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Tesla launches new Model 3 Performance variant to rev up demand
Tesla has officially revealed a new Performance variant of the recently-refreshed Model 3 as the company looks to fight off receding demand.
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Rivian targets gas-powered Ford and Toyota trucks and SUVs with $5,000 'electric upgrade' discount
Rivian is offering discounts up to $5,000 on its EVs — and a year of free charging — to customers willing to trade in their gas-powered trucks and SUVs. The deal, which kicked off April 22, is aimed directly at some of the best-selling and most ubiquitous gas-powered trucks and SUVs on the market today, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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UnitedHealth says Change hackers stole health data on 'substantial proportion of people in America'
The health tech giant processes 15 billion health transactions a year, and handles health information for about half of all Americans. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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TechCrunch Space: Engineering the future
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Don't worry – we'll be diving into the Mars Sample Return news shortly. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Here are the 30+ startups showcasing at HAX's May 1 Demo Day
A few weeks back, TechCrunch ventured out to New Jersey to pay an early visit to HAX’s Newark offices. As much as I complained about the 90-minute commute in from Queens, it’s nothing compared to the last time I paid a visit to the SOSV-run hardware accelerator’s Shenzhen space. HAX’s China operations have shrunk considerably […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Here's a lab-grown diamond startup that’s attracted a16z's attention
Throughout hip-hop’s long history, jewelry has served as an important vehicle for artists to convey their ideas and affluence, or simply to dazzle onlookers. Diamonds, in particular, serve as an important motif, famously exemplified by Drake’s $400,000 diamond-encrusted iPhone case. But not everyone is a millionaire rapper, and most people can’t exactly afford to wear […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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US government says security flaw in Chirp Systems' app lets anyone remotely control smart home locks
CISA said Chirp Systems ignored the federal agency and the reporting security researcher. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Substack rival Ghost confirms it will join the fediverse in 2024
Ghost, an open source rival to Substack’s newsletter platform, has confirmed it will this year officially join the fediverse — or the open social network of interconnected servers that includes apps like Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Flipboard and, more recently, Instagram Threads, among others. Last week, the company teased its plans by surveying its users about how they may […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Amazon ends California drone deliveries
Amazon confirmed it is ending Prime Air drone delivery operations in Lockeford, California. The Central California town of 3,500 was the company’s second U.S. drone delivery site, after College Station, Texas. Operations were announced in June 2022. The retail giant is not offering details around the setback, only noting, “We’ll offer all current employees opportunities […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Tesla earnings week spotlights price cuts, Elon's 'balls to the wall' autonomy push
As Tesla gears up to report what will likely be unimpressive financial results for the first quarter on Tuesday, the company is making more moves to go “balls to the wall for autonomy,” as CEO Elon Musk put it last week in a post on X. Over the weekend, Tesla dropped the price of its […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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'Send now, pay later' startup Pomelo lands $35M Series A from secretive Vy Capital, Founders Fund
Pomelo, a startup that combines international money transfer with credit, has raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Dubai venture firm Vy Capital, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. Additionally, the company is announcing a $75 million expansion of its warehouse facility. Founders Fund and A Capital also participated in the financing, along with […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Meta opens Quest OS to third-party headset makers, taps Lenovo and Xbox as partners
The mixed reality operating system that powers Meta Quest headsets can officially be used by third-party device makers, the company announced on Monday. Three major tech players — Asus, Lenovo and Microsoft’s Xbox — are the first companies to confirm they’ll be developing new devices that run the software. Now called “Meta Horizon OS,” the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.