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Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict, filings show

Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict...

Instead, a jury awarded plaintiffs $242.5 million in compensatory and punitive d...

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a16z spends $1.49M in Washington lobbying, while rivals mostly sit out

a16z spends $1.49M in Washington lobbying, while rivals...

Venture giant Andreessen Horowitz is burning cash to shape policy on the Hill.

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Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s largest startup competition in history sends four winners to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield

Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s largest startup ...

The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What started as 4...

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Next set of VC judges locked in for Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Next set of VC judges locked in for Startup Battlefield...

The Startup Battlefield 2025 judging panel is getting even stronger. Our first w...

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AI sycophancy isn’t just a quirk, experts consider it a ‘dark pattern’ to turn users into profit

AI sycophancy isn’t just a quirk, experts consider it a...

Experts say that many of the AI industry’s design decisions are likely to fuel e...

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GPT-5 is supposed to be nicer now

GPT-5 is supposed to be nicer now

OpenAI announced late Friday that it’s updating its latest model to be “warmer a...

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‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix

‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix

Netflix could soon lose the creative team behind one of its biggest hits, with t...

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Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood

Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood

While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn faced backlash after declaring that Duolingo wou...

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Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’

Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should...

A federal judge has blocked the FTC's investigation into Media Matters research ...

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AI-powered stuffed animals are coming for your kids

AI-powered stuffed animals are coming for your kids

Do A.I. chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternativ...

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The hidden cost of living amid Mark Zuckerberg’s $110M compound

The hidden cost of living amid Mark Zuckerberg’s $110M ...

Mark Zuckerberg has spent 14 years gobbling up his leafy Palo Alto neighborhood,...

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The computer science dream has become a nightmare

The computer science dream has become a nightmare

Well, the coding-equals-prosperity promise has officially collapsed. Fresh compu...

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Nigerian profitable food delivery Chowdeck lands $9M from Novastar, Y Combinator

Nigerian profitable food delivery Chowdeck lands $9M fr...

Chowdeck, a Lagos-based food delivery startup that has stayed profitable in a no...

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Security flaws in a carmaker’s web portal let one hacker remotely unlock cars from anywhere

Security flaws in a carmaker’s web portal let one hacke...

Security researcher Eaton Zveare told TechCrunch that the flaws he discovered in...

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Why investors just bet $85M on this Indian company’s generic drug strategy

Why investors just bet $85M on this Indian company’s ge...

Truemeds has taken a different route from other Indian online pharmacies — and i...

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Apple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’

Apple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’

Apple is reportedly working to create a lightweight competitor to ChatGPT.