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Tesla shareholder sweepstakes and EV layoffs hit Lucid and Fisker
[[{“value”:” Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Okay, okay — remember last week when I suggested Tesla was being a bit extra in its bid to convince shareholders to vote in favor of relocating […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Paul Graham claims Sam Altman wasn’t fired from Y Combinator
[[{“value”:” In a series of posts on X on Thursday, Paul Graham, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, brushed off claims that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was pressured to resign as president of Y Combinator in 2019 due to potential conflicts of interest. “People have been claiming [Y Combinator] fired Sam Altman,” Graham writes. “That’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
AI manufacturing startup funding is on a tear as Switzerland’s EthonAI raises $16.5M
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Ticktock! 48 hours left to nab your early-bird tickets for Disrupt 2024
[[{“value”:” Don’t miss out: TechCrunch Disrupt early-bird pricing ends in 48 hours! The countdown is on! With only 48 hours left, the early-bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 will end on May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT. This is your final call to secure your tickets and get up to $800 in savings. Why attend TechCrunch […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Valar Labs debuts AI-powered cancer care prediction tool and secures $22M
[[{“value”:” Biotech startup Valar Labs has built a tool that accurately predicts certain treatment outcomes, potentially saving precious time for patients. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Archer, Kakao Mobility partner to bring electric air taxis to South Korea in 2026
[[{“value”:” Archer Aviation is partnering with ride-hailing and parking company Kakao Mobility to bring electric air taxi flights to South Korea starting in 2026, if the company can get its aircraft developed in time. The move to South Korea is part of an international strategy that will also see Archer commercially launch in the United Arab […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Basalt plans to ‘hack’ a defunct satellite to install its space-specific OS
[[{“value”:” Space startup Basalt Technologies started in a shed behind a Los Angeles dentist’s office, but things have escalated quickly: Soon it will try to “hack” a derelict satellite and install its space-specific OS. (With the owner’s permission, of course). The startup’s co-founder, Alex Choi, found himself living in said shed after suddenly getting kicked out […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Former teen model co-created app Frich to help Gen Z be more realistic about finances
[[{“value”:” As a teen model, Katrin Kaurov became financially independent at a young age. Aleksandra Medina, whom she met at NYU Abu Dhabi, also learned to manage money early on. The pair bonded as students over what they viewed as a lack of a space for open conversations for people their age to have around financial […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Autobiographer’s app uses AI to help you tell your life story
[[{“value”:” Can AI help you tell your story? That’s the idea behind a startup called Autobiographer, which leverages AI technology to engage users in meaningful conversations about the events in their lives and how they felt about them, and then turns those into prose, effectively creating your own autobiography. The startup is dabbling in an area […] © 2024 TechCrunch….