Category: Startups

Watch out, Amazon: The Kobo eReader now has a Goodreads rival Kobo users can now automatically sync their reading progress to StoryGraph, making it easier to track books, reading stats, and challenges without relying on Amazon’s Goodreads. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/watch-out-amazon-the-kobo-ereader-now-has-a-goodreads-rival/

Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix Uber said it is readying the launch of a separate autonomous vehicle partnership in the city, but did not name the partner. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/waymo-and-uber-quietly-part-ways-in-phoenix/

TechCrunch Mobility: All eyes on Tesla FSD Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/28/techcrunch-mobility-all-eyes-on-tesla-fsd/

Writer Ian Bogost says ‘The Small Stuff’ can help us reclaim our lives from too much convenience Has Silicon Valley been building the wrong things? Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/28/writer-ian-bogost-says-the-small-stuff-can-help-us-reclaim-our-lives-from-dematerialization/

Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short “Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence … that would produce a high-quality product.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/28/ford-rehires-gray-beard-engineers-after-ai-falls-short/

California law targeting loud streaming ads takes effect on July 1 Streaming ads might be getting a lot quieter. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/28/california-law-targeting-loud-streaming-ads-takes-effect-on-july-1/

Why Wall Street thinks US memory maker Micron is the next Nvidia Eager to find more public AI-related companies that may do as well as Nvidia, Wall Street investors think they’ve found a winner with Micron. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/28/why-wall-street-thinks-us-memory-maker-micron-is-the-next-nvidia/

Apple Vision Pro exec is reportedly leaving for OpenAI Paul Meade, the Apple vice president in charge of the Vision Pro headset, is reportedly leaving the company to join OpenAI’s hardware team. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/27/apple-vision-pro-exec-is-reportedly-leaving-for-openai/

SoftBank’s CEO isn’t the only one with questions about Elon Musk’s orbital data center hype Not everyone is buying Elon Musk’s vision for orbital data centers. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/27/softbanks-ceo-isnt-the-only-one-with-questions-about-elon-musks-orbital-data-center-hype/

Instagram is testing more ways to customize ‘Your Algorithm’ Instagram users could soon see more ways to tune their content. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/27/instagram-is-testing-more-ways-for-users-to-customize-your-algorithm/