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Rivian breaks ground on $5B Georgia factory ahead of construction in 2026 While largely ceremonial, it's an important step for a project that has dealt with a lot of uncertainty…
Andrew Yang took inspiration from Mark Cuban for his budget cell carrier Noble Mobile “I’m as guilty of doomscrolling as the next person, but knowing that doomscrolling is actually costing…
Waymo’s Tekedra Mawakana on Scaling Self-Driving Beyond the Hype Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana takes the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, SF) to share the realities of scaling…
Figure reaches $39B valuation in latest funding round Figure raised more than $1 billion in a Series C round led by Parkway Venture Capital in addition to numerous other investors.…
Waymo approved to start testing autonomous vehicles at San Francisco International Airport Waymo has spent years locked in back-and-forth negotiations with SFO, the biggest airport serving its home base of…
OpenAI will apply new restrictions to ChatGPT users under 18 Under the new policy, ChatGPT will be trained to no longer engage in "flirtatious talk" with underage users, and additional…
Samsung patches zero-day security flaw used to hack into its customers’ phones The Galaxy phone maker said it was notified in August that hackers are actively exploiting the security flaw…
Fourth Power’s sci-fi thermal batteries could be cheaper than pricey natural gas power plants Fourth Power has raised $20 million to build a demonstration version of its thermal batteries, which…
D-ID acquires Berlin-based video startup Simpleshow Video creation platform D-ID snaps up Berlin-based video generation startup Simpleshow to expand its digital avatar solution. Video creation platform D-ID snaps up Berlin-based…
Tesla probed for potentially faulty door handles The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received nine reports from owners who couldn't access their cars, including from parents whose children were…