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A specific cadence for contemporary group chats eludes me. The rapid-fire tempo of texts combined with custom stickers, often based on inside jokes, leaves me behind. My digital fate: the silent lurker. As I let the notifications wash over me, I am a ghostlike figure haunting the group chat, a silent watcher who rarely responds…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Proponents of autonomous vehicle technology have long argued that robotaxis and other self-driving vehicles will…
Are you visiting the Great Lakes before the end of summer? You may notice something odd when planning out the trip on Google. Lake Ontario is no more. Google Maps has renamed it to “Lake America.” Lake America on Google Maps Credit: Google Maps Try typing “Lake Ontario” into Google Search as well. Google takes…
Whoop has made screen-free wearables since its first proper release in 2015, but the shift in what Whoop considers itself to be about mirrors the change we see in the wider market. Today a Whoop band is made for just about anyone with the spare cash to pay for its $199 annual subscription. It’s a…
Cars in European cities are smaller than ever. But as Europe’s appetite for microcars has grown, the cute Italian ‘yoghurt pots’ have largely given way to small Chinese EVs. Even Smart, the the iconic ultracompact car brand, has moved manufacturing to China. Spanish startup Liux thinks it can compete in a crowded market with a…
Snapchat says it is suitable for teens as young as 13, but Pennsylvania now alleges the app’s content and design tell a very different story. The state’s attorney general has sued the social media company, alleging Snapchat uses disappearing content, Snapstreaks, notifications, and other engagement features that encourage compulsive use among children. Pennsylvania says these…
Flock’s AI surveillance cameras are increasingly being targeted by its critics across the country. No, we’re not just talking about vigilantes who are taking the cameras down in their towns. We’re talking about politicians now, too. And it’s a bipartisan effort; an anti-Flock position is being taken up by both Republican and Democratic politicians. Case…
Lake Ontario is no more on Google Maps in the US. Google changed the name of easternmost of the Great Lakes to “Lake America” late Saturday, days after President Donald Trump ordered its rebranding in official government databases. Trump issued the executive order on Thursday as part of an ongoing feud over tariffs with Canada,…
Elon Musk says he’s found a way to solve one of AI’s biggest bottlenecks by making a hard-to-manufacture turbine part himself. On Saturday, Musk confirmed what a secret foundry SpaceX has been building in Bastrop, Texas, is for — an apparent response to a story that was already closing in on the details. Earlier in…
