Tag: Startup

The Tesla CEO and Twitter (X) owner seems to lean right, but he does not follow any one political doctrine…

Lately I’ve been thinking about media publishing startups (think Semafor and Puck) and their fundraising rounds. Semafor recently raised a $44 million seed round, and Puck raised a $7 million Series A in 2021. The Messenger, among the newest in the industry, recently raised $50 million. Publishing media jobs are uncertain, pushing those with an…

Automakers appear to have had an awakening last week: Electric vehicles are the future, and if they want to continue selling cars, they have to think beyond the car. I’m not talking about subscriptions, though; I’m talking about charging. For years, major auto manufacturers were happy to leave the infrastructure to someone else. Tesla was…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Leading electric car manufacturer Tesla programmed its dashboards to exaggerate how far the vehicles can drive on a single charge, and canceled service appointments for customers who noticed their cars’ range was shorter than expected, a report by Reuters found Thursday—the latest Tesla feature to face scrutiny. Tesla…

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“Founders first” is the TechCrunch credo — this is the way — and you’ll find the very best and brightest minds in the startup ecosystem gathered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, taking place September 19–21 in San Francisco. This year, our programming spans nine stages, seven industries and dozens of breakout sessions and roundtable discussions (for…

After a few years of being background noise, AI has suddenly become ubiquitous. From consumer apps to enterprise tools to medical devices, nearly everything claims to be “powered by AI” these days. But the technology’s unprecedented (and unregulated) rise prompts as many questions as it provides answers. Fortunately, you’re coming to Disrupt, where we have…

This is a lesson that Facebook, Twitter, Google, Amazon, and workers who got laid (or may get laid off) should take to heart…

The retailer has made a major partnership that will let it offer something you can’t buy from Target or Amazon…

The EV company is not interested in fielding customer complaints about issues with range…