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Google inks deal to develop 1.8 GW of advanced nuclear power
TechCrunch· 2025-05-09 23:31
Google and nuclear site developer Elementl Power announced this week that they will work together on three sites for advanced nuclear reactors.The tech company has been rushing to lock up energy sources as its AI ambitions drive growing power demands at its data centers. This year alone, Google plans to spend $75 billion building data center capacity. With the new deal, Google is promising to add at least 600 megawatts of generating capacity at each of the three sites. Elementl said the reactors will be co ...
Apple said to be developing new chips for smart glasses, Macs, and more
TechCrunch· 2025-05-09 21:20
In Brief Apple is reportedly developing new chips to drive smart glasses similar to Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta as well as more powerful Macs and AI servers.Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman notes that one of the chips is inspired by the Apple Watch’s low-power processors. Apple aims to put these chips into mass production with TSMC by the end of next year or 2027, according to the report. Glasses are a big focus. Bloomberg has previously reported that Apple CEO Tim Cook is determined to beat Meta in the glasses market, whe ...
Meta taps former Google DeepMind director to lead its AI research lab
TechCrunch· 2025-05-09 02:39
In Brief Meta has chosen Robert Fergus to lead its Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab, according to Bloomberg. Fergus had been working at Google DeepMind as a research director for nearly five years, per his LinkedIn. Prior to Google, he worked as a researcher scientist at Meta. Meta’s FAIR, which has been around since 2013, has faced challenges in recent years, according to a report from Fortune. FAIR led research on the company’s early AI models, including Llama 1 and Llama 2. However, researchers have r ...
Apple urges court to suspend ruling that bars it from taking a cut on external app payments
TechCrunch· 2025-05-08 18:02
苹果与Epic Games的法律纠纷 - 公司试图通过紧急动议延迟法院裁决 该裁决要求其允许美国iOS应用开发者引导用户至外部支付系统并避免向公司支付佣金 [1] - 美国法院上周裁定Epic Games胜诉 法官认为公司未遵守2021年下达的命令 [2] - 新裁决强制公司允许美国App Store应用包含引导用户至外部支付系统的功能 并停止收取相关佣金及显示"恐吓屏幕" [3] 苹果的应对措施 - 公司请求暂停关于"禁止对外部支付链接交易抽成"及"限制链接语言/位置条件"的禁令 [4] - 公司声称已遵守2021年禁令 允许开发者链接至非苹果支付系统 但仍对相关交易收取27%佣金并显示警告信息 [5] - 公司已提起上诉 并允许开发者引导用户至App Store生态系统外完成支付 Spotify和亚马逊等公司已更新应用实现此功能 [8] 财务影响评估 - 公司表示新命令将导致重大损失 称这些限制每年会造成巨额损失 且基于未被判定为非法的行为 [7] - 公司警告若不暂停执行 这些措施将对业务造成无法弥补的严重损害 [8]
Tesla's ‘Robotaxi' and ‘Cybercab' trademarks hit roadblocks ahead of June launch
TechCrunch· 2025-05-08 05:15
特斯拉商标申请受阻 - 美国专利商标局拒绝特斯拉"Robotaxi"商标申请 因该术语被认为过于通用化且仅为描述性词汇 [1][6] - 另一项针对叫车服务的"Robotaxi"商标申请仍在审查中 [1][9] - "Cybercab"商标申请因其他公司申请类似"Cyber"商标而暂停 [2] 商标审查进展 - 美国专利商标局对"Robotaxi"商标发出非最终审查意见 特斯拉需在三个月内提交回应材料 [3][8] - 审查员要求特斯拉提供产品说明书、广告材料等证据证明商标独特性 [8] - 特斯拉需说明竞争对手是否使用"ROBO/ROBOT/ROBOTIC"等术语推广类似服务 [9] 相关商标申请背景 - 特斯拉于2024年10月同日提交"Robotaxi"和"Cybercab"商标申请 后者为专为自动驾驶叫车服务设计的电动汽车 [4] - 同期还提交两项"Robobus"商标申请 目前仍在审查中 [4] - 被拒的"Robotaxi"商标原计划用于陆地车辆、电动汽车及其结构部件 [5] 叫车服务商标细节 - 另一项"Robotaxi"商标申请涵盖交通服务领域 包括行程协调、分时拼车及车辆共享租赁等业务 [9] - 该申请于4月14日分配审查员 尚未作出决定 [9]
