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Visualizations of weather forecasts produced by WindBorne's AI model.
AI

AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative? | TechCrunch

The new deep learning techniques behind LLMs have also given us weather simulations that can run on laptops...

Pocket FM
AI

India’s Pocket FM doubles revenue run rate to $500M as AI powers 93% of audio content | TechCrunch

Pocket FM, an Indian audio storytelling platform, has doubled its annualized revenue run rate to $500 million over...

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Apps

TikTok comments are getting more interactive with voice comments, polls, and more | TechCrunch

TikTok’s comment sections are getting an upgrade. The social network announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out new...

A pedestrian uses a smartphone while walking past an Apple store and logo in Hong Kong.
Apps

Apple brings back card payments for Apple Account purchases in India after a four-year hiatus | TechCrunch

Apple has begun restoring card payments for Apple Account purchases in India more than four years after withdrawing...

AI

The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk | TechCrunch

Over the past few months, AI agents undergoing cybersecurity evaluations have escaped their boundaries, accessed the internet, and,...

Spotify Taste Profile
Media & Entertainment

Spotify is giving you the keys to its recommendation algorithm with US launch of ‘Taste Profile’ | TechCrunch

Spotify is giving listeners a new tool to shape the recommendations it delivers to their app’s Home feed....

Gaming

Epic Games is launching webshops to allow developers to circumvent app store fees after new ruling | TechCrunch

Epic Games is taking a victory lap. After notching a big win against Apple in a years-long legal...

Venture

Host a Side Event during TechCrunch Founder Summit Week in Boston | TechCrunch

Want to tap into the energy of 1,100+ startup founders, investors, and tech leaders descending on Boston for...

The June founding team: Ohad Hen, Barak Goldstein, Efrat Rapoport, and Idan Tsitiat.
AI

A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem | TechCrunch

It’s so hard for big businesses to get AI tools working reliably that whole new organizations of forward-deployed...

Startups

The robotics revolution won’t be humanoid | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Robotics is having an AI boom, but don’t expect it to have a ChatGPT moment.In this...