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Internal SpaceX documents show the sweet stock deals offered to investors like a16z, Gigafund

Like many highly valued startups, SpaceX sometimes allows its employees to cash out some of their shares by selling to company-authorized outside investors. TechCrunch has gotten a peek at an internal SpaceX document about such a tender offer from May … Continue reading

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This Week in AI: Generative AI is spamming up academic journals

Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, generative AI is beginning to spam up academic publishing — a discouraging new development on the disinformation front. In a post on Retraction Watch, a blog that … Continue reading

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In spite of hype, many companies are moving cautiously when it comes to generative AI

Companies are extremely interested in generative AI as vendors push potential benefits, but turning that desire from a proof of concept into a working product is proving much more challenging. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The fall of EV startup Fisker: A comprehensive timeline

Here is a timeline of the events that led fledgling automaker Fisker to file for bankruptcy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck on reshaping the space economy at Disrupt 2024

The future of the space industry may look a lot like its past, or so believes Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco, he’ll be explaining how full-service, vertically integrated space companies … Continue reading

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Société Générale to sell its freelancer challenger bank Shine to Ageras

Four years after acquiring Shine, a French fintech startup that offers bank accounts to freelancers and very small companies, Société Générale has announced plans to sell Shine to Ageras. In 2020, TechCrunch reported that Société Générale spent around €100 million … Continue reading

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UK probes HPE’s planned $14B Juniper Networks acquisition

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has initiated a formal “phase 1” investigation into Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) planned acquisition of Juniper Networks. HPE announced plans to acquire Juniper Networks back in January, a deal designed to unify their … Continue reading

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Meta AI removes block on election-related queries in India while Google still applying limits

Meta AI removes restrictions in answering election-related queries in India while Google is still restricting them. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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How Abridge became one of the most talked about healthcare AI startups

Ask any of the health-focused VCs to name one of the top AI startups and one name comes up over and over again: a company  based in Pittsburgh called Abridge. And it’s a startup that launched before OpenAI was a … Continue reading

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Kilimo helps farmers save water and get paid for it

Cheap irrigation has transformed many regions around the world into breadbaskets, but it also means that there can be little left for other uses. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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