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AMD acqui-hires the employees behind Untether AI
TechCrunch· 2025-06-06 23:20
In Brief AMD is continuing its acquisition spree.Semiconductor giant AMD acqui-hired the team behind Untether AI, a startup that develops AI inference chips, as originally reported by CRN. Untether claims that their chips are faster and more energy-efficient than their rivals. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Toronto-based Untether was founded in 2018 and has raised more than $150 million in venture capital from firms including Intel Capital, Radical Ventures, and Tracker Capital Management, among ...
Peloton explores placing its equipment in gyms, launches marketplace for used gear
TechCrunch· 2025-06-06 22:02
Fitness equipment maker Peloton‘s CEO Peter Stern has said the company is exploring ways to expand its customer base by making its products available for use in gyms, and launching a peer-to-peer marketplace for used equipment.Speaking at Bloomberg Tech Summit on Thursday, Stern said Peloton plans to distribute its machines to commercial gyms via its subsidiary Precor, a gym equipment supplier, and is working to add Peloton workouts to compatible Precor equipment. The company this week also set out to gra ...
Court denies Apple's request to pause ruling on App Store payment fees
TechCrunch· 2025-06-06 15:34
法院裁决影响 - 美国法院驳回苹果公司关于暂停执行裁决的请求 要求公司停止对应用内跳转外部支付的开发者收取费用 [1] - 裁决意味着苹果无法再对通过应用内链接引导至外部支付的交易收取佣金 可能导致公司收入损失 [1] - 第九巡回上诉法院维持原判 终结了所谓"苹果税"的争议 [2][4] 案件背景与进展 - 2025年4月法官Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers裁定苹果违反2021年反竞争禁令 需修改App Store规则允许开发者自由链接至网站购买数字商品 [3] - 苹果上月提交紧急动议请求暂缓执行裁决 同时提出上诉 [4] - 此前苹果虽允许外部支付链接 但仍收取27%佣金并设置警告页面 新裁决将取消这两项做法 [4] 行业反应与影响 - Epic Games首席执行官Tim Sweeney称裁决终结了"国家噩梦" 并期待下周WWDC成为开发者自由的庆典 [2][3] - Spotify和亚马逊等大型公司已更新应用 允许用户通过App Store外渠道支付订阅和购买 [5] - 苹果2024年账单与销售额达1.3万亿美元 但其中90%交易未产生佣金收入 [7]
Circle IPO soars giving hope to more startups waiting to go public
TechCrunch· 2025-06-06 06:06
公司上市表现 - Circle首日交易股价达83 23美元 较前一交易日设定的31美元IPO价格上涨168% [1] - 首日交易大幅上涨推动公司市值(不含员工期权)达到167亿美元 较IPO时61亿美元初始市值增长174% [3] - 公司通过IPO募集约11亿美元资金 [3] 市场反应与行业影响 - 首日涨幅显示公开市场投资者对加密货币特别是稳定币的兴趣 特朗普政府对加密资产持支持态度 [1] - 强劲表现可能促使机构投资者为即将上市的公司设定更高IPO定价 包括Omada Health和Klarna等企业 [2] - 公司成为近期IPO定价低于私募市场估值的案例之一 类似情况包括Hinge、ServiceTitan和Reddit等企业 [4] 公司历史与股东结构 - 此次成功上市距离公司2022年尝试通过SPAC合并上市(估值90亿美元)已过去三年 [4] - 主要外部股东包括General Catalyst(上市前持股89%)和IDG Capital(持股88%) 其他重要风投包括Accel、Breyer Capital和Oak Investment Partners [6] - 公司IPO定价61亿美元市值低于2021年4月私募融资时77亿美元估值 当时通过F轮融资募集4亿美元 [3]
Walmart and Wing expand drone delivery to five more U.S. cities
TechCrunch· 2025-06-06 04:00
无人机配送业务扩张 - Wing与沃尔玛宣布将无人机配送服务扩展至5个新城市的100多家沃尔玛门店 包括亚特兰大、夏洛特、休斯顿、奥兰多和坦帕 并在达拉斯-沃斯堡地区现有市场基础上新增服务点[1] - 此次扩张使Wing与沃尔玛的合作规模增长近5倍 标志着该公司从Alphabet X孵化项目转型为商业化企业[3] - 沃尔玛高级副总裁Greg Cathey表示 无人机配送是其"重新定义零售业承诺"的关键部分 旨在突破便利性边界提升客户体验[2] 商业模式与运营策略 - Wing在达拉斯-沃斯堡的试点项目覆盖6万户家庭 已扩展至18家沃尔玛超级中心 该模式将被复制到新市场[3][6] - 公司专注于通过小型轻量自动化无人机控制成本 核心挑战是在不增加人员的情况下扩大无人机数量和飞行频次[7] - CEO Adam Woodworth指出 扩大运营范围可分摊固定成本 包括飞行操作和培训等资产相关费用 当前目标是保持资源稳定情况下提升规模[8] 多领域合作进展 - 除零售外 Wing通过与DoorDash合作进入餐饮外卖领域 2022年起在澳大利亚开展服务 后扩展至达拉斯-沃斯堡和夏洛特市场[9] - 公司明确表示已结束试点阶段 进入业务规模化扩张期 此次与沃尔玛的合作是其迄今最大规模的商业拓展[4]
Amazon launches new R&D group focused on agentic AI and robotics
TechCrunch· 2025-06-06 03:48
In Brief Tech giant Amazon plans to launch a new group within its consumer product division that will focus on agentic AI.Amazon announced this new research and development group at an event on Wednesday, according to reporting from CNBC. This group will be based out of Lab126, Amazon’s hardware R&D division that is behind tech including the Amazon Echo and the Kindle. The reason this agentic AI group is likely based at a hardware R&D center is that Amazon hopes this group will develop an agentic AI frame ...
