TechCrunch Mobility: Zoox prepares for launch and Uber’s AV empire
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox,…
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Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default
Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight, as Anthropic says it’s making auto mode the default for Pro, Max, and Team accounts, starting on August 14.…
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Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry
Situational Awareness may have had to sell off the majority of its public portfolio last month, but the AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets. This week, the…
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Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option
Google said that it is adding Venmo as a payment option today on Google Play for purchases including games, apps, add-ons, and other digital content. The company said that users…
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Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips
Chips running AI workloads are too hot: That’s one reason why data centers consume so much electricity and require cooling systems. And, inevitably, entrepreneurs are turning to AI to solve…
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Signed up for Klaviyo? Dozens of advertisers may have seen your password
Newly revealed security research found that until recently, marketing tech giant Klaviyo was inadvertently sharing the sign-up information of its new customers, including their passwords, with outside advertisers. Sam Jadali,…
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A data breach at shipping giant Ceva Logistics is rippling across banks, retailers, Steam gamers, and beyond
Ceva Logistics, one of the world’s largest shipping and logistics giants, has been hacked. Several companies that rely on Ceva for shipping their products to their customers say that their…
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Archer buys former rival Wisk Aero
Three years after settling a trade secret lawsuit, electric aircraft company Archer Aviation now owns its former rival, Wisk Aero. Under the terms of the deal, Boeing has agreed to…
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Sila lands $1.4B Pentagon loan as militaries demand more batteries
Sila has landed a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to help the U.S.-based startup expand production of its silicon-carbon battery material. The loan, which was announced…
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Meta’s new Glimmer AI model offers a hint at Zuckerberg’s personal intelligence vision
Meta on Monday released Muse Glimmer, an open-weight model designed to power AI agents locally on consumer hardware, providing the clearest picture yet of what CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of…
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