Apple is salvaging Image Playground with a boost from ChatGPT

With the new ChatGPT integration, users will be able to access more styles that move beyond the emoji-like creations that Image Playground has become known for.

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Oracle shares climb 8% as earnings, revenue top estimates

Oracle reported better-than-expected results for the latest quarter on Wednesday.

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Small retailers on ‘vacation from hell’ as they seek clarity on Trump’s China tariffs

While President’s Trump’s 90-day tariff pause has helped boost the stock market after a brutal April, small businesses are still suffering from the uncertainty.

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Europe, we’re not leaving. Period.

There are some headlines making the rounds claiming that TechCrunch is “pulling out of Europe” and shuttering its coverage of European startups. This is flat-out wrong. It misrepresents who we are, what we do, and — most of all — what we believe. The recent changes at TechCrunch are not about retreat. They are about […]

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Sam Altman-backed Coco Robotics raises $80M

Coco Robotics has made more than 500,000 deliveries with its zero-emissions robots since they hit the streets in 2020.

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Chime’s IPO will test public market appetite for fintech as companies line up to exit

After a multi-year IPO freeze, fintech companies like Chime are entering the public market with slashed valuations and tempered expectations.

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Google adds chief AI architect to accelerate development of AI products

The role is a new one for the artificial intelligence unit.

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Americans pay trillions in rent, but few get credit score boost for it

Trillions of dollars in rent paid by Americans to landlords has no payoff in the form of credit scores and credit history, and Esusu is working to change that.

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All of the new features coming to Apple’s iOS apps

These include significant updates like Call Screening, more travel-friendly features in Wallet, and highly-requested group chat features in Messages.

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Fervo Energy lands $206M in financing to build massive geothermal power plant

Fervo is developing what promises to be the largest enhanced geothermal power plant in the world.

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