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Boox’s phone-size e-reader gets faster processing and a fingerprint reader

Boox’s phone-size e-reader gets faster processing and a...

In 2023, Boox turned heads with the Palma. The device blurred the line between e...

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Tesla Cybertruck pushes past Ford Mach-E to become third best-selling EV in America

Tesla Cybertruck pushes past Ford Mach-E to become thir...

Tesla’s Cybertruck was the third best-selling electric vehicle in the United Sta...

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The Space Development Agency taps 19 companies for future defense demo missions

The Space Development Agency taps 19 companies for futu...

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has selected 19 companies to compete for futu...

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Bessemer, Index, and a16z alum launch VC firm Chemistry

Bessemer, Index, and a16z alum launch VC firm Chemistry

New VC firm Chemistry raised $350 million for its debut fund, Forbes reported on...

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Tesla is testing a robotaxi service that Elon Musk claims will launch next year

Tesla is testing a robotaxi service that Elon Musk clai...

Elon Musk said he hopes to launch a service that will let people hail self-drivi...

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Gusto’s head of technology says hiring an army of specialists is the wrong approach to AI

Gusto’s head of technology says hiring an army of speci...

As founders plan for an increasingly AI-centric future, Gusto co-founder and hea...

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Lyft is working on a ‘service animal opt-in feature’ for passengers

Lyft is working on a ‘service animal opt-in feature’ fo...

Uber and Lyft need to do more to support disabled passengers, especially those w...

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Can AI sandbag safety checks to sabotage users? Yes, but not very well — for now

Can AI sandbag safety checks to sabotage users? Yes, bu...

AI companies claim to have robust safety checks in place that ensure that models...

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Perplexity is reportedly looking to fundraise at an $8B valuation

Perplexity is reportedly looking to fundraise at an $8B...

AI search engine Perplexity is in fundraising talks and hopes to raise around $5...

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Women in AI: Marissa Hummon thinks AI will help make the power grid greener

Women in AI: Marissa Hummon thinks AI will help make th...

This is part of TechCrunch’s ongoing Women in AI series, which seeks to give AI-...

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Sam Altman’s Worldcoin becomes World and shows new iris-scanning Orb to prove your humanity

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin becomes World and shows new iris...

Worldcoin, the Sam Altman co-founded “proof of personhood” crypto startup that s...

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General Catalyst reportedly to back Saudi Arabian startup

General Catalyst reportedly to back Saudi Arabian startup

Despite Saudi Arabia’s record of human rights abuses, some investors are warming...

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Stripe in talks to acquire Bridge for $1 billion

Stripe in talks to acquire Bridge for $1 billion

Stripe is in talks to acquire stablecoin platform Bridge for a whopping $1 billi...

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Elon Musk’s X is changing its privacy policy to allow third parties to train AI on your posts

Elon Musk’s X is changing its privacy policy to allow t...

On Wednesday, social network X (formerly Twitter) updated its Privacy Policy to ...

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Automattic offered employees another chance to quit — this time with nine months’ severance

Automattic offered employees another chance to quit — t...

Days after 159 people accepted Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s offer of a six-mo...

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Tesla Optimus bots were controlled by humans during the ‘We, Robot’ event

Tesla Optimus bots were controlled by humans during the...

During Tesla’s “We, Robot” event last week, which TechCrunch covered late into t...

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Former Product Hunt CEO Josh Buckley is looking to raise a fourth $250M fund

Former Product Hunt CEO Josh Buckley is looking to rais...

Josh Buckley, the former CEO of Product Hunt, is aiming to raise a fourth $250 m...

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Google signed a deal to power data centers with nuclear micro-reactors from Kairos — but the 2030 timeline is very optimistic

Google signed a deal to power data centers with nuclear...

With the deal, Google joins Microsoft and Amazon in turning to nuclear power to ...

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In memory of Steve O’Hear

In memory of Steve O’Hear

Steve O’Hear, who wrote for TechCrunch for more than a decade out of his hometow...

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Meet Alarmo, Nintendo’s $100 sleep-tracking alarm clock

Meet Alarmo, Nintendo’s $100 sleep-tracking alarm clock

We got our hands on the newest gadget from Nintendo. No, it’s not a new Switch. ...