Google expands AI-powered virtual try-on tool to include dresses tcrn.ch/4dWmThO

The AI industry is obsessed with Chatbot Arena, but it might not be the best benchmark tcrn.ch/47gJser

Rivian’s chief software designer is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 tcrn.ch/3ASYlaE

German LLM maker, Aleph Alpha, pivots to AI support tcrn.ch/3APYWdc

TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, which takes place Oct. 28-30 in SF, is rapidly approaching. Today we’re thrilled to announce the startups selected to participate in this year’s Startup Battlefield 200. Read about the startups here 👇 tcrn.ch/3XxvIso

Mintlify is building a next-gen platform for writing software docs tcrn.ch/4dTlB72

TechCrunch Minute: This robotic wheelchair can climb stairs tcrn.ch/4dWrmkA

All Hands AI raises $5M to build open source agents for developers tcrn.ch/3MxNUvB

Back in the day, Facebook was cool. This isn’t the case anymore. In 2014, Pew Research Center estimated that 71% of U.S. teens used Facebook; as of 2022, that percentage dropped to 32%, then slightly increased to 33% in 2023 techcrunch.com/2024/09/04/fac…

Endolith is using ‘Olympic caliber’ copper microbes to address the copper shortage tcrn.ch/4gbEeEO

Google’s AI-powered Ask Photos feature begins U.S. rollout tcrn.ch/47cDWJP

YouTube will limit teens’ exposure to videos that promote and idealize a certain fitness level or physical appearance. The announcement comes as YouTube has faced criticism for potentially harming teens and exposing them to content that could encourage eating disorders. Read

Drip Capital, a fintech that provides working capital to SMBs, picks up $113M tcrn.ch/4dQoe9B

Women in AI: Chinasa T. Okolo researches AI’s impact on the Global South techcrunch.com/2024/05/24/wom…

Driverless car-sharing startup Vay steers toward B2B services tcrn.ch/3ATz4xb

Microsoft gives deepfake porn victims a tool to scrub images from Bing search tcrn.ch/47ck1dX

Lyft restructures its micromobility business and Volkswagen brings ChatGPT to US vehicles  tcrn.ch/3Xiht9F

US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware tcrn.ch/3ATiCwM

Salesforce acquires data management firm Own for $1.9B in cash tcrn.ch/3Xtl6uB

OSOM is shutting down on Friday tcrn.ch/3AVVca7