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Duolingo is saying no, non, nein, and nyet to San Francisco. The language learning app is headquartered in Pittsburgh, which isn’t exactly known as a booming hub of startups and venture capital. But Duolingo said in a post on LinkedIn that it will never open a San Francisco office, in part because it helps them maintain the culture they want. …

On the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, top investors Celeste Ford, Chris Morales, and Morgan Beller will explore where capital is flowing in the space economy and what startups need to stand out. Together, they’ll dive into what founders must demonstrate to win funding, and how investment strategies are shifting as the commercialization of space accelerates. As governments and …

Covid-19 vaccines are about to become widely available again across the United States, following several weeks of confusion around who would be able to get them this fall. Uncertainty over federal vaccine policy had caused a temporary patchwork of access across the country, with shots being offered in some places and not others. This week, the Centers for Disease Control …

Artificial intelligence is not just changing how we work — it’s transforming how we move. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, two industry leaders at the forefront of AI-driven mobility will take the AI Stage to explore the future of intelligent transportation systems: Uber’s Sachin Kansal and Nuro’s Dave Ferguson. Together, Kansal and Ferguson …

After four years of construction, Intel said on Thursday that its Fab 52 semiconductor plant in Chandler, Arizona, is now turning out its first chips. The company also shared more details about the long-awaited CPUs that it will be producing in the facility using Intel’s brand-new 18A process technology. The announcement comes just six weeks after the Trump administration acquired …

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving tech after receiving reports that the software caused vehicles to run red lights or cross into wrong lanes. The probe, which identified more than 50 reports of these kinds of violations (four of which led to injuries), is one of the first specifically targeted at …

Google on Thursday launched a comprehensive AI platform for businesses called Gemini Enterprise, the latest effort by the Alphabet-owned company to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI in the fast-growing market for workplace AI tools. As part of the launch, Google announced several new Gemini Enterprise customers, including the software design firm Figma; the buy-now-pay-later company Klarna; the foodservice distributor Gordon …

Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro for $170: WIRED reviewer Julian Chokkattu also tested the U-Bolt Pro from Ultraloq, which uses the same app that the Fingerprint models do. He says it took a few attempts to connect to Wi-Fi, but once connected it worked well with no Wi-Fi issues during the year he tested it. It has built-in Wi-Fi, uses four AA …

Many businesses that provide goods and services to the EU’s 450 million consumers must comply with new accessibility standards that took effect in June. Like the GDPR before it, this new act had companies scrambling to adjust their websites, e-commerce platforms, and banking apps. But despite similar standards existing in the U.S., many still have a long way to go. …

OpenAI is rapidly expanding its affordable ChatGPT Go plan, which costs under $5, to 16 new countries across Asia. The subscription tier is now available in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, and Vietnam. In select countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Pakistan, the …