- December 16, 2023
Google’s Gemini comes to more apps, Cruise slashes its workforce and Tesla issues a recall
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering the major happenings in the tech-o-sphere — or most of them, anyway. As
TikTok car confessionals are the new YouTube bedroom vlogs
YouTube’s first viral scandal took place in what we believed was a 16-year-old girl’s bedroom. In 2006, homeschooled teenager Bree Avery vlogged about her life
Making the clean energy transition, well, cleaner
People in many parts of the world are trying to lower their impact on the climate. From companies to countries, a lot of groups have
Amazon is piloting a new $9.99 monthly grocery subscription for Prime members in three cities
But, Prime members didn’t always have to pay for Fresh deliveries on orders above $35. Amazon started charging delivery fees for Fresh grocery orders that are
Mastercard launches Shopping Muse, an AI-powered shopping assistant
Mastercard is launching a new generative AI shopping tool called “Shopping Muse” that is designed to help users get personalized product recommendations. The tool is
AWS re:Invent: Everything Amazon’s announced, from new AI tools to LLM updates and more
Amazon’s big AWS cloud event has begun, with a clear focus on the use of AI to keep its lead intact Amazon Web Services took
European startup funding halved to $42B in 2023, says Atomico
The downturn in the technology sector — dragged by inflation, higher interest rates and geopolitical events — continues to persist, and one of the most
Cradle’s AI-powered protein programming platform levels up with $24M in new funding
Biotech and AI startup Cradle is finding success with its generative approach to protein design, landing big customers and a hefty $24 million of new
Max Q: The Thanksgiving edition
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! For my American readers, I hope you had a restful Thanksgiving with loved ones. In this issue: Venturi
Meta turned a blind eye to kids on its platforms for years, unredacted lawsuit alleges
A newly unredacted version of the multi-state lawsuit against Meta alleges a troubling pattern of deception and minimization in how the company handles kids under