New data from Similarweb shows Meta AI’s mobile app is surging in popularity, jumping from 775,000 to 2.7 million daily active users in just four weeks. The app is now seeing roughly 300,000 new installs per day — up from under 200,000 previously.
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Meta AI's app downloads and daily users spiked after launch of 'Vibes' AI video feed | TechCrunch
New data from Similarweb shows Meta AI’s mobile app is surging in popularity, jumping from 775,000 to 2.7 million daily active users in just four...
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The Department of Energy said it was canceling grants to build new factories in places like Alabama and Kentucky. Three startups are affected.
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Trump DOE confirms it’s canceling over $700M in manufacturing grants | TechCrunch
The Department of Energy said it was canceling grants to build new factories in places like Alabama and Kentucky. Three startups are affected.
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Anthropic now lets developers spin up Claude Code agents, and manage them, from their web browser on desktop and mobile.
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Anthropic brings Claude Code to the web | TechCrunch
Anthropic now lets developers spin up Claude Code agents, and manage them, from their web browser on desktop and mobile.
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Cards Against Humanity, the irreverent party game company known for its provocative humor, has settled its trespassing lawsuit against SpaceX, one year after filing the complaint and launching a profanity-laced marketing campaign against Elon Musk’s rocket company. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Cards Against Humanity had been seeking $15 million, and had told […]
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Cards Against Humanity settles trespass lawsuit against SpaceX | TechCrunch
The dispute centered on a plot of land along the Rio Grande River in Cameron County, Texas, that Cards Against Humanity purchased in 2017.
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One post, authored by Khan’s staff, was published on January 3, 2025 with the title “AI and the Risk of Consumer Harm.” It noted that the FTC was “taking note of AI’s potential for real-world instances of harm – from incentivizing commercial surveillance to enabling fraud and impersonation to perpetuating illegal discrimination.” 
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FTC removes Lina Khan-era posts about AI risks and open source | TechCrunch
One post, authored by Khan’s staff, was published on January 3, 2025, with the title “AI and the Risk of Consumer Harm.” It noted that the FT...
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Shin Starr's OLHSO food truck is an autonomous kitchen on wheels, serving Korean BBQ cooked by a robot.
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Shin Starr’s robotic food truck kitchen will serve up Korean BBQ at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
Shin Starr's OLHSO food truck is an autonomous kitchen on wheels, serving Korean BBQ cooked by a robot.
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At WordCamp Canada 2025, Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg called Tumblr his “biggest failure,” noting the challenge of maintaining the platform’s half a billion blogs while it remains unprofitable. Though plans to migrate Tumblr to WordPress infrastructure are on hold, Mullenweg said he hasn’t given up.
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Automattic CEO calls Tumblr his 'biggest failure' so far | TechCrunch
At WordCamp Canada 2025, Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg called Tumblr his “biggest failure,” noting the challenge of maintaining the platform’...
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The incident happened in Atlanta, Georgia earlier this month. Waymo says it has already updated the software on its robotaxis.
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Regulators probe Waymo after its robotaxi drove around a stopped school bus | TechCrunch
The incident happened in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier this month. Waymo says it has already updated the software on its robotaxis.
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Newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie steps onto the Disrupt stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29 at Moscone West, in a homecoming of sorts for both tech and the city that helped define it. Register now to save and catch this live discussion.
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is coming to Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
Mayor Daniel Lurie steps onto the Disrupt stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to talk about revitalizing the San Francisco startup ecosystem. Register...
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Trained on medical journals from JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine, the platform helps users quickly get answers to existing medical knowledge to help treat patients. Verified medical professionals can access OpenEvidence’s tool, which is supported by advertising, for free.  
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OpenEvidence, the ChatGPT for doctors, raises $200M at $6B valuation   | TechCrunch
Trained on medical journals like JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine, the platform helps users quickly get answers to existing medical kno...
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