Griffin Bank has a license to thrill
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SpaceX doc leaks, TikTok ban gains steam, and Grok to go open-source
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter recapping noteworthy happenings in tech over the past few...
Gumroad no longer allows most NSFW art, leaving its adult creators panicked
Gumroad, an e-commerce company for creators, updated its rules to more strictly limit NSFW content, citing restrictions from payment processors...
Mercedes begins piloting Apptronik humanoid robots
Pilot season has officially begun for the world of humanoid robotics. Last year, Amazon began testing Agility’s Digit robots in...
Google’s Safe Browsing protection in Chrome goes real-time
Google announced a major change to its Safe Browsing feature in Chrome today that will make the service work in...
SpaceX aiming to launch massive Starship for the third time early Thursday
SpaceX will attempt to send the massive Starship rocket to orbit for the third time early Thursday morning after U.S....
Bluesky launches Ozone, a tool that lets users create and run their own independent moderation services
Decentralized Twitter/X rival Bluesky announced on Tuesday that it’s open sourcing Ozone, a tool that lets individuals and teams collaboratively review...
Applied Intuition lands $6 billion valuation for AI-powered autonomous vehicle software
Autonomous vehicle software company Applied Intuition has raised $250 million in a round that values the startup at $6 billion,...
Stell helps engineers focus on building, not paperwork
“Hard tech” is the latest buzz in venture capital, but all hard tech industries still rely on software infrastructure to...
The women in AI making a difference
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching...