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The battery-recycling and energy-storage company has hired former Tesla finance chief Deepak Ahuja, reuniting him with former Tesla CTO JB Straubel.

The timing is notable. PayPal, which owns Venmo, is restructuring to spin Venmo off as a standalone business unit a move widely seen as laying the groundwork for a potential sale. Stripe has reportedly expressed interest in buying PayPal outright.

Samsung, Hyundai and LG just bet on the startup that wants to be robotics' data backbone.

How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our computers?

Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic.

The company has been trying to embed itself inside the AV industry as a data provider, an investor, and a distribution platform but the consumer-facing bet may be just as important.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.

On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we discussed what xAI's deal with Anthropic might mean for parent company SpaceX.

F1 Grands Prix have emerged as a new place to see and be seen if you are a founder or investor.

Wispr Flow says growth accelerated in India after its Hinglish rollout, even as voice AI products continue to face challenges.

The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.

Parker, a well-funded startup offering corporate credit cards and banking services, has filed for bankruptcy and is widely reported to have shut down.

General Motors has reached a privacy-related settlement with a group of law enforcement agencies led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

In an AI and digital world, analog instant film and retro-style cameras continue to remain popular, fueled by a mix of both nostalgia and novelty.

Nvidia continues to be a big investor in the AI ecosystem.

Some found out they didn't qualify for WARN Act protections like two-months notice because the company had classified them as remote workers.

The invisible force behind all of this is no mystery to anyone paying attention to the city's tech economy. San Francisco is home to some of the most valuable private companies in the world, and their employees have been quietly accumulating and, increasingly, cashing out fortunes.

The Clips feed aims to enable discovery by offering users a scrollable feed with short snippets of shows and movies.

Intel's stock has risen a stunning 490% over the past year, a bet by Wall Street that may be running well ahead of the company's actual turnaround.

CloudFlare announced its first large-scale layoff. CEO Matthew Prince says because of AI efficiency gains, the company doesn't need as many support roles.

More than 500 people will be affected by the closures.

The VC firm, which focuses on mothers as consumers, raised a $10 million debut fund.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Avride after identifying more than a dozen crashes and one minor injury.

A report by Polands top intelligence agency accused Russia of sabotage and hacking activities against the countrys military and civilian infrastructure.

Former cybersecurity executive Peter Williams stole several surveillance and hacking tools and sold them for $1.3 million to a Russian broker that works with Putins government.

The initial set of files housed on the site will include those containing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) videos, photos, and original source documents from across the entire U.S. government. The materials have been reviewed for security purposes, but many have ot yet been analyzed for resolution of any anomalies, the Department's statement read.

Truecaller's ad revenue declined by 44%, leading to the layoffs.

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After years of hints and preparation, Lime plans to enter the public markets.

PJM Interconnection which oversees the grid for some of the densest data center developments on Earth wants to overhaul itself. Not everyone thinks it's up to the task.

Airbnb also said its customer support AI bot now handles 40% of issues without escalating to a human agent.

Like many AI companies automating work that humans currently do, Basata will eventually face a harder question about where the line is between augmenting workers and displacing them. For now, the founders say the administrative staff they work with aren't worried about that; they're more worried about drowning.