The pedal-assist cargo quad vehicles are narrow delivery vans that can operate in a bike lane.
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Amazon will buy thousands of pedal-assist cargo vehicles from Rivian spinoff Also | TechCrunch
The pedal-assist cargo quad vehicles are narrow delivery vans that can operate in a bike lane.
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Ever wonder if you’re talking to a real person online or just another bot? As bots increasingly outnumber humans online, leading to an explosion of deepfakes and AI-driven fraud, one company has a solution straight out of sci-fi: scanning your iris to verify your identity.  Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan spoke with Adrian […]
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Should you trust Tools for Humanity's iris-scanning orb? | TechCrunch
Hear how Tools for Humanity, the company behind World’s eye-scanning orbs, aims to to verify your identity in the age of AI bots.
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Cloud monitoring platform Datadog launched Updog, a web dashboard that shows the live health status of various SaaS APIs.
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What's Updog? Datadog's new tool tells you which apps are down | TechCrunch
Cloud monitoring platform Datadog launched Updog, a web dashboard that shows the live health status of various SaaS APIs.
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The first in a lineup of new vehicles from Also, which started as a skunkworks project inside of Rivian a few years ago.
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Rivian spinoff Also reveals a high-end modular e-bike for $4,500 | TechCrunch
The first in a lineup of new vehicles from Also, which started as a skunkworks project inside of Rivian a few years ago.
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Apple has pulled the controversial dating safety apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store over violations of its content moderation and privacy rules, following a flood of user complaints and reports of minors’ data being exposed
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Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store | TechCrunch
Apple has pulled the controversial dating safety apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store over violations of its content moderation and privacy rul...
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Instagram introduced custom app icons for its teen accounts, but not everyone is thrilled. In replies to the company’s post on X, users criticized the feature for being age-gated, arguing that adults like personalization, too.
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Instagram rolls out custom icons … but only for teens | TechCrunch
Instagram introduced custom app icons for its teen accounts, but not everyone is thrilled. In replies to the company’s post on X, users criticize...
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The facial verification feature, known as Face Check, requires new users to verify their identity by submitting a short video selfie.
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Tinder will require new users in the US to verify their identity with a selfie  | TechCrunch
The facial-verification feature, known as Face Check, requires new users to verify their identity by submitting a short video selfie.
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Meta continues to restructure its AI efforts after poaching more than 50 researchers from competing labs this summer.
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Meta cuts 600 AI jobs amid ongoing reorganization | TechCrunch
Meta continues to restructure its AI efforts after poaching more than 50 researchers from competing labs this summer.
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The U.K.’s competition regulator has designated Apple and Google with “strategic market status” in their mobile platforms, giving the regulator new powers to enforce competition in areas like app stores, browsers, and operating systems.
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UK designates Apple and Google as having 'strategic market status,' opening door for more regulation | TechCrunch
The U.K.’s competition regulator has designated Apple and Google with “strategic market status” in their mobile platforms, giving the regulat...
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The U.S. automaker's technological overhaul will debut in two years with the Cadillac Escalade IQ.
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GM's under-the-hood overhaul puts AI and automated driving at the center | TechCrunch
The U.S. automaker's technological overhaul will debut in two years with the Cadillac Escalade IQ.
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