Lucid Motors' Gravity SUV dealing with early ‘hiccups,' interim CEO says
TechCrunch· 2025-05-08 03:48
产品交付与质量问题 - Lucid Motors在交付电动SUV Gravity初期遇到软件和抬头显示等技术问题,临时CEO表示这是新车发布初期的正常现象[1][2] - 因供应链问题,公司暂时取消了抬头显示选项,正在与供应商合作提高该部件产量[1] - 交付进度放缓,公司宁愿延迟几天或几周也不愿向客户交付不成熟产品[2] 公司财务状况与战略调整 - 公司累计亏损超过130亿美元,首款轿车Air销量远低于向华尔街承诺的水平[3] - 原CEO于2024年2月突然离职,由临时CEO Winterhoff接任[3] - Gravity原计划2023年上市,因疫情推迟至2024年底,初期仅向员工和关联人士交付[4] 生产与交付计划 - Gravity起售价9.4万美元,续航450英里,近期开始向普通客户交付但进度缓慢[5] - 公司预计今年下半年才能提升交付量,承认早期生产挑战是行业普遍现象[6] 业务拓展与合作 - 除销售车辆外,公司计划成为其他车企的EV技术供应商,目前仅与阿斯顿马丁达成协议[7] - 多家企业联系探讨在美国联合生产,可能利用Lucid租赁的原Nikola工厂[7] - 公司称Gravity是市场上最佳自动驾驶平台,正与多家L4级软件和出行公司洽谈合作[8] 供应链与价格策略 - 公司评估车辆价格调整、关税风险缓解及供应链分拆以应对经济波动[9]
New court filing shows that Meta execs agreed that Facebook was losing to TikTok
TechCrunch· 2025-05-08 02:24
社交媒体竞争格局 - Meta高管内部承认TikTok在短视频领域占据优势,Facebook已从市场领导者转变为挑战者 [1][2] - Instagram负责人指出TikTok 100%视频内容策略成功蚕食电视、长视频及Netflix的市场份额 [4] - 2021年TikTok在美国用户平均观看时长超越YouTube,2023年4-18岁用户使用时长比YouTube高60% [4] 平台战略调整 - Meta试图通过Reels吸引创作者以缩小与TikTok在短视频、内容排名及创作工具方面的差距 [11] - Netflix近期推出类似TikTok的垂直视频推荐功能,显示行业对短视频形式的普遍跟进 [5] - WhatsApp负责人观察到TikTok的算法能通过评论互动强化用户间的共同内容体验 [10] 用户行为与产品特性 - TikTok通过算法构建"共享语境",用户无需主动分享内容即可默认好友已观看相同内容 [8][9] - Meta高管指出社交市场高度碎片化,用户注意力被TikTok、Twitter、Snap等多平台分散 [10] - 公司内部认为单纯增加新功能(如Stories)已不足应对竞争,需系统性改进机器学习技术 [10][12] 行业动态与竞争态势 - 文件显示Meta将Facebook定位为市场追赶者,承认失去用户心智份额和增长动能 [2][3] - YouTube虽仍是重要发现引擎,但Meta预测TikTok将最终超越该平台 [3][4] - 反垄断诉讼中披露的内部讨论凸显TikTok对Meta业务增长的实际威胁 [12]
New court filing shows that Meta execs agreed that the company was losing to TikTok
TechCrunch· 2025-05-08 02:24
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram head Adam Mosseri, and other Meta execs thought that TikTok was beating Meta at its own game. That’s according to a new filing in the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant, published on Monday. The document, dated February 2022, includes conversations among a number of Meta execs discussing Facebook and Instagram’s strategy and market position. In one message, Zuckerberg called Facebook a “challenger” that has “lost the mindshare and mom ...
Apple is looking to add AI search engines to Safari
TechCrunch· 2025-05-08 00:53
苹果考虑在Safari中整合AI搜索引擎 - 苹果正考虑将OpenAI、Perplexity和Anthropic的AI搜索引擎整合到Safari浏览器中 [1] - 苹果服务高级副总裁Eddy Cue在针对Alphabet的反垄断诉讼中透露了这一信息 [1] - 苹果与谷歌之间有一项价值200亿美元/年的协议 使谷歌成为Safari默认搜索引擎 [1] Safari搜索量下降与AI搜索趋势 - Safari浏览器上的搜索量上个月首次出现下降 [2] - 公司将搜索量下降归因于AI工具使用量的增加 [2] - 公司认为AI搜索提供商最终将取代谷歌等传统搜索引擎 [2] 潜在合作与技术评估 - 苹果已与Perplexity展开初步讨论 [2] - 公司表示这些AI搜索服务可能不会立即设为默认选项 [2] - 公司认为现有AI搜索服务仍需改进才能成为主流选择 [2]
Uber invests $100M in WeRide to fuel robotaxi expansion across 15 more cities
TechCrunch· 2025-05-07 23:14
Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide plan to expand a commercial robotaxi partnership and bring the service to another 15 cities over the next five years. The expansion comes five months after the two companies launched a commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi. As part of that expansion, Uber will increase its investment into WeRide by $100 million, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing. WeRide said it expects the cash to come through by the second half of 2025. The compani ...