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Nvidia invests $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek. The deal shows how Nvidia plans to stay essential to AI infrastructure as Big Tech begins to build its own AI chips.

MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario.

Circleback is also introducing new pricing plans starting from $14 per month.

The U.S. is shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots. China’s scale means the global competition may simply move elsewhere.

George Arison is done letting Wall Street's "Grindr discount" go unchallenged — in a wide-ranging Q&A, the CEO walks us through how AI, a controversial $350-plus EDGE tier, and a bet on healthcare and long-distance matchmaking are turning Grindr into the "gayborhood in your pocket" he's been promising since 2022.

The Liux Big microcar is made in Spain. The startup thinks it can compete in a crowded market with its tiny electric car built around sustainability.

Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it's a bet on a fuel source that's already triggering lawsuits and health studies everywhere his (and others') turbines have gone in.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.

This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.

Investors, founders, and operators from across Europe arrived for the annual Nordic TechBBQ conference to talk about how humans can have agency over AI.

Vijay Pande — who left a16z's roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a "discovery" science to an "engineering" one, why clinical trials are still brutally expensive, and why he thinks open, shared datasets (not walled-off ones) are what will actually let AI transform medicine.

Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas.

The Theragun Sense, which retails for $299, is a wellness-focused massage gun that’s designed for everyday aches, muscle tension, relaxation, and soreness.

The new generation of data center systems is increasing efficiency with smarter traffic control instead of just more processor cycles.

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California residents have a legal right to access the data that companies collect about them. Actually exercising that right is a burdensome nightmare.

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This week on “Uncanny Valley,” senior writer Will Knight talks his recent visit to China and the future of AI collaboration.

Michele Spagnuolo was arrested for alleged insider trading on Polymarket, but the Switzerland-based engineer says he was simply gambling—activity that is beyond the reach of US commodities law.

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Netflix has walked back plans to put AAA games on its streaming platform. Instead, it's pivoting to marketing highly anticipated titles like Grand Theft Auto VI.

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