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When Jordan Nathan launched his DTC nontoxic cookware company, Caraway, in 2019, he knew he was not the only founder trying to sell a new brand of pots and pans…
Out of an abundance of caution, the car took two minutes to turn a corner.
Transportation
Ahead of Tesla’s big shareholder vote, let’s re-read the judge’s opinion that got us here
5 hours ago
There has been a silly amount of drama in the run-up to Tesla‘s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday. The company is set to hold a vote on “re-ratifying” the $56…
To give users more control over the contacts an app can and cannot access, the permissions screen has two stages.
The push to produce a robotic intelligence that can fully leverage the wide breadth of movements opened up by bipedal humanoid design has been a key topic for researchers.
Transportation
Ford’s secretive, low-cost EV team is growing with talent from Rivian, Tesla and Apple
5 hours ago
A TechCrunch review of LinkedIn data found that Ford has built this team up to around 300 employees over the last year.
Transportation
Tern AI wants to reduce reliance on GPS with low-cost navigation alternative
6 hours ago
The most critical systems of our modern world rely on GPS, from aviation and road networks to emergency and disaster response, from precision farming and power grids to weather forecasting…
Fintech
Fintech Brex abandons co-CEO model, talks IPO, cash burn and plans for a secondary sale
6 hours ago
Since fintech startup Brex’s inception in 2017, its two co-founders Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi have run the company as co-CEOs. But starting today, the pair told TechCrunch in an…
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, Apple stole the spotlight. At the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in Cupertino, Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence,…
India’s largest wealth manager focused on ultra-high-net-worth individuals, 360 One WAM, has agreed to acquire popular Indian mutual fund investment app ET Money for about $44 million. Earlier called IIFL…
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Helen Toner, a former OpenAI board member and the director of strategy at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, is worried Congress might react in a “knee-jerk” way where…
Social
TechCrunch Minute: Apple’s Genmoji will let you generate infinitely customizable emojis
9:00 AM PDT • June 12, 2024
One of the many new features that Apple announced earlier this week under the broad umbrella of Apple Intelligence is something it calls Genmoji, which…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Layoffs Got You Down? Get a Half-Price Expo+ Pass at Disrupt 2024
8 hours ago
Layoffs are tough. This year alone, we’ve already seen 60,000 job cuts across 254 companies according to layoffs.fyi. Looking for ways to grow your network can be even harder during…
Venture
NEA’s Vanessa Larco says generative AI will change the SaaS pricing model – and that’s a good thing
8:45 AM PDT • June 12, 2024
Vanessa Larco, a partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), believes that generative AI’s impact on the world of SaaS could be huge. The investor joined…
YouTube announced this week the rollout of “Thumbnail Test & Compare,” a new tool for creators to see which thumbnail performs the best. The feature first launched to select creators…
Waymo has voluntarily issued a software recall to all 672 of its Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis after one of them collided with a telephone pole. This is Waymo’s second recall. The…
Enterprise
Insight Partners backs Canary Technologies’ mission to elevate hotel guest experiences
10 hours ago
The hotel guest management technology company’s platform digitizes the hotel guest journey from post-booking through checkout.
AI
Here’s everything Apple announced at the WWDC 2024 keynote, including Apple Intelligence, Siri makeover
10 hours ago
The TechCrunch team runs down all of the biggest news from the Apple WWDC 2024 keynote in an easy-to-skim digest.
Fintech
Lightspeed Venture Partners leads $4.3M seed in automated financial reporting fintech InScope
11 hours ago
InScope leverages machine learning and large language models to provide financial reporting and auditing processes for mid-market and enterprises.
A big shoutout to the early-stage founders who missed the application window for the Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200) at TechCrunch Disrupt. We have exciting news just for you! You…
