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Elon Musk moves to kill the upcoming Twitter trial • TechCrunch
After Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter after all, his legal team is now motioning for the court to cancel…
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GOP’s war on ESG could come back to bite it • TechCrunch
Failing to address climate change via investments endangers constituents (and the economy) Dominic-Madori Davis 8 hours Less than two months…
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Ro says it ‘inadvertently’ exposed employees’ personal information • TechCrunch
Healthcare unicorn Ro is notifying employees of a data exposure involving their personal information after a security contractor “inadvertently” uploaded…
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Sub-Optimus • TechCrunch
I sat out Friday’s big Tesla AI event. I was actually looking forward to seeing what the company had cooked…
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Everything Google launched at its Fall 2022 event • TechCrunch
Google went all out today with a wall of launches of new hardware and tech. Here’s a collection of all…
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Post-pandemic, Telemedicine startups are evolving — this one just raised $6M for its hybrid approach • TechCrunch
So-called “personalized medicine” is all the rage these days. Healthcare is being gradually affected by data-driven insights gleaned through what…
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TikTok adds new editing tools to adjust clips, sounds, images and text • TechCrunch
TikTok is introducing new editing tools to give users more creative freedom with their content, the company announced on Thursday.…
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Telegram cuts subscription cost by more than half in India • TechCrunch
Telegram has cut the monthly subscription fee for its premium tier by more than half in India, just months after…
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Meta plans hiring freeze, NASA shoots an asteroid, and Elon’s texts about Twitter are made public • TechCrunch
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Google goes visual, Twitter copies TikTok, OG app drama • TechCrunch
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile…
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Welcome to spooky season in startups • TechCrunch
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your…
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The rise of product-led growth is creating opportunities for startups • TechCrunch
Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its…
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Stadia died because no one trusts Google • TechCrunch
There’s a lot of chatter right now about the “surprise” shutdown of Stadia, Google’s game-streaming service. While it’s true that…
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Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao shares his vision of web3 opportunities at TC Sessions: Crypto • TechCrunch
When it comes to the decentralized world of crypto, few single entities loom larger or carry more weight in the…
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Web3 banking platform Juno raises $18 million, launches tokenized loyalty program • TechCrunch
Juno, a startup that provides checking accounts to crypto enthusiasts and allows them to take their paychecks in digital tokens,…
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Firefly Aerospace reaches orbit for the first time • TechCrunch
There’s another space-proven private launch company in the club — Firefly Aerospace. The company’s small payload Alpha rocket reached orbit…
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The EU wants to put companies on the hook for harmful AI
The new bill, called the AI Liability Directive, will add teeth to the EU’s AI Act, which is set to…
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Tesla shows off underwhelming human robot prototype at AI Day 2022
Enlarge / The walking Optimus prototype demonstrated at the AI Day 2022 event. Tesla Today at Tesla’s “AI Day” press…
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Tesla’s robot strategy is inextricably tied to its Autopilot strategy, for better or for worse • TechCrunch
Tesla unveiled its first actual prototype of its Optimus humanoid robot on Friday — an actual robot this time, by…
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Tesla’s robot is a real robot now, not just a guy in a suit • TechCrunch
Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked off its Tesla AI Day 2022 with a quick level set on expectations — “we’ve…
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ByteDance’s Pico debuts its Quest rival, but challenges remain • TechCrunch
When ByteDance bought the Chinese VR headset maker Pico a year ago, the message it sent was clear: it was…
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It’s AI day for Tesla, but we’re here for the cringey texts • TechCrunch
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m.…
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Google appears to have disabled Google Translate in parts of China • TechCrunch
Google appears to have disabled access to Google Translate in parts of China, redirecting visitors to the Hong Kong domain…
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High-severity Microsoft Exchange 0-day under attack threatens 220,000 servers
Microsoft late Thursday confirmed the existence of two critical vulnerabilities in its Exchange application that have already compromised multiple servers…
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Apply to pitch your startup at TC Sessions: Crypto • TechCrunch
Crypto has evolved from a niche product into a critical piece of the infrastructure underpinning an entirely new vision for…
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How Volvo is leaning on software to drive its next great safety revolution • TechCrunch
Volvo is one of those brands with a core identity so firmly cemented that no amount of marketing can counter…
