TechCrunch Mobility: All eyes on Tesla FSD
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
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Writer Ian Bogost says ‘The Small Stuff’ can help us reclaim our lives from too much convenience
Has Silicon Valley been building the wrong things?
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Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short
“Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence … that would produce a high-quality product.”
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California law targeting loud streaming ads takes effect on July 1
Streaming ads might be getting a lot quieter.
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Flipper Device’s new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity
The company’s productivity-focused gadget helps you set timers, block apps, and display custom messages and widgets on an LED display.
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AI | Fundraising | Startups
Omen AI’s plan to optimize data centers is all wet
Omen AI raised a $31 million Series A to monitor chip coolant and stop bacterial outbreaks in data centers.
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Pocket raises $11M in bet on rising demand for AI note-taking devices
Pocket sells a $129 credit card-shaped puck, which sticks to the back of your phone, and promises unlimited recordings, transcriptions, and to-do items.
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Robot hand company settles Tesla trade secret suit and announces $11M raise
The startup, Proception, is taking a unique approach to collecting training data to tackle one of the hardest problems in robotics: hands.
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Rocket Lab continues buying spree by acquiring satellite company Iridium
The all-stock deal values Iridium at $8 billion and gives Rocket Lab even more firepower to compete against Amazon and SpaceX.
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WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames
WhatsApp username can be between 3 to 35 characters.
