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Toyota will spend an additional $2.1 billion to build a new battery plant in North Carolina, the latest sign that the automaker is attempting to catch up with an industry that has embraced the move to electric vehicles. The Japanese automaker also announced Wednesday it will build its first U.S.-made electric SUV at its Kentucky […] Toyota adds $2.1B to its US battery factory expansion plans by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

The maker of Apollo, one of the most popular third-party mobile apps for browsing Reddit, may have to close up shop due to Reddit’s recently announced new API pricing terms. App developer Christian Selig shared today that Reddit’s API pricing appears to be bad news for the future of third-party Reddit apps as it would […] Popular Reddit app Apollo may go out of business over Reddit’s new, unaffordable API pricing by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Since assuming office last year, Dickens has developed a reputation for his robust support of technology. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to speak at TechCrunch Live’s Atlanta event by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch... →

Buying a SIEM is a massive commitment: you and your organization will need to live with your decision for years to come. Six tips for getting the most out of your SIEM investment by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ring, the Amazon-owned maker of video surveillance devices, will pay $5.8 million over claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission that Ring employees and contractors had broad and unrestricted access to customers’ videos for years. The settlement was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday. The FTC confirmed the […] Amazon’s Ring to pay $5.8M after staff and contractors caught snooping on customer videos, FTC says by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...... →

While parents fret over Snapchat’s chatbot corrupting their children, Snapchat users have been gaslighting, degrading and emotionally tormenting the app’s new AI companion.  “I am at your service, senpai,” the chatbot told one TikTok user after being trained to whimper on command. “Please have mercy, alpha.”  In a more lighthearted video, a user convinced the […] While parents worry, teens are bullying Snapchat AI by Morgan Sung originally published on TechCrunch... →

All new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. could soon be equipped with automatic emergency braking systems designed to prevent crashes with other vehicles and pedestrians, under a rule proposed Wednesday by the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If adopted as proposed, nearly all U.S. light vehicles (gross vehicle weight rating […] U.S. cars and trucks could soon be required to brake for you in an emergency by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

When it comes to the calm, cosseting feeling of luxury, it’s hard to imagine any better powertrain than something electric. And, when it comes to electric luxury, Mercedes-Benz is on a roll. The EQE sedan is an excellent choice for those looking for a small, slightly anonymous, but undeniably posh package. However, it isn’t really […] The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV adds practicality to big-time electric luxury by Tim Stevens originally published on TechCrunch... →

Decarbonizing industrial heat isn't easy, but a startup thinks it can harness the power of the sun to make it happen. Realta Fusion lights up with $9M seed for industrial heat led by Khosla Ventures by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

Demand for AI via consumer mobile apps has been climbing, with market leader OpenAI’s ChatGPT mobile app topping half a million downloads in its first six days. Now, another AI app is touting its own launch success, as the a16z-backed Character.AI app is claiming to have pulled in over 1.7 million new installs in less […] Character.AI, the a16z-backed chatbot startup, tops 1.7M installs in first week by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

By the time Howard Rheingold’s “Virtual Reality” was published in 1991, the Sensorama was already a “slowly deteriorating” relic stashed away in a cabana next the pool at its inventor’s West Los Angeles home. Rheingold describes awe — even surprise — that the system was still operable almost 30 years after its introduction. “I was […] A brief history of VR and AR by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Instagram announced today that it’s testing a new feature that gives users more control over what they see on the social network, along with a new transparency tool for creators. Now, when users see recommended posts, they can select a new “Interested” button that will inform the app that they want to see more of that […] Instagram tests new user control for recommended posts, transparency tool for creators by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

On Wednesday, Fiat breathed new life into the Topolino name with a teaser image for its next electric vehicle: a squat, retro quadricycle that features a convertible top and ropes in lieu of doors. By the looks of it, the new Topolino is Fiat’s take on the Citroen Ami, yet it trades in the Ami’s […] Fiat’s new Topolino EV is so cute I could scream by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

The European Union has used a transatlantic trade and technology talking shop to commit to moving fast and producing a draft Code of Conduct for artificial intelligence, working with US counterparts and in the hope that governments in other regions — including Indonesia and India — will want to get involved. What’s planned is a […] EU and US lawmakers move to draft AI Code of Conduct fast by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference next week, the company is offering an update on its app ecosystem with the release of a new report detailing app earnings over the course of last year. In the analysis, released today, Apple says its App Store ecosystem generated $1.1 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2022, […] Apple touts $1.1 trillion in App Store commerce in 2022, with $104B in digital sales by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

E-commerce aggregators have collectively raised hundreds of millions of dollars over the last several years to push ahead on strategies to consolidate a number of smaller online retailers. Now, the aggregators themselves are the ones getting swallowed up. Today, SellerX, a Berlin-based roll-up play that has raised nearly $900 million in equity and debt and […] SellerX acquires US e-commerce roll-up rival Elevate Brands in an all-share deal, raises $64M+ by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

End-to-end machine learning platform Predibase today announced a $12.2 million expansion to its $16.25 million Series A funding round from last year. The company also announced that its low-code, declarative ML platform for developers is now generally available. During the beta period, which launched when the company came out of stealth last year, users have […] Low-code ML platform Predibase raises another $12.2M by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Monzo's results are one more ray of warm sunshine for this particular subsector of the beleaguered fintech market. Neobanks should take heart from Monzo’s performance in 2022 by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Linux Foundation Europe, the relatively new European arm of the Linux Foundation foundation of foundations, today announced the launch of the RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) project. RISE aims to bring together a wide range of software and hardware vendors to accelerate “the availability of software for high-performance and power-efficient RISC-V cores running high-level operating […] The Linux Foundation Europe launches RISE, the RISC-V Software Ecosystem project by Frederic Lardinois originally publi... →