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Epic Games says Apple is blocking Fortnite from the US and EU App Stores
TechCrunch· 2025-05-16 21:44
Epic Games claims that Apple is blocking its Fortnite app from the U.S. and E.U. App Stores. After winning a decisive victory for app developers in a legal battle with Apple, forcing the tech giant to allow external payments in its U.S. App Store without charging commission, Epic Games attempted to resubmit Fortnite to the U.S. App Store on May 9, 2025. However, Apple failed to accept its submission for a week, leading Epic Games to pull its request and try again. According to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, t ...
Chipotle president Jack Hartung joins Tesla's board ahead of Tesla Diner launch
TechCrunch· 2025-05-16 21:33
Veteran Chipotle executive Jack Hartung was appointed a member of Tesla’s board of directors Thursday, according to a Tesla filing with the SEC. Hartung’s addition to the board comes as Tesla quietly works to finish its 1950s-style diner and charging station in Los Angeles. Hartung brings over two decades of experience as a Chipotle CFO, president, and chief strategy officer to Tesla’s board. He has overseen all finance and accounting at Chipotle, as well as supply chain, strategy, and safety and asset prot ...
Lucid's record quarter got a lift from rental sales and company leases
TechCrunch· 2025-05-16 03:05
Lucid Motors set a company record for deliveries in the first quarter of 2025, shipping 3,109 EVs to customers in North America, Europe, and Saudi Arabia. It appears that a new company car program and sales to rental fleets helped it get there. According to a footnote in Lucid Motors’ latest regulatory filing, it sold the equivalent of around 300 cars to what it refers to as “rental companies” in the quarter. Nick Twork, a spokesperson for Lucid Motors, said in an email that despite the use of the term, the ...
Coinbase says customers' personal information stolen in data breach
TechCrunch· 2025-05-15 19:58
Crypto giant Coinbase has confirmed its systems have been breached and customer data, including government-issued identity documents, were stolen.In a legally required filing with U.S. regulators, Coinbase said a hacker this week told the company that they had obtained information about customer accounts, and demanded money from the company in exchange for not publishing the stolen data. Coinbase said the hacker “obtained this information by paying multiple contractors or employees working in support roles ...
Trump tells Apple's CEO to stop expanding iPhone production in India
TechCrunch· 2025-05-15 19:37
苹果生产转移计划 - 苹果CEO Tim Cook表示公司将开始从印度进口iPhone以满足美国本土大部分需求 [1] - 美国总统特朗普公开反对该计划 要求苹果停止在印度生产并增加美国本土产能 [1][2] - 特朗普称苹果将在美国扩大生产 但未提供具体时间表或细节 [2] 苹果投资计划 - 苹果计划未来四年在美国投资5000亿美元用于制造业扩张 [3] - 投资内容包括新建多个生产设施 新增2万个就业岗位 并设立制造学院 [3] 印度生产布局 - 印度政府批准富士康4.35亿美元项目 用于在当地生产苹果芯片 [4] - 苹果计划通过印度生产基地降低对中国供应链的依赖 [4] - 目前印度已承担苹果20%的iPhone产能 计划到2026年供应美国市场全部iPhone [6] 行业活动信息 - TechCrunch将举办AI行业峰会 门票限时292美元/天 [4] - 活动提供展位机会 面向1200+行业决策者展示产品 [5]
Billionaire founder of Luminar replaced as CEO following ethics inquiry
TechCrunch· 2025-05-15 07:14
公司管理层变动 - Luminar董事会宣布Austin Russell辞去总裁、CEO及董事会主席职务,立即生效,由前Nuance董事长兼CEO Paul Ricci接任[1][2] - 辞职与董事会审计委员会的商业行为及道德准则调查有关,但调查不影响公司财务业绩[2] - Russell仍保留董事会席位,并将协助新任CEO过渡及技术事务[2] 新任CEO背景 - 新任CEO Paul Ricci被董事会评价为兼具技术洞察力和运营卓越的远见型领导者,曾领导Nuance[5] - 董事会强调Ricci在创新、组织规模化及技术趋势预判方面的能力,认为其能推动公司下一阶段增长[5] 公司创始人及发展历程 - 创始人Austin Russell于2012年创立Luminar,2017年公司从秘密运营状态进入自动驾驶领域视野,当时Russell仅22岁[5] - Russell作为Thiel Fellow获得10万美元资助辍学创业,专注Luminar技术研发[5] - 2021年通过SPAC合并上市,交易后估值达34亿美元,合并前融资2.5亿美元[6] 第一季度业绩与声明矛盾 - 公司一季度财报及幻灯片未提及管理层变动,新闻稿仍包含Russell对业务进展的乐观声明[2][3] - Russell称公司正全力推进生产扩张、成本削减及统一产品平台计划[3]
Netflix adds more live TV to its lineup
TechCrunch· 2025-05-15 04:30
Netflix is adding more live streaming content, the company announced at its Upfront presentation on Wednesday. The service, which now reaches over 94 million global monthly active users, has been steadily introducing live TV to its audience with sports content from WWE wrestling, comedy, and awards shows, and other special events (some of which definitely didn’t work out.)According to Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria, the company will be adding new programs, including the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda S ...
