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Tesla is trying to boost its Model S sales before the year is out, but it’s got a funny way of doing it.  After initially abandoning its free Supercharging for life offer in 2018, the automaker is bringing it back … Continue reading →

YouTube on Monday announced it will give creators more choice over how third parties can use their content to train their AI models. Starting today, creators and rights holders will be able to flag for YouTube if they’re permitting specific … Continue reading →

Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are getting several new AI-powered upgrades, including the ability to have an ongoing conversation and translate between languages. Ray-Ban Meta owners in Meta’s early access program for the U.S. and Canada can now download firmware … Continue reading →

On Monday, Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son announced that his company would invest $100 billion into the US over the next four years.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The company’s spyware, dubbed Graphite, is capable of hacking phones and stealing private communications. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Arctic Wolf has acquired Cylance, BlackBerry’s beleaguered cybersecurity business, for $160 million — a significant write-down from the $1.4 billion BlackBerry paid to acquire the company in 2018. Under the terms of the deal, which is expected to close in … Continue reading →

Snapchat is introducing a revamped, unified monetization program for creators. The new program will reward creators for both content posted to Stories and Spotlight, its TikTok copycat. Previously, Snapchat monetized these two formats through separate programs. Under the new program, … Continue reading →

Skims co-founder Jens Grede has confirmed that plans for an IPO are on the back burner—for now at least, according to a new interview with WWD.  TechCrunch reported in August that investors were hoping for the retail darling, last valued … Continue reading →

The European Union is forging ahead with plans for a constellation of internet satellites to rival Elon Musk-owned Starlink, after signing a €10.6 billion ($11.1B) deal to launch nearly 300 satellites into low- and medium-Earth orbits by 2030. The bloc … Continue reading →

Cybersecurity practitioners take a community-driven approach to solving problems. Security researchers share the vulnerabilities they find with the broader cybersecurity community, which allows companies to patch up their security holes before something catastrophic happens. Prequel is looking to bring that … Continue reading →