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Elon Musk says xAI acquired X

Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, he announced in a post on X Friday. “xAI has acquired X in an all-stock transaction. The combination values xAI at $80 billion and … Continue reading

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Nintendo used its new app to announce the ‘Legend of Zelda’ movie release date

Nintendo announced on Friday that its live-action “The Legend of Zelda” movie will premiere on March 26, 2027. It’s a little weird to announce this the day after a Nintendo Direct livestream, where the gaming company usually unloads all of … Continue reading

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TechCrunch Mobility: Inside the Rivian skunkworks program, and Trump’s gift to Tesla

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Before we jump into the transportation news of the week, it’s worth … Continue reading

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Breast pump startup Willow acquires assets of Elvie as UK women’s health pioneer moves into administration

Women’s health and its startups building connected breast pumps, period trackers, and other apps and hardware designed for women have collectively pulled in more than $5 billion in funding in the last five years, but the market is tight, and … Continue reading

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Lucid to ramp customer deliveries for Gravity SUV by end of April

Lucid Motors plans to resume customer deliveries for its new all-electric Gravity SUV at the end of April. Getting the Gravity into customer hands is a big milestone for Lucid, whose success will hinge on being able to offer vehicle … Continue reading

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‘It was weird, man’: Zuckerberg took Facebook employees to see ‘The Social Network’ when it came out

Mark Zuckerberg may not be the most likable figure in Silicon Valley, but we can empathize with him on this: it would feel really weird if someone made a movie about your life. On YouTubers Colin and Samir’s podcast, Zuckerberg … Continue reading

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WhatsApp users can now add songs to their Status updates

WhatsApp launched a new feature on Friday, where users can include brief music clips in their Status updates, reminiscent of the Myspace era. Status resembles Instagram Stories and allows users to share photos, videos, and text that disappear after 24 … Continue reading

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YC-backed Taxo raises $5M to slash healthcare admin with its AI ‘reasoning engine’

YC-backed startup Taxo has raised a $5m seed round to save doctors time and money on admin work.

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Nikola founder Trevor Milton pardoned by Trump

Trevor Milton, the founder of bankrupt hydrogen trucking startup Nikola who was convicted of fraud, has been pardoned by President Trump, the White House confirmed to TechCrunch. Milton was convicted in October 2022 of one count of securities fraud and two counts … Continue reading

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Mozilla patches Firefox bug ‘exploited in the wild’, similar to bug attacking Chrome

The bug fix comes days after Google fixed a similar vulnerability under attack in its Chrome browser.

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