Sam Altman gives up control of OpenAI Startup Fund, resolving unusual corporate venture structure
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has transferred formal control of the eponymously firm’s named corporate venture fund to Ian Cathaway, OpenAI confirmed to TechCrunch. The Open
TechCrunch Mobility: Fisker enters into dumpster fire territory and Tesla chases FSD revenue
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Fisker loses customers’ money, Robinhood launches a credit card, and Google generates travel itineraries
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the notable happenings in tech over the past few days. This week, TC’s auto
Google Podcasts is shutting down soon, users urged to move to YouTube Music
Google is shutting down its Podcasts app in the U.S. in a matter of days. The company has begun warning the app’s users they will
X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots
X is living up to its name. The platform, formerly Twitter, is working on an addition to its Communities feature that would let X users
LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like video feed in its app
LinkedIn is testing a new TikTok-like short-form video feed, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday. With this new test, LinkedIn joins numerous other popular
Vibrant Planet uses AI for land mapping and improving climate resiliency
As the planet warms due to human-caused climate change, damage from wildfires has increased with it. The amount of forest area burned by wildfires increased
Large language models can help home robots recover from errors without human help
There are countless reasons why home robots have found little success post-Roomba. Pricing, practicality, form factor and mapping have all contributed to failure after failure.
TechCrunch Mobility: The wheels are starting to come off the Fisker EV bus
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Apple sued, Microsoft’s AI ambitions and Nvidia’s surprises
In this edition of Week in Review, we have big news on the latest Apple antitrust lawsuit. Microsoft’s AI ambitions dominated the news as well,