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Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025
Google Search is in the midst of a “journey” around AI, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company’s earnings call on Tuesday....
Brightpick’s new warehouse robot can reach 20-foot-high shelves
Brightpick, a maker of autonomous mobile robots, on Tuesday announced a lofty addition to its current line. The appropriately named Giraffe system is...
Snap says TikTok uncertainty benefited its business
During Snap’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, CEO Evan Spiegel said that the uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future has positively affected its business.“We’re not...
Miist, founded by a 25-year-old, wants people to vape their way out of smoking addiction and migraines
As a university student, Dalton Signor was troubled by how many people around him smoked or vaped, including his grandmother and 14-year-old sister.Signor...
Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website
Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by...
Hugging Face researchers aim to build an ‘open’ version of OpenAI’s deep research tool
A group of developers at AI dev platform Hugging Face, including Thomas Wolf, the company’s co-founder and chief scientist, say they’ve built an...
Amazon continues renewable energy spree with 476 MW purchase
Renewables notched another win as Amazon signed contracts to buy 476 megawatts of wind and solar on the Iberian Peninsula. The power purchase agreements...
This Week in AI: Billionaires talk automating jobs away
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here.You might’ve noticed we skipped...
Cruise to slash workforce by 50% after GM cuts funding to robotaxi operations
Autonomous vehicle company Cruise is laying off 50% of its workforce — cuts that extend to the CEO and several other top executives...
Apple launches Invites, a new app for creating custom invitations
Apple on Tuesday launched a new app called “Invites” that allows users to create custom invitations for any occasion. With Invites, users can...
Spotify reports its first full year of profitability, adds 35M monthly active users
On Tuesday morning, Spotify announced its fourth-quarter earnings, marking its first full year of profitability since its inception 17 years ago. The operating...
Team behind Twitterrific launches a multi-feed app called Tapestry
After Elon Musk took over Twitter, the company blocked third-party clients in 2023, including ones like Twitterrific, Tweetbot, and Fenix. Iconfactory, the company...
