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Monarch Tractor preps for layoffs and warns employees it may ‘shut down’
Autonomous electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor warned staff Thursday it may need to lay off more than 100 employees, or…
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Tesla receives ride-hailing permit in Arizona in last required step to launch robotaxi service
Tesla received a ride-hailing permit this week from Arizona regulators, opening the door for the automaker to begin operating a…
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Uber quietly pilots in-app video recording for drivers in India
Uber has quietly begun piloting in-app video recording for its drivers in India, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed with the…
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After 5 months, the $1,200 bottles of Besties All-In tequila are finally starting to ship
When the hosts of the popular All-In podcast launched their own tequila brand at a star-studded party last June, all…
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Kering-backed fund Mirova pours $30.5M into India’s Varaha for regenerative farming
Mirova, the French climate-focused investment firm backed by Kering and other corporate heavyweights, has invested $30.5 million (€26.4 million) in…
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How one founder plans to save cities from flooding with terraforming robots
Parts of San Rafael, a city just north of San Francisco, are sinking about half an inch per year. That…
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‘Landfall’ spyware abused zero-day to hack Samsung Galaxy phones
Security researchers have discovered an Android spyware that targeted Samsung Galaxy phones during a nearly year-long hacking campaign. Researchers at…
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Ventures Platform, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors, has raised another $64 million
Lagos-based Ventures Platform, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors, has raised $64 million so far for its second fund,…
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Lucid Motors’ chief engineer leaves after 10 years
Lucid Motors’ chief engineer Eric Bach is leaving the company after more than a decade, the company has announced. Bach,…
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a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff
Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to four sources familiar with the matter, including more than one founder in the…
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YC alum Adam raises $4.1M to turn viral text-to-3D tool into AI copilot
Adam, one of the most viral startups in Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch, has raised a $4.1 million seed round…
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CEO of spyware maker Memento Labs confirms one of its government customers was caught using its malware
On Monday, researchers at cybersecurity giant Kaspersky published a report identifying a new spyware called Dante that they say targeted…
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