Rivian starts deliveries of its all-important R2 SUV | TechCrunch
…autonomous capabilities over the next few years, and Rivian expects the R2 to eventually be able to drive itself. In March, Uber struck a deal with Rivian worth up to $1.25…
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Kodiak AI raises $100M at a steep discount, sending its stock tumbling 37% | TechCrunch
…Under the deal with Roehl, which was also announced Thursday, Kodiak-equipped trucks will autonomously haul freight between Dallas and Houston on four round trips per week. The trucks operate autonomously on…
Pinterest launches an experimental AI shopping app called 'Ask Pinterest' | TechCrunch
Pinterest on Wednesday announced a new experimental app called “ Ask Pinterest ” that will allow the company to explore a more conversational approach to shopping and product discovery that could eventually find its…
WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India's CRED founder Kunal Shah and invests $900M in startup | TechCrunch
…The move comes alongside a Meta-led $900 million financing round for Indian fintech giant CRED , structured through a combination of primary and secondary share purchases. The deal will make Meta a…
Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn't specialize in anything | TechCrunch
…Anna has moderated panels and conducted onstage interviews at industry events of all sizes, including major tech conferences such as TechCrunch Disrupt, 4YFN, South Summit, TNW Conference, VivaTech, and many more. A…
Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn't take the meeting | TechCrunch
…We were an experienced team." Hardware is hard What followed was eight and a half years of grind as Cerebras dealt with struggle after struggle to build its product. Feldman and his…
For Eclipse, the $2.5B Cerebras win is just the start of realizing its physical-world thesis | TechCrunch
…Driven by a string of massive late-stage deals this year, the haul includes $1.2 billion for Wayve , $650 million for True Anomaly, $270 million for Bedrock Robotics, and $200 million…
Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft | TechCrunch
…He received his PhD in environmental science, policy, and management from the University of California, Berkeley, and his BA degree in environmental studies, English, and biology from St. Olaf College. You can…
Spotify's AI bet: more of everything, less of what you want | TechCrunch
…Following that backlash, Spotify changed its policy and adopted the DDEX industry standard — a widely used labeling system for identifying AI-generated tracks — for its catalog. Now Spotify has signed a deal…
Anthropic becomes first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition | TechCrunch
…squeaky clean. Joining Frontier is Anthropic’s first climate-related deal. The company has yet to produce a sustainability report, and it has said it favors an “all of the above” approach…