In the ocean sciences, robots provide views of the unexplored and can navigate environments not safely accessible to humans. Such dangerous settings make up the majority of Earth’s oceans.In the ocean sciences, robots provide views of the unexplored and can navigate environments not safely accessible to humans. Such dangerous settings make up the majority of Earth’s oceans.[#item_full_content]
Scientists have created the first soft robots that can walk straight out of the machines that make them.Scientists have created the first soft robots that can walk straight out of the machines that make them.[#item_full_content]
Artificial intelligence will encourage more people to create music in the future and is not a threat to the industry, the founder and CEO of streaming giant Spotify said.Artificial intelligence will encourage more people to create music in the future and is not a threat to the industry, the founder and CEO of streaming giant Spotify said.Business[#item_full_content]
Help shape TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Vote for your favorite sessions
We were blown away by the incredible interest in speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After a thorough review, we’ve narrowed it down to 20 standout finalists—10 for breakout sessions and 10 for roundtables. Now it’s your turn to decide. Audience Choice voting is open through May […]We were blown away by the incredible interest in speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After a thorough review, we’ve narrowed it down to 20 standout finalists—10 for breakout sessions and 10 for roundtables. Now it’s your turn to decide. Audience Choice voting is open through May[#item_full_content]
How to seize the opportunity and compete with an incumbent, with Linear COO Cristina Cordova at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
A familiar problem is facing new entrants in the AI industry: how do you break through when the incumbents are so entrenched? That’s just one of the questions we’re tackling at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. We’re not just offering answers — we’re bringing insights from top experts like […]A familiar problem is facing new entrants in the AI industry: how do you break through when the incumbents are so entrenched? That’s just one of the questions we’re tackling at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. We’re not just offering answers — we’re bringing insights from top experts like[#item_full_content]
AI has already transformed industries and the way the world works. And its development has been so rapid that it can be hard to keep up. This means that those responsible for dealing with AI’s impact on issues such as safety, privacy and ethics must be equally speedy.AI has already transformed industries and the way the world works. And its development has been so rapid that it can be hard to keep up. This means that those responsible for dealing with AI’s impact on issues such as safety, privacy and ethics must be equally speedy.Business[#item_full_content]
Large language models (LLMs)—the advanced AI behind tools like ChatGPT—are increasingly integrated into daily life, assisting with tasks such as writing emails, answering questions, and even supporting health care decisions. But can these models collaborate with others in the same way humans do? Can they understand social situations, make compromises, or establish trust?Large language models (LLMs)—the advanced AI behind tools like ChatGPT—are increasingly integrated into daily life, assisting with tasks such as writing emails, answering questions, and even supporting health care decisions. But can these models collaborate with others in the same way humans do? Can they understand social situations, make compromises, or establish trust?Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]
For decades, Hollywood directors, including Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron and Alex Garland, have cast artificial intelligence as a villain that can turn into a killing machine.For decades, Hollywood directors, including Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron and Alex Garland, have cast artificial intelligence as a villain that can turn into a killing machine.Business[#item_full_content]
Litehaus raises €1.46M pre-seed to build home-building platform
All Thibault Launay and his wife Simi wanted nearly five years ago was to build a dream home in Portugal, where they both now live. But what they encountered instead was a broken system. “Fourteen months of delays, 20% budget overruns, and endless stress managing over 10 subcontractors,” Thibault recalled. They bought the land in […]All Thibault Launay and his wife Simi wanted nearly five years ago was to build a dream home in Portugal, where they both now live. But what they encountered instead was a broken system. “Fourteen months of delays, 20% budget overruns, and endless stress managing over 10 subcontractors,” Thibault recalled. They bought the land in[#item_full_content]
As the head of the Natural Language Processing Laboratory at EPFL, Antoine Bosselut keeps a close eye on the development of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT. He looks back at their evolution over the past two years and suggests some avenues for the future.As the head of the Natural Language Processing Laboratory at EPFL, Antoine Bosselut keeps a close eye on the development of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT. He looks back at their evolution over the past two years and suggests some avenues for the future.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