Waymo recalls 1,200 robotaxis following low-speed collisions with gates and chains
TechCrunch· 2025-05-15 03:57
软件召回事件 - Waymo对1200辆自动驾驶车辆发布软件召回 因部分robotaxi与闸门、链条等道路物体发生轻微碰撞 [1] - 召回针对特定版本无人驾驶软件 由Waymo安全委员会决策 旨在履行监管报告义务 [2] - 美国国家公路交通安全管理局(NHTSA)于2023年5月启动初步评估 涉及2022年12月至2024年4月期间7起与静止/半静止物体碰撞事件 均未造成人员受伤 [2] 软件更新效果 - 2024年11月Waymo向当时1200辆robotaxi车队推送软件更新 显著降低此类碰撞概率 [3] - 截至新闻发布时 Waymo商业运营robotaxi数量增至1500辆 覆盖奥斯汀、洛杉矶、凤凰城和旧金山 [3] - NHTSA调查启动时软件更新已在推进 公司向NHTSA提供2024年2月至12月期间9起类似碰撞的补充数据 [4] 历史召回记录 - 2024年6月因单起与电话杆碰撞事件 对Jaguar I-Pace robotaxi实施软件召回 [5] - 2024年2月因两辆robotaxi连续撞击同一辆被拖拽的皮卡 召回早期软件版本 [5]
Foxconn gets nod for $435M project to make more of Apple chips in India, eventually
TechCrunch· 2025-05-15 03:37
Foxconn, a key manufacturer for Apple, has received an approval from India’s cabinet to build a new 37 billion Indian rupees ($435 million) semiconductor plant in a joint venture with the country’s IT giant HCL Group. The deal is the latest move to reduce Apple’s reliance on China and produce more components in India.The plant, which will be located near the Jewar airport in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and is expected to start operating in 2027, will eventually manufacture display driver chips for m ...
Pinterest finally admits mass bans were a mistake caused by an ‘internal error'
TechCrunch· 2025-05-14 23:38
公司声明与道歉 - Pinterest公开道歉承认因"内部错误"导致部分用户账户被错误停用[1] - 公司在5月13日通过X和Instagram声明称内容审核存在"过度执行"问题[5] - 声明中提到已恢复部分受影响账户并承诺改进响应速度[5] 用户反应与投诉 - 用户通过Reddit等平台投诉账户停用和内容删除毫无理由且违反平台政策[3] - 部分用户威胁采取法律行动并计划通过LinkedIn向CEO等高管道达不满[4] - 用户对道歉声明仍表愤怒称申诉邮件未获回应且AI存在误判[6] 事件发展过程 - 问题持续数周后公司于5月1日首次在X平台回应但未承认系统性问题[4] - 初期建议用户通过DM申诉暗示问题属于个别案例[5] - 最终承认错误前用户已在社交媒体形成大规模集中投诉[3][4] 技术与管理问题 - 外界质疑过度依赖AI审核是导致大规模误封的原因[2] - 用户批评公司缺乏透明度且处理问题迟缓[2][6] - 公司声明中强调持续监控违规内容但承认本次存在执行错误[4][5]