India’s Rapido begins testing food delivery to take on Swiggy, Zomato

Rapido’s beta food delivery service has popped up in three key localities in Bengaluru before a broader rollout.

Google CEO adds a new calendar feature at Stripe co-founder’s request

While users often tag companies and CEOs with online feedback and complaints, you know you’ve made it when the CEO not only replies to you, but also implements the change you’ve asked for.

Waymo finally has a music experience worthy of its robotaxi

Waymo now lets you stream music straight from Spotify, which makes the back seat of a robotaxi feel more like your own private space.

Co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI departs the company

Igor Babuschkin is leaving xAI less than three years after he co-founded the startup with Elon Musk, following a series of scandals at company.

Airbnb will allow US users book stays without paying upfront

Airbnb has launched a new feature called “Reserve Now, Pay Later” that lets users in the U.S. reserve a property without paying upfront, potentially allowing people to cancel their bookings with less hassle if their plans change.

Women are making real progress in venture capital, and the numbers prove it

A new report by the nonprofit All Raise found that the percentage of women and nonbinary individuals in partner roles at leading firms has doubled in the past few years, despite market headwinds. All Raise CEO Paige Hendrix Buckner chatted with TechCrunch’s Dominic-Madori Davis about what’s driving the shift on this week’s Equity.  “There are… Continua a leggere Women are making real progress in venture capital, and the numbers prove it

Anthropic’s Claude AI model can now handle longer prompts

Anthropic’s popular coding model just became a little more enticing for developers with a million-token context window.

In a world of vibe coding startups, Uno Platform is targeting enterprise developers

And it’s finding customers and investors, including $2.54 million in seed funding.

Anthropic takes aim at OpenAI, offers Claude to ‘all three branches of government’ for $1

Anthropic’s escalation — a response to OpenAI’s attempt to undercut the competition — is a strategic play meant to broaden the company’s foothold in federal AI usage. 

Anduril opens solid rocket motor factory amidst ongoing chemical chokepoint

As more solid rocket motor suppliers are coming online, a supply chain chokepoint looms.