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- Monzo’s pivot from cool to corporate: ‘freshness is not about gimmicks’
by Connie Loizos on mai 20, 2025Monzo, Britain’s biggest digital bank, is still synonymous with its neon debit cards, extensive use of emojis, and free spending abroad. But it’s no longer just trying to be cool; it’s trying to become a major financial institution. That shift, from an upstart fintech beloved by millennials into a mature, sustainable business, is what makes
- Sylndr, with fresh $15.7M, allows users to buy, sell, finance, and service used cars in Egypt
by Tage Kene-Okafor on mai 20, 2025Cairo-based Sylndr has raised $15.7 million as it expands beyond online used car sales into auto financing, servicing, and tools for dealers. Development Partners International’s Nclude Fund led the round. The company, which operates in Egypt’s fast-growing but under-digitized vehicle market, said the latest round includes both fresh equity and previously unannounced seed financing. Sylndr
- Waymo gets OK to expand robotaxi service into more of Silicon Valley
by Kirsten Korosec on mai 20, 2025The company is also aiming to unlock access to the San Francisco International Airport, although those plans are on a much longer timeline.
- Klarna’s revenue per employee soars to nearly $1M thanks to AI efficiency push
by Marina Temkin on mai 20, 2025Last year, Klarna announced a significant initiative to leverage its internally developed AI systems, powered by OpenAI, across its operations. This wasn’t empty talk for the buy now, pay later giant. The company not only ended its pricey contract with Salesforce CRM, but also curtailed its hiring efforts, allowing AI to do some of the
- Waymo and Uber are giving some riders early access to Atlanta robotaxi service
by Kirsten Korosec on mai 19, 2025Atlanta is the second city to get the so-called "Waymo on Uber" service. The companies launched the service, which matches riders with a
- Billionaire founder of Luminar replaced as CEO following ethics inquiry
by Kirsten Korosec on mai 19, 2025Austin Russell, who became a billionaire after his lidar startup Luminar went public, appears to be out as CEO, according to the company’s board. Luminar’s board announced Wednesday — the same day of its first-quarter earnings report — it had replaced Russell and appointed Paul Ricci to the role. Ricci is the former chairman and
- Judge pressures Apple to approve Fortnite or return to court
by Sarah Perez on mai 19, 2025A federal judge is asking Apple to approve Fortnite’s submission on the U.S. App Store or return to court to explain the legal basis as to why it has not done so. In a new filing, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers confirms the court has received Epic Games’ latest motion, where it demands that
- Apple approves Spotify update so US users can buy audiobooks within the app
by Lauren Forristal on mai 19, 2025Spotify announced on Monday that Apple has approved a new app update, allowing iPhone users in the U.S. to purchase individual audiobooks directly within the app. Users can also view audiobook prices and easily buy additional listening hours beyond the initial 15 hours. “This change lowers the barriers for more users to embrace their first
- Headline Asia closes $145M fund to fuel investments in Asia-Pacific
by Kate Park on mai 19, 2025With the current economic uncertainties and geopolitical challenges, securing funding for startups in Asia has recently become more difficult. Venture capital firms have also been impacted by the downturn, leading to a decrease in the number of funds being closed. The VC market is “going through [one of its] cyclical winters marked by high interest
- Google launches stand-alone NotebookLM apps for Android and iOS
by Aisha Malik on mai 19, 2025Google announced on Monday that it has officially released the NotebookLM apps for Android and iOS, a day before Google I/O 2025 and a day before the company said it would roll out. Since its launch in 2023, the AI-based note-taking and research assistant has only been accessible via desktop. Google has now made the service
- Trump signs bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfakes
by Rebecca Bellan on mai 19, 2025President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Take It Down Act today, a bipartisan law that enacts stricter penalties for distributing non-consensual explicit images, including deepfakes and revenge porn.
- Google inks another massive solar power deal to electrify its data centers
by Tim De Chant on mai 19, 2025The new deal covers solar and storage projects being developed in South Carolina by EnergyRe.
- AMD strikes a deal to sell ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business for $3B
by Rebecca Szkutak on mai 19, 2025Semiconductor giant AMD followed through with its plan to spin out ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business. AMD announced on Monday that it was selling ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business to electronic manufacturing services company Sanmina. The $3 billion deal is a mix of cash and stock: $2.25 billion in cash; a $300 million premium, including 50% cash
- Cocospy stalkerware apps go offline after data breach
by Zack Whittaker on mai 19, 2025The trio of spyware apps — hacked earlier this year — no longer work.
- GitHub, Microsoft embrace Anthropic’s spec for connecting AI models to data sources
by Kyle Wiggers on mai 19, 2025GitHub and Microsoft, GitHub’s corporate parent, are joining the steering committee for MCP, Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to the systems where data resides. The announcement, which was made at Microsoft’s Build 2025 conference on Monday, comes as MCP gains steam in the AI industry. Earlier this year, both OpenAI and Google said they
- Devs can now tap Microsoft Edge to power AI web apps
by Kyle Wiggers on mai 19, 2025Microsoft is launching new APIs for Edge, its web browser, to let developers incorporate AI functionality into web apps using models built into Edge. Unveiled at Build 2025, the AI APIs mirror some of the functionality in Google Chrome, which also offers “built-in AI” that developers can tap to power their web applications. Microsoft’s move
- NLWeb is Microsoft’s project to bring more chatbots to web pages
by Kyle Wiggers on mai 19, 2025As part of an effort to make building AI-powered chatbots on the web simpler, Microsoft is launching an open project called NLWeb. Announced at Build 2025, NLWeb lets websites provide a “conversational interface” — i.e. a text field and a submission button — for their users with a few lines of code, the AI model
- It’ll soon be free to publish apps to the Microsoft Store
by Kyle Wiggers on mai 19, 2025Microsoft is getting rid of developer onboarding fees for the Microsoft Store on Windows, the digital distribution platform for its flagship operating system, the company announced Monday during its Build 2025 conference. Starting June 2025, individual developers will be able to sign up and publish apps to the Microsoft Store without having to pay to
- Microsoft wants to tap AI to accelerate scientific discovery
by Kyle Wiggers on mai 19, 2025Can AI speed up aspects of the scientific process? Microsoft appears to think so. At the company’s Build 2025 conference on Monday, Microsoft announced Microsoft Discovery, a platform that taps agentic AI to “transform the [scientific] discovery process,” according to a press release provided to TechCrunch. Microsoft Discovery is “extensible,” Microsoft says, and can handle
- AI dev tools for Windows get a fresh coat of paint
by Kyle Wiggers on mai 19, 2025Microsoft wants to make it easier for developers to build AI-powered apps on Windows devices. On Monday during its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft announced Windows AI Foundry, a rebranding and expansion of the Windows Copilot Runtime service the company launched last May. Microsoft describes Windows AI Foundry as a “unified platform for local AI development” —
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