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WM Motor’s bankruptcy highlights challenges faced by EV startups in China
By Rebecca Bellan | |
Chinese electric vehicle startup WM Motor has filed for bankruptcy,
Are we ready to trust AI with our bodies?
By Melissa Heikkilä | |
But as AI enters ever more sensitive areas, we need
22 Best Prime Day Laptop Deals (2023) and Other WFH Gear
By Matt Jancer | |
Past your Prime? Your laptop, that is. Well, it's a
Hamas Seeds Violent Videos of Israel Attack on X and Telegram
A video of a Hamas gunman firing his assault rifle
Generative AI deployment: Strategies for smooth scaling
To gauge the thinking of business decision-makers at this crossroads,
113 Absolute Best October Prime Day Deals (2023)
Amazon Prime Day Part II is here, and that means
How to limit graphic social media images from the Israel-Hamas war
By Shira Ovide | |
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Alameda Research’s ex-CEO Caroline Ellison testifies, claims SBF directed her to commit crimes
By Jacquelyn Melinek | |
Caroline Ellison, the ex-CEO of Alameda Research, took the stand
How gene editing could help curb the spread of bird flu 
By Abdullahi Tsanni | |
For the chicken study, the team made changes to a
Elon Musk Is Personally Undermining X’s Efforts to Curb Israel-Hamas War Disinformation
By David Gilbert | |
yesterday night, what’s left of the Trust and Safety team
Social Media Changed How Brands Talk to Us, but Are the Jokes Wearing Thin?
By Sopan Deb | |
In the comments on a recent TikTok post by RyanAir,
PC shipments decline slows in Q3 2023, but Apple plunges over 23%
By Ron Miller | |
It hasn’t been a great time in recent quarters for
The Download: oyster aquaculture, and trusting AI with our bodies
By Rhiannon Williams | |
Carol Friend has taken on a difficult job. She is
12 Best October Prime Day TV Deals (2023)
By Parker Hall | |
Black Friday is almost synonymous with great deals on TVs.
‘Don’t Do That Again’: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Under Fire From Judge
Three days into Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial in Federal District
Caroline Ellison set to testify as star witness against Bankman-Fried
By Tory Newmyer | |
Comment on this storyCommentCaroline Ellison, federal prosecutors’ star witness against
Heura adds ‘York ham style slices’ to its 100%-plant-based vegan mix
By Natasha Lomas | |
Barcelona-based Heura, a disrupter in the plant-based protein space since
Unity CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down After Pricing Blowup
By Megan Farokhmanesh | |
Unity president and CEO John Riccitiello is retiring from the
Hamas allies send fake rocket attack warnings, add cyber dimension to conflict
By Joseph Menn | |
Comment on this storyCommentA wave of hacking attacks on Israeli
Zest Equity, a UAE-based startup digitizing private market deals, raises $3.8M seed funding
By Annie Njanja | |
UAE-based Zest Equity, a startup digitizing private market dealings, has
The Israel-Hamas War Erupts in Digital Chaos
After an attack on Israel by Hamas on Saturday, Israel
Vermont Utility Plans to End Outages by Giving Customers Batteries
By Ivan Penn | |
Many electric utilities are putting up lots of new power
Ultra-portable monitor from Espresso Displays goes 4K
By Haje Jan Kamps | |
When I reviewed the Espresso Display last year, I concluded
8 Best All-Clad Cookware Deals Right Now (October 2023)
By Louryn Strampe | |
Not all cookware is created equal. Anyone who has purchased
Unity Chief Resigns After Pricing Backlash
John Riccitiello, the chief executive of Unity Technologies, abruptly stepped
Instagram Threads preps a Trending Topics feature in battle with X
By Sarah Perez | |
In an effort to better compete with X (formerly Twitter),
27 Best Early October Prime Day Deals (2023) on Headphones, Vacuums, and More
Amazon will launch a shopping event called Prime Big Deal
The psychology behind startup dealmaking: Pitching your pilot to an industry Goliath
By Carrie Andrews | |
“The greatest difficulty in the world is not for people
Welcome to the AI gym staffed by virtual trainers
By Rhiannon Williams | |
They are also confident their system of AI trainers will
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation
By David Gilbert | |
Musk deleted his recommendation soon after posting it, but not
California passes law mandating VC firms to release investments’ diversity information
By Dominic-Madori Davis | |
Last night, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate
The Download: inside an AI gym, and how to make the internet safer
By Rhiannon Williams | |
Like any good gym, Lumin Fitness prides itself on the
‘Aggro Dr1ft’ Is Built on AI and Video Games—Shouldn’t the Movie Be More Fun?
By John Semley | |
It thunks especially hard precisely because Korine has, in the
How to fight for internet freedom
By Tate Ryan-Mosley | |
Last week, Freedom House, a human rights advocacy group, released
Meet the Next Generation of Doctors—and Their Surgical Robots
By Neha Mukherjee | |
While there is currently no single standardized curriculum for using
Accel leads $21M investment in UK care home marketplace Lottie
By Paul Sawers | |
The U.K. care home sector was pegged as £7.7 billion
The EU Just Kicked Off Its Biggest Climate Experiment Yet
By Matt Reynolds | |
With little fanfare, the European Union has launched a huge
Singapore’s tech subscription service Circular wants to keep devices out of the landfill
By Catherine Shu | |
Circular, backed by Y Combinator, is a service that offers
25 Best Early October Prime Day Deals (2023) on Headphones, Vacuums, and More
By Medea Giordano | |
Amazon will launch a shopping event called Prime Big Deal
Google, Apple face fines in South Korea for breaching in-app billing rules
By Kate Park | |
South Korea’s telecommunication regulator, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), said
6 Best Sleep Trackers (2023): Expert Tips and Research
By Simon Hill, Adrienne So | |
Sleep trackers can be inaccurate, and there is a surprising
Elon Musk told X users to follow accounts known for lies for Israel updates
By Joseph Menn | |
Comment on this storyCommentAs false information about the rapidly changing
Women and underrepresented founders aren’t going to wait for the VC industry to transform itself
By Carrie Andrews | |
Marta Zaccagnini Contributor Marta Zaccagnini is senior manager at Village
The Easiest Ways to Access Your Computer Remotely
By David Nield | |
From music streaming to video calling, the internet has given
Here’s how Rainforest, a budding Stripe rival, aims to win over software companies
By Christine Hall | |
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at
Israel’s Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance
Though details of exactly how the attack happened are still
We asked 52 founders whether events are useful or a waste of time
By Rebecca Szkutak | |
Building a startup takes a lot of time and work.
How These Nobel-Winning Physicists Explored Tiny Glimpses of Time
By Charlie Wood | |
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.To
Zendesk emerges from last year’s turbulence with strong outlook
By Ron Miller | |
Last year was a tough one for Zendesk, with several
Best Camping Cookware Items (2023): Stoves, Coolers, Tables, Meal Planning, and Tips
By Scott Gilbertson | |
Spend any time in the backcountry or the campground at
Prosus-backed fast-fashion startup Virgio, valued at $161 million, shuts down
By Manish Singh | |
Fast-fashion startup Virgio, founded by former Myntra chief, is shutting
How to Stream NHL Hockey Games (2023)
By Matt Jancer | |
The headache Of streaming popular North American sports is part
The Big Nobel Prize Winners Were Short and Fast
By Dennis Overbye | |
“There’s plenty of space at the bottom.” So proclaimed the
AI app EPIK hits No. 1 on the App Store for its viral yearbook photo feature
By Sarah Perez | |
Another week, another AI app going viral. This time around,
White Supremacist Active Clubs Are Breeding on Telegram
By David Gilbert | |
Telegram is also a hugely powerful recruiting tool, giving this
The Wager That Betting Can Change the World
By Kevin Roose | |
I had never before attended a business conference with a
SBF Trial: The latest updates from the FTX collapse’s courtroom drama
By Morgan Little | |
Sam Bankman-Fried is in court for alleged fraud while leading
How to Shop Like a Pro During Amazon Prime Day (2023)
By Louryn Strampe | |
WIRED covers legitimately good deals all year long, including during
TechCrunch+ Roundup: AI investor survey, calculating TAM, inside the FTX trial
By Walter Thompson | |
Follow-on financing is harder to raise these days, which means
How to Use Google Bard to Find Your Stuff in Gmail and Docs
By Reece Rogers | |
Google recently rolled out multiple updates to Bard, its AI
Pack away your mittens, startup winter is over
By Haje Jan Kamps | |
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it
A Silk Pillowcase Can’t Fix All Your Curly Hair Problems (2023)
By Nena Farrell | |
As many of my curly-haired colleagues know, managing your curls
OpenAI said to be considering developing its own AI chips
By Kyle Wiggers | |
OpenAI, one of the best-funded AI startups in business, is
In Defense of the Rat
By J. B. MacKinnon | |
Suddenly, Franks realized she had another meeting to get to,
How NVIDIA became a major player in robotics
By Brian Heater | |
[A version of this post appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter,
16 Best Gaming Mice and Mousepads (2023): Wireless, Wired, and Under $50
Picking a gaming mouse is a very personal endeavor. Everyone's
Sam Altman backs teens’ startup, Google unveils the Pixel 8 and TikTok tests an ad-free tier
By Kyle Wiggers | |
Hiya, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s
Apple’s Encryption Is Under Attack by a Mysterious Group
By Andrew Couts | |
Does the public have a right to see gruesome photos
Apple’s app dictatorship is influencing Spotify’s audiobooks
By Shira Ovide | |
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Crypto is about a lot more than a former golden boy turned villain
By Anna Heim | |
Welcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s
12 Best Umbrellas (2023): Windproof, Cheap, Tiny, and Clear Bubble
By Julian Chokkattu | |
There are a lot of umbrellas out there, and we're
The future of social media is vertical
By Rebecca Szkutak | |
Discussions about what the future of social media might look
8 Best Baby Carriers (2023): Slings, Wraps, and Packs
By Adrienne So, Nena Farrell | |
If you're a parent, you've probably heard the term "babywearing."
Alexa says the 2020 election was stolen. What does it mean for 2024?
By Cat Zakrzewski | |
The popular voice assistant says the 2020 race was stolen,
EV buyers will soon get their $7,500 credit quicker
By Harri Weber | |
Starting in January, the IRS will make the $7,500 federal
‘A Galactic Embarrassment’: The Crypto World Is Already Sick of SBF’s Trial
By Joel Khalili | |
The trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, now coming to
Once a Labor Leader, Butler Angered Unions by Consulting for Uber
In the summer of 2019, Uber, Lyft and other companies
23andMe’s hacked data on Jewish users offered for sale online
By Joseph Menn | |
Comment on this storyCommentA hacker is offering to sell records
Brave lays off 9% of its workforce
By Ivan Mehta | |
Brave Software, the maker of Brave Browser and Search, confirmed
‘Blindsight’ Is the Epitome of Science Fiction Horror
By Geek's Guide to the Galaxy | |
Peter Watts is the author of some of the darkest
a16z-backed fintech Synapse lays off 40% of its staff
By Mary Ann Azevedo | |
Banking-as-a-service startup Synapse confirmed today that it has laid off
The Las Vegas Sphere Makes Virtual Reality a Full-Body Experience
By Steven Levy | |
The best virtual reality experience I’ve had this year was
Artists across industries are strategizing together around AI concerns
By Taylor Hatmaker | |
As creative industries grapple with AI’s explosion into every artistic
mRNA vaccines just won a Nobel Prize. Now they’re ready for the next act.
By Cassandra Willyard | |
The other reason is that researchers can add in mRNA
23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews
By Lily Hay Newman | |
The genetic testing company 23andMe confirmed on Friday that data
Amazon launches first Kuiper satellites in bid to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink
By Christian Davenport | |
Comment on this storyCommentAmazon stretched its reach to space on
Electric seaglider startup Regent takes flight with $60M in new funding
By Kirsten Korosec | |
The promise of electric aviation has been weighed down by
Video: Leah Stokes on the early impact and remaining challenges of the Inflation Reduction Act
By June Kim | |
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), often dubbed the “Climate Bill,”
U2’s The Edge on The Sphere’s Opening Night: ‘This Is Definitely Working’
By Steven Levy | |
Maybe this would be an amazing app for the Apple
How to Watch Amazon Launch the First 2 Project Kuiper Satellites
By Kenneth Chang | |
In a space race between two businesses started by Jeff
Google to add Bard AI to voice assistant, following Amazon
By Gerrit De Vynck | |
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Spotify spotted prepping a $19.99/mo ‘Superpremium’ service with lossless audio, AI playlists and more
By Sarah Perez | |
It looks like Spotify’s rumored “Superpremium” offering is gearing up
The Download: junk in space, and what’s next for mRNA vaccines
By Rhiannon Williams | |
We’ve just taken a major step toward cleaning up space
Why Everyone Is Talking About ‘Dicks’
By Marah Eakin | |
There’s a scene in Nathan Lane’s new movie in which