Friday, July 12, 2024

Defending Russia’s EU neighbors

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. This week we’re looking at an AI startup that wants to help people get creative with video; Kudos, which raised $3 million to help get rid […]

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EU’s AI Act gets published in bloc’s Official Journal, starting clock on legal deadlines

The full and final text of the EU AI Act, the European Union’s landmark risk-based regulation for applications of artificial intelligence, has been published in the bloc’s Official Journal. In 20 days’ time, on August 1, the new law will come into force and in 24 months — so by mid-2026 — its provisions will […]


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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Waymo cameras capture footage of person charged in alleged robotaxi tire slashings

A Castro Valley resident was charged Thursday for allegedly slashing the tires of 17 Waymo robotaxis in San Francisco between June 24 and June 26, according to the city’s district attorney. Prosecutors say the tire slashings were captured by cameras installed on the exterior of Waymo’s robotaxis. This is the latest incident of Waymo vandalism […]

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Waymo cameras capture footage of man charged in alleged robotaxi tire slashings

A San Francisco man was charged Thursday for allegedly slashing the tires of 17 Waymo robotaxis between June 24 and June 26, according to the city’s district attorney. Prosecutors say the tire slashings were captured by cameras installed on the exterior of Waymo’s robotaxis. This is the latest incident of Waymo vandalism in San Francisco, […]

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X is building a ‘dislike’ button for downvoting replies

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, is continuing to develop a downvoting feature that will be used to improve how replies are ranked. Although the company has not yet officially announced its plans, more recent findings indicate the downvote feature may actually resemble a “dislike” button instead of a Reddit-style downvote icon. Code references found in […]

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‘Wild Wild Space’ doc captures the risks and rivalries of the new space race

Astra CEO Chris Kemp is already pulling out of a parking spot when he warns the person in the passenger seat that he doesn’t have a valid driver’s license. “And the car’s not registered, and they cancelled my insurance,” he says. “This is a little risky.” So opens Wild Wild Space, a new HBO documentary […]

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Joby Aviation is betting on hydrogen-electric aircraft for regional flight

Joby Aviation is still a year away from commercially launching its electric air taxi designed for urban environments, but the startup is already looking towards its next chapter: Intercity flight, powered by hydrogen.  To get the conversation started with regulators and demonstrate hydrogen’s capabilities, Joby told TechCrunch that it completed a 523-mile test flight with […]


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Sekai secures Naruto’s license to develop consumer apps for anime fans

Just like in your favorite anime, this is the story of a young group of twenty-something who started with nothing, traveled the world and ended up with a global license to develop official Naruto consumer apps. Originally founded in early 2022, French startup Sekai describes itself as a studio that wants to create entertainment experiences […]


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TechCrunch Minute: The FTC bans anonymous social app NGL from serving minors

Not gonna lie, things aren’t looking great for NGL.  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is banning NGL from serving minors or advertising to them, marking the first time that the government agency has taken this sort of action against an app. You might recognize the app from your friends’ Instagram stories, when people post links […]


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