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Uber unveiled a handful of new eco-focused features, services, and expansions today, as the ride-hailing giant doubles down on previous efforts to align itself with sustainable transport. The announcements came during the second instalment of Uber’s annual Go-Get product event — the first incarnation was held in New York last month with a focus on family, […] Uber toots its eco horn and gears up for big sustainability drive by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

At least five people have been laid off from rocket engine startup Ursa Major, with one person citing budgetary constraints as the reason for being let go, according to posts on LinkedIn. Ursa Major did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s inquiry into the layoffs, or the number of people affected. According to LinkedIn, 292 people […] Layoffs hit rocket engine maker Ursa Major by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Cava's multi-billion-dollar IPO valuation could be the kick in the pants that companies need to start going public again. Cava’s sensible IPO ambitions could spur more companies to go public by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

DeepMind’s Alpha series of AIs has provided a few world firsts, like AlphaGo beating the world champion at Go. Now these AIs originally trained around playing games have been put to work on other tasks, and are showing a surprising facility for them. Originally, AlphaGo was trained using human gameplay, then AlphaGo Zero learned only […] DeepMind repurposes game-playing AIs to optimize code and infrastructure by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Multiple subreddits and moderators are protesting Reddit’s API pricing changes that may shut down many third-party clients. Popular subreddits such as r/aww, r/video, r/Futurology, r/LifeHacks, and r/bestof will go dark on June 12 to protest the company’s move. Separately, a moderator coordination subreddit has written an open letter to Reddit saying these changes will have […] Multiple subreddits and moderators are protesting Reddit’s API changes by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

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The Department of Defense said Thursday it is buying more Starlink terminals from SpaceX for use in Ukraine, as the conflict between that country and Russia wages well into its second year. The Pentagon provided little other details about the order, however, including the number of terminals it would purchase or pricing. SpaceX did not […] More SpaceX Starlink terminals will go to Ukraine following new order from Pentagon by Aria Alamalhodaei 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... →

This is not the first time that we’ve seen funds try to go earlier in the investing world. Will the a16z effort pay off? Will it be ultimately good for founders?  3 Views on a16z’s latest reported early-stage effort by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

ChatGPT is going mobile. Today, OpenAI announced the launch of an official iOS app that allows users to access its popular AI chatbot on the go, months after the App Store was filled with dubious, unofficial services. The new ChatGPT app will be free to use, free from ads, and will allow for voice input, […] OpenAI launches an official ChatGPT app for iOS by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ride-hailing is back. But Uber’s looking to become more than a one-stop shop for booking rides. Growth — through products and expanded consumer groups — was the connecting thread at Uber’s Go-Get event this Wednesday in New York City, where the company announced a slew of new additions to its platform that, in many cases, don’t […] How Uber is trying to create ‘stickiness’ for its app by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Family is at the center of Uber’s latest product offensive. Uber revealed Wednesday at its annual “Go-Get” event, a slew of new products and features aimed at attracting a new set of customers from teens as young as 13 and families who want to link accounts to even those who might feel more comfortable calling […] Uber puts family (even teens) at the center of its new products and features by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

The second-generation Tesla Roadster — the all-electric sports car that made a splashy and surprise debut in November 2017 — will “hopefully” go into production next year, CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas. Emphasis on hopefully. The Roadster, which originally was supposed to come to market in […] Tesla Roadster production has been pushed back again by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

With a U.S. ban of TikTok looming, the company is introducing a new mental health awareness hub to allow users to learn about well-being topics, connect with advocates and support organizations that provide important resources. To access the new hub, users have to go to the #MentalHealthAwareness hashtag page and tap on the link in […] TikTok adds a new mental health awareness hub to provide users access to resources by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead to Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion bid for gaming giant Activision. The news comes a few weeks after the U.K. emerged as the first jurisdiction to block the megabucks deal, while the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the U.S. is suing to block the deal. Europe had been […] Europe greenlights Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision acquisition by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

At its annual I/O conference, Google unveiled PaLM 2, the successor to its PaLM large language model for understanding and generating multilingual text. Google claims that it’s a significant improvement over its predecessor and that it even bests OpenAI’s GPT-4, depending on the task at hand. But it’s far from a panacea. Absent some hands-on […] Google’s PaLM 2 paper shows that text-generating AI still has a long way to go by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Three days, 72 hours or 4,320 minutes. No matter how you calculate it, time is running out for you to score an early-bird pass to TechCrunch Disrupt and save up to $800. Go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 for a lot less Early-bird pricing disappears this Friday, May 12 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Buy your pass […] 3 days left until Disrupt prices increase by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

From the makers of Pokémon GO comes another mobile game that brings cute little creatures to our fingertips: Peridot. Like a ‘90s Tamagotchi toy, Peridot is a pet simulator, but it takes place completely within augmented reality (AR). You can feed, play, walk, breed, forage and socialize with your Peridots, but don’t worry: if you […] Niantic’s new game Peridot is Pokémon GO meets Tamagotchi by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

After raising $100 million at a valuation of over $2 billion last year, the Australian ed-tech startup Go1 is making an acquisition and getting some investment to expand its reach and technology to serve the market of corporate online learning. First, it is snapping up Blinkist, a startup out of Berlin that had built a […] Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →