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Amazon announced Friday evening that it has hired Covariant’s founders — Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, and Rocky Duan — along with “about a quarter” of the startup’s employees. It’s also signed a non-exclusive license to use Covariant’s robotic foundation models. Earlier this year, Chen told TechCrunch that Covariant is building “a large language model…

SB 1047 has drawn the ire of Silicon Valley players large and small, including venture capitalists, big tech trade groups, researchers and startup founders. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinHow Ross, Warby Parker, and Cava Are Defying A Choppy Economy Shutterstock While companies like Starbucks, Home Depot, Amazon, and Macy’s cope with shrinking customer bases, some standout consumer-facing enterprises are thriving despite inflationary pressures, recession fears, and generational shifts. Three that are flourishing and warrant a closer look…

Redfin is responding to a new startup that is hoping to upend the way people search for and buy homes by offering a flat-fee service. On August 29, TechCrunch reported that a startup called Landian had emerged from stealth to offer homebuyers a way to tour and make offers on homes through a flat-fee service…

Stock-trading startup Public has acquired the brokerage accounts of Carta’s secondaries business, TechCrunch has confirmed. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinWASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 08: Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on tax policy (Kent … [+] Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Los Angeles Times via Getty Images As someone who works in tech startups, I get to see firsthand how capital investment fuels innovation. And…

Haresh Bhungalia is the CEO of Casepoint , a technology company focused on solving for data and business workflow challenges. It takes a long time to find product-market fit (PMF). For notable companies like Slack, it took over four years. That’s why falling out of PMF can feel like the end of the world, but

One of the people who successfully sued the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to change real estate commissions has co-founded a new real estate startup. It all began in 2017 when Josh Sitzer and his wife listed their home for sale in Kansas City. The couple was frustrated by the fact they had to pay…

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! The EV industry sure is rough and tumble these days. And it’s affecting every company, from the legacy automakers like Ford to the upstarts. …

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