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Tesla Europe sales plunge 49% as Elon Musk brand fallout continues
A Tesla car showroom stands doused in blue paint following vandalism by activists of the group New Generation on March 31, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Omer Messinger | Getty ImagesEuropean sales of Tesla vehicles plunged in April, as the…
Anthropic launches a voice mode for Claude
Anthropic has begun to roll out a “voice mode” for its Claude chatbot apps.
The voice mode (in beta for now) allows Claude mobile app users to have “complete spoken conversations with Claude,” and will arrive in English over the next…
Block’s bitcoin checkout goes live in Vegas
A Square-powered bitcoin checkout is now live on the Vegas Strip, where Bitcoin 2025 attendees can scan and pay for merch in seconds using the Lightning Network.Miles SuterLAS VEGAS — Jack Dorsey's latest bitcoin vision is hitting the…
Samsung may invest in $100M round for medical imaging startup Exo
Samsung’s venture investment unit is looking to invest in California-based medical device startup, Exo, in a round that could climb to $100 million, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources.
The round is being led by Sands Capital,…
BYD beats Tesla in European EV sales despite higher tariffs: Report
Though the difference between the two brands' monthly sales totals is relatively small, the implications of BYD beating out Tesla "are enormous," says Felipe Munoz, global automotive analyst at JATO Dynamics.Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto |…
Tencent, Baidu reveal how they’re dealing with U.S. AI chip curbs
Niphon | Istock | Getty ImagesTencent and Baidu, two of China's largest technology companies, revealed how they're keeping in the global artificial intelligence race even as the U.S. tightens some curbs on key semiconductors.The…
Four VW execs found guilty in trial that transformed Europe’s auto market
Four former Volkswagen executives received prison sentences Monday for their role in the emissions-cheating scandal that fundamentally transformed Europe’s car market. The verdict, delivered after a three-year trial in Braunschweig,…
Tech conferences are ramping up security to quell employee protests
Security officers block entrance doors after pro-Palestinian protesters attempted to enter the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Arch building in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty…
Tesla opened Cybertruck trade-ins, and the numbers aren’t pretty
Per Inside EVs, Cybertruck owners are now allowed by Tesla to trade in their cars for the first time since they hit the market – but they’ll incur a heavy hit in the process.
CarGurus recently showed depreciation rates of up to 45%.…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp sells more than $50 million in stock
Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp speaks during the Hill & Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2025.Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesPalantir CEO Alex Karp has sold…
Intuit shares pop 8% on earnings beat, rosy guidance
Shares of Intuit closed up 8% on Friday, a day after the company reported quarterly results that beat analysts' estimates and issued rosy guidance for the full year.Intuit, which is best known for its TurboTax and QuickBooks software,…
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Just 24 hours left to lock in Early Bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Save up to $900 on your pass, or bring someone brilliant with you for 90% off their ticket. This…
Trump’s threat might not be enough to move production
Apple CEO Tim Cook, left center, escorts President Donald Trump as he tours Apple's Mac Pro manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas, Nov. 20, 2019.Tom Brenner | ReutersThe once-solid relationship between President Donald Trump and Apple CEO…
Why a new anti-revenge porn law has free speech experts alarmed
Privacy and digital rights advocates are raising alarms over a law that many would expect them to cheer: a federal crackdown on revenge porn and AI-generated deepfakes.
The newly signed Take It Down Act makes it illegal to publish…
Amazon’s Zoox issues software recall again after San Francisco crash
A Zoox autonomous robotaxi in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon's Zoox robotaxi unit issued a voluntary recall of its software for the second time in a month…
Khosla Ventures among VCs experimenting with AI-infused roll-ups of mature companies
Venture capitalists have always focused on investing in companies that leverage technology to either disrupt established industries or create entirely new business categories.
But some VCs are starting to flip the script on their…
Elon Musk’s X temporarily down for tens of thousands of users
Elon Musk looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe Elon Musk-owned social media…
Companies turn to AI to navigate Trump tariff turbulence
Artificial intelligence robot looking at futuristic digital data display.Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty ImagesBusinesses are turning to artificial intelligence tools to help them navigate real-world turbulence in global trade.Several…