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Four VW execs found guilty in trial that transformed Europe’s auto market

Four VW execs found guilty in trial that transformed Europe’s...

Four former Volkswagen executives received prison sentences Monday for their role...

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Just 2 weeks left to apply: Startup Battlefield 200 

Just 2 weeks left to apply: Startup Battlefield 200 

Founders, the call has gone out. The battlefield is open — and the fearless are...

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Vote for the sessions you want to see at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Vote for the sessions you want to see at TechCrunch Disrupt...

We were thrilled by the remarkable interest in speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025,...

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Here are the nuclear fission startups backed by Big Tech

Here are the nuclear fission startups backed by Big Tech

Big tech companies are turning to nuclear power as AI ramps up demand for electricity.

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Tesla opened Cybertruck trade-ins, and the numbers aren’t pretty

Tesla opened Cybertruck trade-ins, and the numbers aren’t...

Per Inside EVs, Cybertruck owners are now allowed by Tesla to trade in their cars...

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Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators of surveillance requests

Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators...

Sen. Ron Wyden said in a letter that one U.S. phone carrier turned over Senate data...

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Spotify says support for external payments on iOS has already boosted subscriptions

Spotify says support for external payments on iOS has already...

Spotify says its ability to direct its customers to external payment links in its...

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LM Arena, the organization behind popular AI leaderboards, lands $100M

LM Arena, the organization behind popular AI leaderboards,...

LM Arena, a crowdsourced benchmarking project that major AI labs rely on to test...

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Klarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earnings, it said

Klarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earnings,...

Other than AI Siemiatkowski admission, it wasn't obvious that this was AI. There...

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Luminar secures up to $200M following CEO departure and layoffs

Luminar secures up to $200M following CEO departure and...

Lidar company Luminar reached a deal with Yorkville Advisors Global and another...

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US man who hacked SEC’s X account to spike Bitcoin price sentenced to prison

US man who hacked SEC’s X account to spike Bitcoin price...

The Department of Justice announced Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months...

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Thousands of people have embarked on a virtual road trip via Google Street View

Thousands of people have embarked on a virtual road trip...

It’s Friday afternoon and I’m listening to Bowdoin College’s radio station, interspersed...

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How Silicon Valley’s influence in Washington benefits the tech elite

How Silicon Valley’s influence in Washington benefits the...

Since Donald Trump took office, more than three dozen employees, allies, and investors...

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Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16

Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini...

Google I/O, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us....

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OpenAI’s planned data center in Abu Dhabi would be bigger than Monaco

OpenAI’s planned data center in Abu Dhabi would be bigger...

OpenAI is poised to help develop a staggering 5-gigawatt data center campus in Abu...

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Microsoft and OpenAI may be renegotiating their partnership

Microsoft and OpenAI may be renegotiating their partnership

OpenAI is currently in “a tough negotiation” with one of its biggest investors and...