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TechCrunch Mobility: Apple layoffs, an EV price reckoning and another Tesla robotaxi promise Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in...

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TechCrunch Mobility: Apple layoffs, an EV price reckoning and another Tesla robotaxi promise | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter about the future of transportation. This week, read about Tesla, Rivian, Canoo and Fisker.

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Magnets are switching up the keyboard game The next big thing in mechanical keyboards is magnetic switches. Mechanical keyboards quickly went from a niche product to mainstream during the pandemic, as everybody was looking to upgrade their hom...

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Magnets are switching up the keyboard game | TechCrunch

The next big thing in mechanical keyboards is magnetic switches. Mechanical keyboards quickly went from a niche product to mainstream during the pa...

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Working from home isn’t going away, even if some CEOs wish it would During the pandemic, many workers discovered they liked working from home, but CEOs want them in the office, and it's created tension. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Working from home isn't going away, even if some CEOs wish it would | TechCrunch

During the pandemic, many workers discovered they liked working from home, but CEOs want them in the office, and it's created tension.

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Fintech representation in YC’s Demo Days is definitely shrinking Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at just how many fintech companies made it into Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 cohort, how much funding slid in the first quarter, and more! To get ...

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Fintech representation in YC's Demo Days is definitely shrinking | TechCrunch

This week, we’re looking at just how many fintech companies made it into YC's Winter 2024 cohort, how much funding slid in Q1, and more.

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Mahbod Moghadam, who rose to fame as the co-founder of Genius, has died Mahbod Moghadam, the controversial, never-boring co-founder of Genius and Everipedia, as well as an angel investor, passed away last month at age 41 owing to “complications from a recurring brain tumo...

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Mahbod Moghadam, who rose to fame as the co-founder of Genius, has died | TechCrunch

Mahbod Moghadam, the controversial, never-boring co-founder of Genius and Everipedia, as well as an angel investor, passed away last month at age 4...

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Canoo reveals it paid for CEO’s jet, AT&T leaks records and X announces NSFW plans Heya, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the noteworthy happenings in tech over the past several days (and change). Famed startup accelerator Y Combinator had it...

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Canoo reveals it paid for CEO's jet, AT&T leaks records and X announces NSFW plans | TechCrunch

Heya, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the noteworthy happenings in tech over the past several days (and...

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When it comes to building startups in Boston, success begets success Boston has a long history of startups, fueled by the many colleges in the area, helping to feed a successful startup ecosystem. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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When it comes to building startups in Boston, success begets success | TechCrunch

Boston has a long history of startups, fueled by the many colleges in the area, helping to feed a successful startup ecosystem.

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Deal Dive: EarliTec Diagnostics raises $21.5M to help diagnose autism earlier EarliTec's FDA-authorized device helps clinicians diagnose children showing signs of autism as young as 16 months old. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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EarliTec Diagnostics raises $21.5M to help diagnose autism earlier | TechCrunch

EarliTec's FDA-authorized device helps clinicians diagnose children showing signs of autism as young as 16 months old.

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Price of zero-day exploits rises as companies harden products against hackers Tools that allow government hackers to break into iPhones and Android phones, popular software like the Chrome and Safari browsers, and chat apps like WhatsApp and iMessage, are now worth millions of ...

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Price of zero-day exploits rises as companies harden products against hackers | TechCrunch

Tools that allow government hackers to break into iPhones and Android phones, popular software like the Chrome and Safari browsers, and chat apps like

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What we’ve learned from the women behind the AI revolution The AI boom, love it or find it to be a bit more hype than substance, is here to stay. That means lots of companies raising oodles of dollars, a healthy dose of regulatory concern, academic work, and ... https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/06/what-weve-learned-from-the-women-behind-the-ai-revolution/

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Apple changes App Store rules to allow retro game emulators globally Apple updated its App Store rules Friday to allow emulators for retro console games globally with an option for downloading titles. However, the company warned that the developers are responsible for ...

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Apple changes App Store rules to allow retro game emulators globally | TechCrunch

Apple updated its App Store rules Friday to allow emulators for retro console games globally with an option for downloading titles. However, the c...

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X makes Grok chatbot available to premium subscribers Social network X is rolling out access to xAI’s Grok chatbot to Premium tier subscribers after Elon Musk announced the expansion to more paid users last month. The company said on its support page tha...

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X makes Grok chatbot available to premium subscribers | TechCrunch

Social network X is rolling out access to xAI's Grok chatbot to Premium tier subscribers after Elon Musk announced the expansion to more paid ...

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IVP’s Eric Liaw on the firm’s giant new fund, that Klarna kerfuffle, and why looks can be deceiving when it comes to firm succession When IVP recently announced the closing of its 18th fund, I called Eric Liaw, a longtime general partner with the growth-stage firm, to ask a few questions. For starters, wringing $1.6 billion in capi...

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“IVP’s Eric Liaw talks Klarna controversy, succession plans, and fundraising in today’s market

When IVP recently announced the closing of its 18th fund, I called Eric Liaw, a longtime general partner with the growth-stage firm, to ask a few

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Snapchat turns off controversial ‘Solar System’ feature by default after bad press Less than a week after The Wall St. Journal reported on how a Snapchat feature dubbed “solar system” was adding to teens’ anxiety, the company has responded by adjusting how the feature works. The ran...

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Snapchat turns off controversial 'Solar System' feature by default after bad press | TechCrunch

Less than a week after The Wall St. Journal reported on how a Snapchat feature dubbed "solar system" was adding to teens' anxiety, the company...

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Elon Musk says he’ll unveil a Tesla robotaxi on August 8 Just hours after Elon Musk claimed Reuters was “lying” about plans to ditch its $25,000 low cost EV and instead focus all its efforts on a robotaxi, the Tesla CEO announced on X that he would reveal s...

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Elon Musk says he'll unveil a Tesla robotaxi on August 8 | TechCrunch

On Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on X that he would reveal a Tesla robotaxi in an event on August 8.

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A comprehensive list of 2023 & 2024 tech layoffs The tech-wide reckoning that began in 2022 and ran throughout into 2023 has continued into this year. And while 2024’s losses are not at that scale, they’re still significant, driven by big names like...

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A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs | TechCrunch

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024 and 2025.

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New U.S. ‘green bank’ aims to steer over $160B in capital into climate tech The EPA awarded $20 billion in grants to kickstart loans and equity investing in climate technologies across the country. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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New U.S. ‘green bank’ aims to steer over $160B in capital into climate tech | TechCrunch

The EPA awarded $20 billion in grants to kickstart loans and equity investing in climate technologies across the country.

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Threads missed its earthquake moment as the term didn’t trend until the afternoon That's not to say people weren't discussing the earthquake on Threads — many were. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Meta explains why the NYC/NJ earthquake didn't trend earlier in the day | TechCrunch

Despite its similarities, Instagram Threads is no X. That's not to say people weren't discussing the earthquake on Threads — many were.

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Discover future-ready strategies for staff and tech evolution with Sand Technologies At the upcoming TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 event taking place in Boston on April 25, one session will stand out for early-stage companies seeking to navigate the turbulent waters of tech and staffing...

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Discover future-ready strategies for staff and tech evolution with Sand Technologies | TechCrunch

At the upcoming TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 event taking place in Boston on April 25, one session will stand out for early-stage companies seeking to

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Startups Weekly: Let’s see what those Y Combinator kids have been up to this time Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to receive the Startups Weekly newsletter in your inboxes. It’s the most wonderful ...

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Startups Weekly: Let's see what those Y Combinator kids have been up to this time | TechCrunch

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to receive the Startups W...