How to watch Apple's WWDC 2025 keynote
TechCrunch· 2025-06-05 23:06
Apple is hosting its 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference starting Monday, with the keynote scheduled for Monday at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET.The company is expected to unveil changes to its operating systems, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. We’re also expecting a dedicated gaming app, new AirPod features, and more. You can watch the keynote and subsequent sessions through Apple’s event page or head to Apple’s YouTube channel to watch them. Alternatively, you can bookmark this page and watch ...
Apple says its App Store helped generate $1.3T in billings and sales, most without a commission
TechCrunch· 2025-06-05 21:52
Ahead of its Worldwide Developer Conference on June 9, Apple on Thursday offered a new update on its global App Store business, sharing that developers generated $1.3 trillion in billings and sales in 2024. The company stressed that 90% of those billings and sales did not involve paying Apple a commission.The study also noted that developer billings and sales for digital goods and services in 2024 totaled $131 billion, driven by mobile games, photo and video editing apps, and other enterprise tools. Physica ...
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai dismisses AI job fears, emphasizes expansion plans
TechCrunch· 2025-06-05 12:51
公司战略与AI影响 - Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai反驳AI将导致公司18万员工中一半冗余的担忧 强调公司至少到明年仍致力于增长[1] - AI被描述为"加速器"而非替代品 通过消除繁琐任务提升工程师效率 推动新产品开发并创造更多岗位需求[2] - 2025年裁员规模较2023年(裁员1.2万人)和2024年(至少1000人)更为精准 今年云计算部门裁员不足100人 平台与设备部门裁员数百人[3] 业务发展亮点 - Waymo自动驾驶汽车 量子计算项目和YouTube快速增长被视为持续创新机会的例证[4] - YouTube在印度市场达1亿个频道 其中1.5万个频道拥有超百万订阅者[4] AI技术前景 - CEO承认对AI取代初级白领岗位的担忧具有合理性 引用Anthropic CEO预测5年内可能侵蚀半数此类岗位[5] - 对实现通用人工智能(AGI)持谨慎乐观态度 认为当前技术路径存在阶段性平台期 但无法确定绝对发展轨迹[6] 行业活动信息 - TechCrunch Sessions: AI活动将汇集OpenAI Anthropic Khosla Ventures等机构专家进行深度交流[6] - 活动提供展位机会 可面向1200+决策者展示产品[7]
Reddit sues Anthropic for allegedly not paying for training data
TechCrunch· 2025-06-05 02:34
核心诉讼事件 - Reddit起诉Anthropic涉嫌未经许可使用其平台数据训练AI模型 [1] - 指控Anthropic违反用户协议并用于商业目的 [1] - Reddit要求Anthropic支付赔偿金及不当得利返还 [9] 行业背景 - Reddit成为首家因AI训练数据问题起诉AI模型提供商的大型科技公司 [2] - 纽约时报、作家Sarah Silverman等也对科技公司发起类似诉讼 [3] - 音乐出版商和艺术家对AI生成内容公司提出侵权指控 [3] 商业合作对比 - Reddit已与OpenAI和谷歌达成数据授权协议 允许其使用数据训练AI [5] - 协议包含保护用户利益和隐私的条款 [5] - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman持有Reddit 8.7%股份 为第三大股东 [6] 技术侵权证据 - Anthropic爬虫无视robots.txt文件标准 [8] - Anthropic的AI聊天机器人Claude频繁引用Reddit社区内容 [8] - Reddit曾明确告知Anthropic无数据使用授权但遭拒绝沟通 [6] 公司立场 - Reddit首席法务官强调不会容忍商业实体无偿利用平台内容 [4] - 诉讼旨在阻止Anthropic继续使用Reddit内容 [9] - Anthropic未对指控作出即时回应 [7]