In an internal memo seen by TechCrunch, VSCO's CEO Eric Wittman said the company's consumer business had declined more than expected, and some of its new growth initiatives didn't yield the expected results.

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VSCO lays off 24 staff as its consumer business suffers | TechCrunch

In an internal memo seen by TechCrunch, VSCO's CEO Eric Wittman said the company's consumer business had declined more than expected, and...

India has given OpenAI, Google, and other AI firms 30 days to respond to its proposed royalty system for training on copyrighted content.

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India proposes charging OpenAI, Google for training AI on copyrighted content | TechCrunch

India has given OpenAI, Google, and other AI firms 30 days to respond to its proposed royalty system for training on copyrighted content.

The two companies are launching the Accenture Anthropic Business Group to bring Anthropic's AI to Accenture's employees.

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Anthropic and Accenture sign multi-year AI strategic partnership | TechCrunch

The two companies are launching the Accenture Anthropic Business Group to bring Anthropic's AI to Accenture's employees.

After rebooting the Pebble smartwatch, founder Eric Migicovsky is expanding his company's device lineup with a new smart wearable: an AI-powered smart ring known as Index 01. Named for the finger where the ring is meant to be worn, the new $75 ring is not meant to be a competitor to the always-on, always-listening AI devices, like the AI pendant Friend, but instead offers a way to record quick notes and reminders with a press of a button on the ring's side. AI only…

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Pebble's founder introduces a $75 AI smart ring for recording brief notes with a press of a button | TechCrunch

Named for the finger where the ring is meant to be worn, the new $75 Index 01 ring is not meant to be a competitor to the always-on, always-listeni...

Spotify will let you switch between music videos and audio at any time.

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Spotify launches music videos in the US and Canada for Premium subscribers | TechCrunch

The videos, which are provided by music labels under new agreements, will be available only to paying subscribers on Spotify's Premium plan an...

French AI startup Mistral today launched Devstral 2, a new generation of its AI model designed for coding, as the company seeks to catch up to bigger AI labs like Anthropic and other coding-focused LLMs.

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Mistral AI surfs vibe-coding tailwinds with new coding models | TechCrunch

French AI startup Mistral today launched Devstral 2, a new generation of its AI model designed for coding, as the company seeks to catch up to bigg...

Empromptu claims all a user has to do is tell the platform's AI chatbot what they want — like a new HTML or JavaScript app — and the AI will go ahead and build it.

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Empromptu raises $2M pre-seed to help enterprises build AI apps | TechCrunch

Empromptu claims all a user has to do is tell the platform's AI chatbot what they want — like a new HTML or JavaScript app — and the AI wi...

Zuckerman, who used to run the stalkerware apps SpyFone and SpyTrac, claimed the ban is hurting his unrelated business.

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FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman | TechCrunch

Zuckerman, who used to run the stalkerware apps SpyFone and SpyTrac, claimed the ban is hurting his unrelated business.

Skild AI is developing a hardware-agnostic foundation model for robots that can be customized for various uses.

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SoftBank and Nvidia reportedly in talks to fund Skild AI at $14B, nearly tripling its value | TechCrunch

Skild AI is developing a hardware-agnostic foundation model for robots that can be customized for various uses.

Six months ago, Waymo disclosed it was providing 250,000 robotaxi rides. But it's grown significantly since, a leaked letter says.

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Investor letter reveals skyrocketing growth of Waymo's robotaxi rides | TechCrunch

Six months ago, Waymo disclosed it was providing 250,000 robotaxi rides. But it's grown significantly since, a leaked letter says.