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BrightDrop, the electric delivery van subsidiary of General Motors, has made its first delivery outside of the U.S. The company delivered 50 BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric vans to FedEx Express Canada on Wednesday, part of a larger order of 2,500 Zevo EVs. The introduction of BrightDrop’s vans is in line with FedEx’s goal to shift […] GM’s BrightDrop makes first commercial EVs delivery outside US by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Live 95.5, a radio station in Portland, Oregon, announced Tuesday that its midday host Ashley Elzinga will broadcast a cloned version of her voice — AKA “AI Ashley” — to listeners every day from 10 to 3. They’ll be using Futuri Media’s “RadioGPT,” an AI-powered tool that uses ChatGPT to generate a script based on […] Radio station gets part-time AI DJ based on its midday host by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Most trucks today are headed in the wrong direction, metaphorically speaking. They’re far too big and heavy, with shrinking beds and expanding cabins that reflect their turn from a classic workhorse into a status symbol-meets-family car. This is my take, but I’m not just here to blab about aesthetics and my weird love of teeny-tiny […] EV startup Telo bets America is ready for a dreamy little pickup by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

TrueCar, a platform where people can research new and used car prices and find local dealer savings, is laying off 24% of staff due to a restructure, the company said Wednesday. About 102 people will be impacted by the layoff. President and CEO Michael Darrow is stepping aside both from his executive roles — to […] TrueCar lays off 102 employees, taps new CEO amid restructure by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Fernride has figured out a way to launch a commercially viable autonomous, electric truck business today. The secret? Not driving on public roads. Most AV trucking companies are going after the moonshot: using self-driving freight trucks — typically 18-wheelers — to haul goods over long distances. Startups like Waymo, TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics and Aurora have […] Fernride nudges yard trucks towards full autonomy with $31M in new funds by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Charging networks need to dramatically accelerate their expansion to keep pace with EV adoption. Why every EV charging network combined can’t compete with Tesla by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

File this one under inevitable, but hilarious. Mechanical Turk is a service that from its earliest days seemed to invite shenanigans, and indeed researchers show that nearly half of its “turkers” appear to be using AI to do tasks that were specifically intended to be done by humans because AI couldn’t. We’ve closed the loop […] Mechanical Turk workers are using AI to automate being human by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Canva has been around since 2013, and has been a tremendously successful design platform, raising over $570 million and garnering 135 million users along the way. With that kind of traction, it makes a ton of sense to let developers tap into that user base and take advantage of the work that the company has […] Canva introduces new developer tools and $50M investment fund by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Ask Sophie: Why […] Ask Sophie: How much time and money will we need for an H-1B transfer? by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Sony this morning announced that it has begun testing PlayStation 5 game streaming. The feature is still early days, but it will eventually be available for those subscribed to PlayStation Plus Premium. Sony notes, “Our goal is to add this as an additional benefit to PlayStation Plus Premium as part of our ongoing efforts to […] Sony readies PS5 game streaming for PlayStation Plus Premium members by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Twitter owes three months’ rent to its Boulder landlord, and a judge has signed off on evicting the tech giant from its office there, court documents show. Since its takeover by Elon Musk, Twitter’s business has more or less fallen into disarray, and there have been numerous reports of unpaid bills. While a contractor going […] Twitter is being evicted from its Boulder office over unpaid rent by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has reiterated his position that many cryptocurrencies could be defined as securities. Former SEC chair Jay Clayton feels ‘vast majority’ of crypto tokens are securities by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Авторам проекта удалось изменить имидж интеллектуала в глазах аудитории... →

Once the pandemic normalized virtual meetups, the concept of “personalized AI” began to gain steam. Startups creating “AI-driven” avatars — realistic-looking characters with synthetic voices that star in pre-recorded or live videos — have raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital over the past few years. As such avatars improve, they promise to […] Synthesia secures $90M for AI that generates custom avatars by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

We are moving in the wrong direction: Bigger and more expensive means that EV ownership is becoming less accessible, not more so. EVs are going backwards by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google’s enhancing Google Lens, its computer vision-powered app that brings up information related to the objects it identifies, with new features. Starting today, Lens can surface skin conditions similar to what you might see on your own skin, like moles and rashes. Uploading a picture or photo through Lens will kick off a search for […] Google Lens can now search for skin conditions by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google’s new AI-powered search experienced, released in May, might’ve gotten a mixed reception. But the search giant isn’t letting that slow its feature roadmap. Google today announced new capabilities, some of which it previously previewed at its I/O conference, heading to Search Generative Experience (SGE) — the moniker for its experimental search experience — focused […] Google intros new AI-powered travel and product search features by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Timed to arrive ahead of the summer travel season, Google’s bringing new features to Maps focused on discovery — and navigation. New “glanceable directions,” which Google announced in February. will start rolling out this month in the Maps apps on Android and iOS. They’ll let users who opt in track walking, cycling and driving trip […] Google Maps gains glanceable directions and an expanded Immersive View by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google, ever eager to lean into generative AI, is launching a new shopping feature that shows clothes on a lineup of real-life fashion models. A part of a wide range of updates to Google Shopping rolling out in the coming weeks, Google’s virtual try-on tool for apparel takes an image of clothing and attempts to […] Google’s new generative AI lets you preview clothes on different models by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →