Stablecoin issuer Circle applies for a national bank charter

Circle Internet Group, which debuted on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this month, has applied for a bank charter.

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Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech

The car traveled around 15 miles on highways, surface streets, and even a roundabout. But many questions remain about the stunt.

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Next-gen procurement platform Levelpath nabs $55M

Levelpath raises a $55 million Series B led by Battery Ventures

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Fintech Bolt progresses its turnaround by landing Klarna as a partner

Adding two big names as partners, Klarna and Palantir, is the kind of step that could help clean up Bolt’s reputation as it seeks to raise again.

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Instagram now lets you share Spotify songs with sound to Stories

Instagram announced Monday it’s finally adding the ability for users to listen to previews of songs they’ve shared from Spotify to Stories.

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At TechCrunch All Stage: VC red flags, founder signals, and pre-seed traps — Charles Hudson will tell you what investors really see

Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures will join the TechCrunch All Stage lineup to share what investors really see in early-stage startups. Register now.

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Here Is Everyone Mark Zuckerberg Has Hired So Far for Meta’s ‘Superintelligence’ Team

After a poaching frenzy that’s brought in talent from rival firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, Zuckerberg announced a team of nearly two dozen researchers in an internal memo.

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Meta shares hit all-time high as Mark Zuckerberg goes on AI hiring blitz

Meta shares hit a record high on Monday, underscoring investor interest in the company’s new AI superintelligence group.

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Joby Aviation stock pops 14% after delivering first flying taxi to UAE

The electric vertical takeoff and landing company said Monday that it delivered its first aircraft to the UAE

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Songscription launches an AI-powered ‘Shazam for sheet music’

A small company called Songscription launched last week with AI models that automate music transcription, turning an audio file of a song into sheet music within minutes. Operating on a freemium model, the product is geared toward both professional and hobbyist musicians. “We hope to make playing music more enjoyable,” Andrew Carlins, CEO of Songscription […]

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