The pedal-assist cargo quad vehicles are narrow delivery vans that can operate in a bike lane. image
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 […] image
Cloud monitoring platform Datadog launched Updog, a web dashboard that shows the live health status of various SaaS APIs. image
The first in a lineup of new vehicles from Also, which started as a skunkworks project inside of Rivian a few years ago. image
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 image
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. image
The facial verification feature, known as Face Check, requires new users to verify their identity by submitting a short video selfie. image
Meta continues to restructure its AI efforts after poaching more than 50 researchers from competing labs this summer. image
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. image
The U.S. automaker's technological overhaul will debut in two years with the Cadillac Escalade IQ. image