The exemption would allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company to commercially deploy its custom-built robotaxis, which lack traditional controls like pedals and a steering wheel.
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Zoox asks federal regulators for exemption to launch a commercial robotaxi service | TechCrunch
The exemption would allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company to commercially deploy its custom-built robotaxis, which lack traditional con...
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Lithium Americas asked for a small change to the loan repayment period, which spurred the latest Trump administration request for equity.
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Trump administration wants 10% stake in Canadian lithium miner that sells to GM | TechCrunch
Lithium Americas asked for a small change to the loan repayment period, which spurred the latest Trump administration request for equity.
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The decision to let users hide end screens is a welcome addition to the platform, especially since they can end up covering the last bit of a video and make it hard to see what's happening in some cases.
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YouTube now lets you hide recommendation pop-ups at the end of videos | TechCrunch
The decision to let users hide end screens is a welcome addition to the platform, especially since they can end up covering the last bit of a video...
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A fresh $100 million and an interesting partnership with AMD has slightly bumped Cohere's valuation up.
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Cohere hits $7B valuation a month after its last raise, partners with AMD | TechCrunch
A fresh $100 million and an interesting partnership with AMD has slightly bumped Cohere's valuation up.
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Microsoft is integrating OpenAI rival Anthropic's AI into Copilot, marking another step towards the disentangling of Microsoft and OpenAI.
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Microsoft adds Anthropic's AI to Copilot | TechCrunch
Microsoft is integrating OpenAI rival Anthropic's AI into Copilot, marking another step toward the disentangling of Microsoft and OpenAI.
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At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, GTM pros Max Altschuler, Alison Wagonfeld, and Marc Manara take the Builders Stage to show founders how to build a go-to-market engine that doesn’t just support the product, but also scales with it.
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How to build a GTM strategy that actually drives results at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
GTM pros Max Altschuler and Alison Wagonfeld show founders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 on how to build a GTM engine that scales. Register to join.
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A couple of months ago, the founders behind YC-backed social app Candle were in “pivot hell,” cycling through more than a dozen ideas after joining Y Combinator’s Fall 2024 batch, while the clock on their seed money ticked down. Alex Ruber, previously an engineer at Apple, and Parth Chopra, formerly an engineer at Asana and […]
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These YC founders pivoted 5 times before building a social app that nabbed 300K users and over $1M ARR in 6 months | TechCrunch
How these founders, while in YC, pivoted from a shopping app to build Candle, a consumer app that helps couples and friends grow closer.
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As Instagram celebrates the 3 billion milestone, it also plans to roll out features that help users control what content is algorithmically recommended to them.
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Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users, will test features to help users control their feeds | TechCrunch
As Instagram celebrates the 3 billion milestone, it also plans to roll out features that help users control what content is algorithmically recomme...
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This news comes just a few weeks after Oracle allegedly inked a $300 billion compute deal with OpenAI that surprised the market.
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Oracle is reportedly looking to raise $15B in corporate bond sale | TechCrunch
This news comes just a few weeks after Oracle allegedly inked a $300 billion compute deal with OpenAI that surprised the market.
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Tips and tricks for customizing your iPhone with iOS 26's Liquid Glass.
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How to customize your iPhone Home Screen for iOS 26's Liquid Glass | TechCrunch
Liquid Glass is used across iOS 26 elements like buttons, sliders, media controls, switches, notifications, tab bars, app sidebars, and in system e...
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