efforts to get its 600 million+ users to spend more time and money on its platform, Spotify is spinning up a new line of content: e-learning. Starting with a rollout in the U.K., Spotify is testing […]
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4 Ways AI Is Revolutionizing Targeted Advertising — And How to Balance It’s Ethical Implications
How Gangster Al Capone Inspired the Launch of a Family-Run Company That Has Thrived for 95 Years
TechCrunch Mobility: The wheels are starting to come off the Fisker EV bus
TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Before we jump into the startup and […]
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