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How to watch Tesla AI Day 2022 • TechCrunch
Tesla AI Day is here — the company’s second-annual event designed to show off its progress in AI and robotics.…
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Enjoy these exclusive benefits in the TC+ Lounge at Disrupt • TechCrunch
Everyone knows membership has its privileges. And that adage holds true at TechCrunch Disrupt, which takes place on October 18–20…
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Mystery hackers are “hyperjacking” targets for insidious spying
Marco Rosario Venturini Autieri/Getty Images For decades, virtualization software has offered a way to vastly multiply computers’ efficiency, hosting entire…
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Insurtech investor survey, H-1B red flags, SaaS sales coaching • TechCrunch
The demand for some services can be so high, it can insulate their providers against the vagaries of the market.…
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Indian market regulator tightens IPO disclosure norms • TechCrunch
India’s market regulator has tightened disclosure norms for firms looking to file for an initial public offering after lackluster performance…
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Twitter is rolling out a refreshed user interface for DMs on Android • TechCrunch
Twitter is launching a redesigned user interface for DMs on Android, the company announced on Friday. Starting today, Twitter users…
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Twitch is testing ‘elevated chats’ that let you pay to highlight a message • TechCrunch
Between recent drama around gambling and its controversial decision to take a bigger slice of the subscription revenue pie, it’s…
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Tips for robotics startups raising a Series B during a downturn • TechCrunch
Jason Schoettler Contributor Raising a Series B for any startup is challenging right now, with many VCs pulling back on…
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Deepfake Bruce Willis may be the next Hollywood star, and he’s OK with that
Enlarge / Deepfake Bruce Willis as he appeared in a 2021 commercial for Russian mobile company MegaFon. MegaFon Bruce Willis…
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After a series of misfires in Q3, here’s what we expect for startups in Q4 • TechCrunch
Today is the final day of Q3 2022, which means we’re heading rapidly toward the end of the year. And…
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Chinese automaker Geely snaps up 7.6% stake in Aston Martin • TechCrunch
Geely Holding Group acquired a 7.6% share of British luxury automaker Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings, helping cement the Chinese…
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VCs at Freestyle, Plexo Capital and Sequoia join Startup Battlefield judges • TechCrunch
Are you ready to rumble, TechCrunch style? Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the…
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YouTube TV users can now subscribe to standalone networks without a base plan • TechCrunch
YouTube TV launched a new option that allows subscribers to purchase add-ons without subscribing to the full channel offering in…
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We’re all just a Hop, Skip and a Drive away from a better Hustle • TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind…
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Social media a factor in death of UK schoolgirl, inquest finds • TechCrunch
The inquest into the death of British schoolgirl, Molly Russell, has concluded that social media was a factor in her…
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Arrival produces long-awaited battery-electric commercial van • TechCrunch
EV startup Arrival said Friday it has produced its first battery-electric van, a significant step toward its goal to deliver…
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Astra brings on new CFO as it looks to scale launch and propulsion businesses • TechCrunch
Astra is bringing on Silicon Valley veteran Axel Martinez as its new Chief Financial Officer, a C-suite change that in…
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The Download: text-to-video AI, and China’s big methanol bet
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world…
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Microsoft says two new Exchange zero-day bugs under active attack, but no immediate fix • TechCrunch
Microsoft has confirmed two unpatched Exchange Server zero-day vulnerabilities are being exploited by cybercriminals in real-world attacks. Vietnamese cybersecurity company…
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Everstores, an Open Store-style D2C Shopify aggregator out of Europe, emerges from stealth with €18 million • TechCrunch
A wave of Amazon-merchant aggregator startups, floating close to $15 billion in funding, have rushed in, rolled up, and rushed…
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HSBC invests in Singapore’s startup offering customer intelligence and risk assessment solutions • TechCrunch
HSBC Asset Management, the investment arm of Britain’s HSBC Group, has led a seed round of $4 million in Singapore’s…
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TestGrid is a “one-stop shop” for testing apps at scale • TechCrunch
Created by developer who needed to test apps at scale, TestGrid is an on-demand platform that lets users run tests…
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China is betting big on another gas engine alternative: methanol cars
Today, the leading company making methanol from carbon dioxide is Carbon Recycling International, an Icelandic company. Geely invested in CRI…
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Uniswap Labs eyes over $100 million in new funding • TechCrunch
Uniswap Labs is in early stages of putting together a new round, according to four sources familiar with the matter,…
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