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American drone manufacturer Skydio has raised an extension round of $170 million, adding onto the $230 million Series E it closed early last year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Significant changes are coming to ABL Space Systems. The leader of the seven year old startup took to social media last night to make a big announcement: the company will no longer be focusing on the commercial launch market, but … Continue reading →

Microsoft is buying 10,000 tons of carbon credits from Deep Sky, a direct air capture developer. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Per Bloomberg, X, Elon Musk’s social media company, has sued to block California law AB 2655, which requires large online platforms to remove or label AI deepfakes related to elections. X argues that the law, also known as the “Defending … Continue reading →

General Motors is laying off nearly 1,000 workers in the U.S. as part of a cost-cutting bid, just three months after cutting 1,000 software jobs. The company told TechCrunch that cuts won’t affect hourly workers at any of its factories, … Continue reading →

Social networking rivals continue to benefit from the user exodus from X. Spill, the social app founded by two former Twitter employees, released a statement claiming it has also seen a jump in users after the U.S. Presidential election, following similar … Continue reading →

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday announced the company’s X competitor, Threads, would begin testing custom feeds for specific topics and profiles, making it easier for users to find communities and conversations that interest them. The news follows the rapid … Continue reading →

If you’re an hourly worker, the number of go-to options you have for finding new jobs is shrinking a little. JobGet — a Boston startup that operates an hourly job-hunting site with social features built in, a la LinkedIn — … Continue reading →

Instyle reported yesterday that Meghan is an investor in the hair and wellness company Highbrow Hippie, founded by her colorist Kadi Lee, and Myka Harris. The company was announcing the launch of a new hair care line and Meghan told … Continue reading →

Under EU law, digital platforms have to pay for news reuse. But how much should Google pay for article previews? That’s what Google is trying to find out with an experiment in nine EU countries. During the test, 1% of … Continue reading →