Year: 2025

FTC chair warns Google about Gmail’s ‘partisan’ spam filters FTC chairman Andrew Ferguson appears to be pursuing conservative complaints over Gmail’s spam filters. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/31/ftc-chair-warns-alphabet-about-gmails-partisan-spam-filters/

TechCrunch Mobility: A new speed bump for EV owners and Waymo’s robotaxi fleet surpasses 2,000 Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/31/techcrunch-mobility-a-new-speed-bump-for-ev-owners-and-waymos-robotaxi-fleet-surpasses-2000/

LIZY secures €75M to scale circular electric leasing Car leasing company LIZY has raised €75 million to further establish circular electric leasing.  Before LIZY came along, each new leasing contract meant producing a new car. When the contract expired, the vehicle was resold because a second leasing phase was not

Ex-VC and Labour MP Kanishka Narayan: ‘Technology could make government radically better’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/brunch-kanishka-narayan-labour-mp-vc/

Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenue Nearly 40% of Nvidia’s second quarter revenue came from just two companies, identified in a filing as “Customer A” and “Customer B.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/30/nvidia-says-two-mystery-customers-accounted-for-39-of-q2-revenue/

Taco Bell is having second thoughts about relying on AI at the drive-through  Taco Bell has apparently rolled out voice AI-powered ordering at more than 500 drive-throughs, leading to unflattering viral moments like someone ordering 18,000 water cups in order to “bypass” the AI and get connected to a human

The fall of EV startup Fisker: A comprehensive timeline Here is a timeline of the events that led fledgling automaker Fisker to file for bankruptcy. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/30/the-fall-of-ev-startup-fisker-a-comprehensive-timeline/

I’m really impressed with this $400 portable projector Projectors have come a long way and this portable one from Lumi offers impressive features, like Google TV and an obstacle avoidance function. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/30/im-really-impressed-with-this-400-portable-projector/

Swedish challenger bank Northmill targets EU expansion Northmill is targeting expansion across the EU, as the Swedish challenger bank reports quarterly pre-tax profits of 56 million kronor (€5.1m). The retail and business bank currently operates across the Nordic markets of Sweden, Norway, and Finland. The challenger bank was founded in 2006 and secured

Panasonic reopens expanded €320M heat pump factory in Czech Republic Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has reopened its newly expanded “giga factory” in Pilsen, Czech Republic, following a €320 million investment aimed at significantly scaling up production of heat pumps for the European market. The move marks one of the largest