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A surprising number of “iPad kids” — aka Generation Alpha’s 7- to 9-year-old demographic — are using X, according to new data from parental control software maker Qustodio. The firm found that over 30% of this group of children have an X account. Qustodio theorizes that X may be gaining the attention of this young…

Boeing’s Starliner mission is coming back to Earth — empty. After months of data analysis and internal deliberation, NASA leadership announced today that Starliner will be coming back to Earth in September, without a crew. Meanwhile, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will remain on-board the International Space Station until February 2025, when they will…

After fintech Bolt surprised the industry with a leaked term sheet that revealed it is trying to raise at a $14 billion valuation, things got weird. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ This past week was a wild one in the world of fintech as Bolt surprised the industry with…

EV startup Canoo’s chief technology officer Sohel Merchant has left the company, two people familiar with his departure have told TechCrunch. Merchant was one of the members of Canoo’s founding team, who created the startup in late 2017. His departure from the company means that only one of those founding team members remains — chief…

Marc Andreessen’s family is planning to build a large housing development near the proposed California Forever city. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ The family of powerhouse venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, one of the investors behind the hoped-for California Forever utopian city in Solano County, California, is planning a substantial community…

No two businesses are the same, and that’s good news: As we saw again this week, it opens up space for companies to try opposite approaches, join forces or challenge leaders. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss…

AI models are being applied to every dataset under the sun, but are inconsistent in their outcomes. This is as true in the medical world as anywhere else, but a startup called Piramidal believes it has a sure thing with a foundational model for analyzing brain scan data. Cofounders Dimitris Sakellariou and Kris Pahuja have…

Andrew Ng is stepping down from his role as CEO at Landing AI, the computer vision platform he founded in 2017. Dan Maloney, formerly the COO, will take the reins as Ng transitions to Executive Chairman to “continue to help drive” the tech and collaborate on “key decisions.” Formerly of Google Brain, Coursera, and Baidu,…

Colorful Capital’s co-founders, William Burckart and Megan Kashner, declined to comment.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ Colorful Capital, which launched in 2022 to focus on investing in LGBTQIA+-identifying founders, will end its attempts at raising a fund, according to an email seen by TechCrunch. It’s unclear if the firm…

RealPage, which makes property management software, was sued Friday by the U.S. Justice Department and eight attorneys general for allegedly helping apartment and building managers around the country collude to drive up unit prices. The Richardson, Texas-based outfit is accused of contracting with rival landlords to absorb info about their rates and lease terms to…