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Tesla’s profitable Supercharger network is in limbo after Musk axed the entire team

Here’s what one insider said happened in the days leading up to the layoffs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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6 VanEck Meme Coin Index Price Predictions – BONK, DOGE, FLOKI, PEPE, SHIB, WIF

The crypto market entered the weekend facing another correction, and meme coins felt the impact, with top names like Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and dogwifhat (WIF) all down 3-5%. On Wednesday, VanEck launched a meme coin index tracking the … Continue reading

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StrictlyVC London welcomes Phoenix Court and WEX

StrictlyVC events deliver exclusive insider content from the Silicon Valley & Global VC scene while creating meaningful connections over cocktails and canapés with leading investors, entrepreneurs and executives. And TechCrunch is excited to join forces with key players in the … Continue reading

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Meesho, an Indian social commerce with 150M transacting users, secures $275M in new funding

Meesho, a leading e-commerce startup in India with about 150 million transacting users, has secured $275 million in a new funding round, it disclosed in a securities filing. The new funding is part of a larger financing round, which is … Continue reading

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Scammers found planting online betting ads on Indian government websites

Some Indian government websites have allowed scammers to plant advertisements capable of redirecting visitors to online betting platforms. TechCrunch discovered around four dozen “gov.in” website links associated with Indian states, including Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Mizoram and Telangana that were … Continue reading

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Russian opposition voices dissent with blockchain vote

In the wake of Vladimir Putin’s landslide victory in Russia’s recent presidential election, which many have labeled as preordained and lacking legitimacy, exiled opposition leader Mark Feygin is spearheading an initiative to enable Russians to anonymously register a “protest vote” … Continue reading

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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey predicts Bitcoin could hit $1 million in six years

Jack Dorsey, a prominent tech leader, is making a bold prediction about the future of Bitcoin (BTC), stating that its price could skyrocket to over $1 million by 2030. In an interview with Pirates Wires, Dorsey emphasized his fascination with … Continue reading

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AI trains robot dog to walk on a yoga ball

You have seen a bull-riding cowboy at a rodeo, now here is a robot dog able to balance and walk continuously on a yoga ball! It is fun to watch the four-legged device move and adapt but it reinforces the … Continue reading

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Motional cut about 550 employees, around 40%, in recent restructuring, sources say

Around 550 employees across autonomous vehicle company Motional have been laid off, according to information taken from WARN notice filings and sources at the company.  Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Motional is pausing commercial operations and delaying plans to … Continue reading

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Test-at-home kit for cancer patients approved for use

Patients say the device allows them to reduce the number of hospital visits involved in cancer care.

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