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Slate Auto prices its Bezos-backed EV pickup at $24,950 and opens preorders with 180,000 reservations
Slate Auto revealed Wednesday that its electric pickup truck will start at $24,950, making it the cheapest new truck available in …
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China Telecom’s $1.7bn server deal hands Huawei a big win
China Telecom just ordered 40,000 servers worth $1.7bn. Huawei did not even bid, yet its ecosystem walked away with the bulk of th…
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Zoox redesigns its robotaxi interior ahead of commercial launch, with NHTSA approval still pending
Amazon’s Zoox revealed a series of design upgrades to its custom-built robotaxi on Wednesday, refining the interior comfort and ex…
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Qualcomm in talks to design custom chips for ByteDance
Qualcomm, the king of the smartphone modem, is in talks to design custom chips for ByteDance. The move would help it escape a shri…
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China takes the supercomputer crown without US chips
A supercomputer in Shenzhen just topped the world rankings for the first time since 2017. The headline is the speed. The real stor…
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Zoox upgrades its robotaxi as it prepares for commercial service
The new Zoox robotaxi has more cushioning, lighter colors, and a better microphone and speaker for communicating with Zoox Support…
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Scientist publishes fresh doubts over Microsoft's quantum claims
The tech giant has consistently stood by its Majorana chip research despite scepticism from some experts in the field.
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This new tracking label could help solve cargo theft
The Samsara Tracking Label hides a BLE system that can offer real-time location in a disposable package.
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OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom
Named Jalapeño, the new processor was designed specifically for the unique needs of OpenAI's inference systems.
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If you want to cut your screen time, just get a Brick
After years of struggling to curb my screen time, apparently all I needed was a $59 hunk of plastic.
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3 days left to save up to $190 on your TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 pass
You have just 3 days left to save up to $190 on your pass to TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 before Early Bird rates end on June 26…
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Valor Equity Partners looks to raise a $2.5B Fund VII, per Bloomberg
New details have emerged about Valor's latest fund, which last year announced it was raising an unspecified amount of capital.
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Slate Auto’s radically simple electric truck starts at $24,950
The Jeff Bezos-backed startup finally revealed more pricing details for its debut EV, including a $29,950 starting price for the S…
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17 techies share their advice for thriving in the hybrid AI-human office
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Car subscription company Finn becomes Germany’s newest unicorn
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How to invest when everything is moving too fast
TechCrunch's StrictlyVC evening in Los Angeles late last week brought together two of the more straight-talking investors working …
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Records broken as eight European startups raised $1bn+ rounds in 2026
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Startups are relocating the wrong person
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'Europe needs this revolution': How Revolut People is selling Silicon Valley's performance culture
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DeepMind handpicked this startup for its robotics accelerator. Now it’s raised an $11.7m seed round
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Walmart-backed Flipkart expands quick-commerce push as Amazon ramps up in India
Walmart-backed Flipkart has crossed 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers as Amazon accelerates its own quick-commerce push in India.
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India’s MoEngage bets that the future of marketing is millions of AI agents
The all-cash deal gives MoEngage access to technology that assigns AI agents to individual customers.
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Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero
Superhuman, which also has an AI detection tool as part of Grammarly, has snapped up GPTZero.
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