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Grandmother sues cop who wrongly targeted her home using “Find My” app

ASHLEY BELANGER

Denver Police Department vows to train officers on how "Find My" app works.

Cooler Master’s massive workstation pod is an extravagant alternative to desks

SCHARON HARDING

Cooler Master announces waitlist for long-awaited Orb X.

3 views: Predicting 2023’s key startup themes

ANNA HEIM

A good way to be wrong is to predict the future. A good way to be incredibly and embarrassingly wrong is to predict the future in a medium that is public and everlasting. 3 views: Predicting 2023's key startup themes by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch

SpaceX goes full defense contractor with national security-focused Starshield

DEVIN COLDEWEY

SpaceX's launch services have already become an invaluable resource for the U.S. government, but the company is now jumping into the deep end of the pool it had heretofore only splashed around in. Starshield, a new vertical within SpaceX, will provide "government entities" (think three-letter agencies) with secure communications and bespoke satellite designs. The new […] SpaceX goes full defense contractor with national security-focused Starshield by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

OpenAI’s new chatbot can hallucinate a Linux shell—or calling a BBS

BENJ EDWARDS

ChatGPT-generated command line can create virtual files, execute code, play games.

Pfizer seeks FDA greenlight for bivalent COVID dose in kids under 5 years

BETH MOLE

Bivalent vaccine wouldn't be a booster, but part of an updated primary series.

Syntax errors are the doom of us all, including botnet authors

KEVIN PURDY

A command typo might have dismantled most of an advanced malware's network.

Daily Crunch: Another Salesforce C-suite exit — Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield will step down in January

CHRISTINE HALL

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Another Salesforce C-suite exit — Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield will step down in January by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Max Q: Building on the moon and Mars

ARIA ALAMALHODAEI

In this issue: ICON's in-space construction tech ambitions; Astra's management switch-up; news from ispace, Metaspectral and more Max Q: Building on the moon and Mars by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Tier-owned Spin exits 10 US markets amid low demand, unfavorable city regulations

REBECCA BELLAN

Micromobility operator Spin is leaving 10 U.S. markets due to a combination of low demand, over-regulation, under-regulation and poor cost structures, according to a company-wide email sent Friday by Philip Reinckens, Spin's CEO, that was shared with TechCrunch. Reinckens said the market exits would help Spin cut costs and focus on growing markets that provide […] Tier-owned Spin exits 10 US markets amid low demand, unfavorable city regulations by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Lensa AI, the viral app making ‘magic avatars,’ raises red flags for artists

TAYLOR HATMAKER

If your Instagram is awash in algorithmically generated portraits of your friends, you aren't alone. After adding a new avatar generation tool based on Stable Diffusion, the photo editing app Lensa AI went viral over the last few days, with users sharing their uncanny AI-crafted avatars (and the horrible misfires) in stories and posts. Lensa’s […] Lensa AI, the viral app making 'magic avatars,' raises red flags for artists by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

ChatGPT shrugged

NATASHA LOMAS

ChatGPT is a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that's designed to help people communicate with computers in a more natural and intuitive way — using natural language processing (NLP) technology. But what's behind the development of ChatGPT and how can the tech be used to help humanity? These are some of the questions that we […] ChatGPT shrugged by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Chattermill, which uses AI to extract insights from customer experience data, raises $26M

PAUL SAWERS

Chattermill, a platform that helps companies unlock insights by analyzing customer feedback data from across myriad digital channels, has raised $26 million in a Series B round of funding. Founded out of London in 2015, companies such as Uber and Amazon use Chattermill to unify all their customer data, integrating with social networks, customer feedback […] Chattermill, which uses AI to extract insights from customer experience data, raises $26M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Uber Eats to pay millions for listing Chicago restaurants without consent

REBECCA BELLAN

Uber has agreed to a $10 million settlement with the City of Chicago for listing local restaurants in the Uber Eats and Postmates food delivery apps without the restaurants' consent, as well as for charging excess commission fees. Over $5 million will go toward paying damages back to Chicago restaurants that were affected, and $1.5 million […] Uber Eats to pay millions for listing Chicago restaurants without consent by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Here’s how marsh grass shrimp reduce drag while swimming

JENNIFER OUELLETTE

The shrimp flexes its legs on the recovery stroke and keeps them close together.