Month: September 2025

Are bad incentives to blame for AI hallucinations?

Are bad incentives to blame for AI hallucinations? How can a chatbot be so wrong — and sound so confident in its wrongness? Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/07/are-bad-incentives-to-blame-for-ai-hallucinations/

Koah raises $5M to bring ads into AI apps

Koah raises $5M to bring ads into AI apps One investor says Koah is “building the essential monetization layer for consumer AI.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/07/koah-raises-5m-to-bring-ads-into-ai-apps/

Hyundai’s eVTOL startup Supernal pauses work following CEO and CTO departures

Hyundai’s eVTOL startup Supernal pauses work following CEO and CTO departures The shakeup comes as the startup was still struggling to get its test vehicle off the ground — literally. The first flight was only in March. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/07/hyundais-evtol-startup-supernal-pauses-work-following-ceo-and-cto-departures/

EU fines Google $3.5B over adtech ‘abuse’

EU fines Google $3.5B over adtech ‘abuse’ This is the EU’s largest antitrust penalty ever — and Trump has already threatened to “nullify” it. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/06/eu-fines-google-3-5b-over-adtech-abuse/

The growing debate over expanding age verification laws

The growing debate over expanding age verification laws As age and identity verification laws become more mainstream, this legislation could have a dire impact on privacy. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/06/wtf-is-going-on-with-age-verification-laws/

Musk’s $1T pay package is full of watered-down versions of his own broken promises

Musk’s $1T pay package is full of watered-down versions of his own broken promises Musk used to say Tesla would make 20 million cars and one million humanoid robots per year. The company’s board wants far less than that in exchange for $1 trillion. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/06/musks-1t-pay-package-is-full-of-watered-down-versions-of-his-own-broken-promises/

Can algorithms rule better than humans? Sensay Island resurrects Churchill, Gandhi, and Tesla to find out

Can algorithms rule better than humans? Sensay Island resurrects Churchill, Gandhi, and Tesla to find out Ever wondered if society’s predecessors could do a better job of ruling the world? Well, now you can, and it’s all thanks to AI.  Sensay Island is a micronation, a privately owned island off

Dutch startup TracXon raises €4.75M to scale printed electronics and challenge PCB dominance

Dutch startup TracXon raises €4.75M to scale printed electronics and challenge PCB dominance Dutch startup TracXon has secured €4.75 million in seed funding to industrialise its hybrid printed electronics (HPE) technology, aiming to replace traditional printed circuit boards (PCBs) with more flexible and environmentally sustainable alternatives. The round was led