Apple just bought a low-power AI startup

Apple has acquired another Seattle-based AI startup, Xnor.ai. The startup specializes in low-power edge-based tools that allow AI to operate on devices, rather than in the cloud. The tech could allow Apple to bring edge-based AI software to future iP...

Faraday Future founder files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Faraday Future founder Jia Yueting has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a bid to settle his exorbitant personal debts. The move is part of a larger recovery plan, and it's meant, in part, to regain credibility for Faraday Future. Though there's no...

Another AR headset startup closes its doors

Augmented reality filters are popping up everywhere -- from the NFL's partnership with Snapchat to YouTube's beauty filters for creators. But AR headsets seem to be struggling. Today, TechCrunch reports that another well-funded AR headset startup is...

DoorDash eyes autonomous food delivery with latest acquisition

It's no secret that DoorDash wants to deliver your food with autonomous vehicles. Early this year it partnered with GM to test deliveries via self-driving Cruise vehicles, and in 2017, it was part of a Starship Technologies trial that sent deliveries...

Jessica Alba Speaks at Bits&Pretzels Startup Festival in Munich


After Barack Obama, Munich's Bits&Pretzles Startup Festival adds a big Hollywood star to the speaker line-up. Jessica Alba, who is also a successful entrepreneur with her Honest Company will hold...

Barack Obama Speaks at Munich’s Bits & Pretzels 2019 Startup Conference


It's tradition that speakers at the Bits & Pretzels startup festival wear Bavarian Lederhosen on stage. Not all speakers have committed to that tradition over the years. Let's see if Obama takes...