TechCrunch Industry News

Latest Episodes:

ChatGPT is referring to users by their names unprompted, and some find it ‘creepy’ Apr 22, 2025

Show notes

Some ChatGPT users have noticed a strange phenomenon recently: occasionally, the chatbot refers to them by name as it reasons through problems. That wasn’t the default behavior previously, and several users claim ChatGPT is mentioning their names despite never having been told what to call them.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robots run a half marathon, slowly Apr 22, 2025

Show notes

It looks like humanoid robots have a long way to go before catching up with human runners. Beijing’s E-Town tech hub hosted what it described as the first world’s first humanoid half-marathon on Saturday, with 21 humanoid robots competing alongside thousands of humans.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bluesky feed builder Graze raises $1M, rolls out ads Apr 21, 2025

Show notes

Graze, a startup that lets people build and monetize custom feeds for Bluesky’s social network, has attracted new capital. Pre-seed investors, led by Betaworks and Salesforce Ventures, have invested $1 million in the company’s small team, which is working to give users control over their algorithms and social media experiences.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Archer Aviation wants to help New Yorkers skip airport traffic with electric air taxis Apr 21, 2025

Show notes

New York City — where you can get a dollar slice at 2am or a McDonald’s delivery in under 30 minutes, but still spend two hours crawling down the highway to catch a flight. Archer Aviation wants to change that.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TikTok takes on Google Maps by surfacing reviews in the comments tab Apr 18, 2025

Show notes

As TikTok continues to build out its search experience, the social network is now surfacing reviews for select places right within the comments tab of a video.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stop doomscrolling and watch the ‘Great Moose Migration’ livestream Apr 18, 2025

Show notes

You could say that TikTok is ruining our attention spans, and yet, viewers around the world are tuning in to watch a monotonous livestream from a Swedish TV station that they’ve probably never heard of. It’s time for the Great Moose Migration. For thousands of years, moose have crossed the Ångerman River each spring.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani spills business tea with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Apr 17, 2025

Show notes

Reshma Saujani, founder of the non-profit Girls Who Code, got straight to the point. “If I had applied to be the CEO of Girls Who Code, I wouldn’t have gotten the job,” she told Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on the latest episode of the duchess’ podcast, “Confessions of a Female Founder.”

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phantom Neuro grabs $19M to help amputees put their phantom limbs to use Apr 17, 2025

Show notes

The science fiction trope of humans superpowered by computer and bionic implants is fast becoming a reality, and today, a startup hoping for a role in how that plays out is announcing some funding. Phantom Neuro, which is developing a wristband-like device that gets implanted under the skin to let a person control prosthetic limbs.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nvidia says it plans to manufacture some AI chips in the U.S. Apr 16, 2025

Show notes

Nvidia says it has commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space to build and test AI chips in Arizona and Texas as part of an effort to move a portion of production to the U.S. The chipmaker says that Nvidia Blackwell chips have started production at TSMC’s chip plants in Phoenix, Arizona.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges Apr 16, 2025

Show notes

Demand for solar energy in power-starved Nigeria has soared in the last decade thanks to worsening grid reliability and rising fuel costs. That’s drawn investor interest to Arnergy, a cleantech startup meeting that need.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices