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Fisker has one major objector to its Ocean SUV firesale

One major dissenter threatens to upend Fisker’s apparent best chance at offloading its unsold EVs, a deal that would keep the startup’s bankruptcy proceeding alive and pave the way for paying pack creditors some of what they’re owed. The objection … Continue reading

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Major Stripe investor Sequoia confirms $70B valuation, offers its investors a payday

Payments giant Stripe has delayed going public for so long that its major investor Sequoia Capital is getting creative to offer returns to its limited partners. The venture firm emailed LPs in funds raised between 2009 and 2011 with an … Continue reading

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Google’s Kurian approached Wiz, $23B deal could take a week to land, source says

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is in advanced talks to acquire Wiz for $23 billion, a person close to the company told TechCrunch. The deal discussions were previously reported by the Wall Street Journal. Wiz, a cybersecurity startup founded in 2020, … Continue reading

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Bird Buddy’s new AI feature lets people name and identify individual birds

Name That Bird determines individual members of a species by identifying distinguishing characteristics that most humans would be hard-pressed to spot. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Elon Musk confirms Tesla ‘robotaxi’ event delayed due to design change

Tesla had internally planned to build the dedicated robotaxi and the $25,000 car, often referred to as the Model 2, on the same platform. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Moon cave! Discovery could redirect lunar colony and startup plays

What this means for the space industry is that theory has become reality: The possibility of designing a habitation within a lunar tunnel is a reasonable proposition. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch Minute: A Google robot shows off what Gemini can do

Google found a new way to demonstrate what its Gemini AI model can do, with help from a robot. This was a robot from Google’s Everybody Robots Division, which was shut down last year. But apparently the robots are still … Continue reading

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Disrupt Deal Days are here: Prime savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024!

Get ready for a prime week of savings at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 with the launch of Disrupt Deal Days! From now to July 19 at 11:59 p.m. PT, we’re going back to early-bird ticket prices, allowing attendees to save up … Continue reading

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Deezer chases Spotify and Amazon Music with its own AI playlist generator

Deezer is the latest music streaming app to introduce an AI playlist feature. The company announced on Monday that a select number of paid users will be able to create custom playlists with a text prompt using its “Playlist with … Continue reading

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Adaptive builds automation tools to speed up construction payments

Adaptive is a platform that provides tools designed to simplify payments and accounting for general construction contractors. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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