TechCrunch Mobility: The ‘robot army’ argument

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Trump and Xi will ‘consummate’ TikTok deal on Thursday, treasury secretary says

The United States and China are ready to move forward on a TikTok deal, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Ads might be coming to Apple Maps next year

This could be part of a larger strategy to introduce more advertising in iOS.

Workout app Ladder launches nutrition-tracking experience

Fitness app Ladder is debuting a new nutrition tracking feature that lets you snap a photo to input macros.

Accel and Prosus team up to back early-stage Indian startups

Prosus will match Accel’s investment in Indian startups under this partnership.

Israeli intelligence vets raise $20M to track developer buying signals

Onfire, a vertical AI platform for IT revenue teams, is coming out of stealth with $20 million in funding, including a $14 million Series A co-led by Grove Ventures and TLV Partners.

India, the market BlaBlaCar once walked away from, is now its biggest

BlaBlaCar is seeing rapid growth in India, with 20 million passengers expected this year — up 50% from last year.

Who are AI browsers for?

OpenAI launched an AI-powered browser this week, but it feels like it offers a slight efficiency gain at best.

TikTok robot star Rizzbot gave me the middle finger

About a week ago, I woke to a dizzying DM on Instagram — Rizzbot flipping me off. This sent me down a rabbit hole about humanoids in society.