The White House is already one of the most blocked accounts on Bluesky

The Trump administration is taking its social media attacks on Democratic opponents to an unlikely platform, with the White House and numerous other government agencies joining Bluesky on Friday.

TechCrunch Mobility: A takeover that might not be hostile

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math

No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems.

Kohler unveils a camera for your toilet

Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside.

The man betting everything on AI and Bill Belichick

UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts is making big bets on AI and Bill Belichick, and he sounds like a Silicon Valley CEO while doing it.

Scale AI alum raises $9M for AI serving critical industries in MENA

Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh had just moved to London few days before our call, splitting his time between there and Dubai. After nearly a decade in the U.S., including a stint at Scale AI, he’s bringing that experience to his next venture: 1001 AI , a company creating AI infrastructure for critical industries across the Middle East… Continua a leggere Scale AI alum raises $9M for AI serving critical industries in MENA

Amazon DNS outage breaks much of the internet

The outage affected websites like Coinbase and Fortnite, and disrupted services like Signal, Zoom and Amazon’s own products, including Ring.

Spotify now lets you follow venues to get details on upcoming concerts

Venues you follow are saved in your library, and you can browse them to see event calendars, information on scheduled concerts, and announcements. Users can also filter upcoming shows at venues by genre.

Adobe launches a foundry service that builds custom generative AI models for enteprises

Adobe will build custom AI models by training its Firefly model family on a brand’s intellectual property.

Oura launches redesigned app and ‘Cumulative Stress’ feature

The company also shared that it’s pursuing FDA clearance for blood pressure features that give users a likelihood assessment of hypertension.