Apple plays catch-up at WWDC | TechCrunch
…Apple also announced it will open image generation to developers via an API, a move that turns a consumer feature into a potential platform. AI can also now edit photos more substantively…
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Origin Lab raises $8M to help video game companies sell data to world-model builders | TechCrunch
…and Cruise founder Kyle Vogt. “The AI systems that are being built now need to understand how the physical world works and how things move,” co-CEO and co-founder Anne-Margot…
Airbnb-backed WeRoad raises $58M to take its group travel platform to the US | TechCrunch
…The new investment reflects a bet that the next generation of travel companies may look less like booking platforms and more like social platforms designed to facilitate real-world connections. The U…
Revolut rolls out services to thousands of users in India ahead of broader launch | TechCrunch
…The company confirmed the rollout and said a few thousand customers in India are already using the platform. The rollout marks a significant milestone in Revolut’s years-long effort to enter…
General Catalyst just led a $63M bet on India's travel payments market | TechCrunch
…in the world — is central to how younger Indians move money today. Over the past year, Scapia said flight bookings on its platform grew nearly six times, while hotel bookings increased about…
Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features | TechCrunch
…Beyond AI, Android 17’s larger update allows users to take advantage of features like a “bubble bar,” which is a new user interface element that lets you organize, move, and then…
PayPal says it's 'becoming a technology company again' — that means AI | TechCrunch
…This includes modernizing its tech platform, moving faster to become “cloud-native,” and “aggressively adopting AI in our development processes,” Lores said. The latter would increase developer productivity and shorten time to…
Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch
…For instance, you could have an agent track market movements based on customer parameters, Google suggests. While the underlying technology here is powered by AI, which makes it more capable, the idea…
Cash App launches a wand for tap-and-pay | TechCrunch
…The company said that its tags are linked to the Cash App Card and would work at outlets compatible with Visa’s tap-to-pay platform. Tags are activated by linking the…
IrisGo, a startup backed by Andrew Ng, looks to become the AI desktop buddy you never knew you needed | TechCrunch
…octane power of today’s frontier models, AI-assisted office work can still feel incredibly manual and repetitive. The goal, he said, is to move away from that and toward a more…