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Discover how founders and investors are saving the planet at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Until recently, saving the world usually didn’t involve turning a profit. But as the world has warmed, a range of startups and investors have emerged that have squared the circle,…
Tim De Chant
Aug. 20, 2024, 3:33 p.m.
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Waymo is now giving 100,000 robotaxi rides a week
Waymo disclosed Tuesday it’s now giving more than 100,000 paid robotaxi rides every week across its three main commercial markets in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix. Those figures were…
Kirsten Korosec
Aug. 20, 2024, 3:33 p.m.
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US government accuses Iran of Trump campaign hack; Iran scoffs
On Monday, the U.S. government formally accused Iran of hacking the Donald Trump campaign. In a joint statement issued by the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence…
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Aug. 20, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
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4 days left to save big on TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 tickets
The countdown continues! You have 4 days left to lock in your TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 tickets at the discounted rate. Don’t miss the chance to save up to $600 —…
TechCrunch Events
Aug. 20, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
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Sarah Buchner started as a carpenter when she was 12 — now her AI construction startup has raised $20 million
Construction companies deal with a lot of documents — so many that it can be difficult to process and manage them all. According to one recent survey, a third of…
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 20, 2024, 2:03 p.m.
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Thirty-nine state AGs now support Live Nation-Ticketmaster lawsuit
The United States Department of Justice filed a major lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster in May, arguing that the entertainment giant is acting as a monopoly. An additional 10 state attorneys…
Amanda Silberling
Aug. 20, 2024, 2:03 p.m.
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The Rounds scoops up $24M to bring its ‘household restocking’ delivery service to more markets
The Rounds, the startup that delivers recurring grocery and household essentials in reusable packaging, announced on Monday its $24 million Series B funding round. The new capital will go toward…
Lauren Forristal
Aug. 20, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
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Starpath accelerates moon water mining plans with $12M in funding
NASA and the space industry are in agreement: if we want to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, we’ll need to make use of every native resource we…
Aria Alamalhodaei
Aug. 20, 2024, 1:03 p.m.
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Beyond Math’s ‘digital wind tunnel’ puts a physics-based AI simulation to work on F1 cars
Simulating the real world is a tremendously complex problem if you want to do it at any useful level of fidelity. Traditional techniques are holding back design teams at vehicle…
Devin Coldewey
Aug. 20, 2024, 1:03 p.m.
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Defcon AI closes $44M seed round to solve a problem of ‘maximum complexity’: Military logistics
The U.S. Department of Defense is a mammoth organization. It not only employs millions of service members and hundreds of thousands of civilian employees, but also has the world’s largest…
Aria Alamalhodaei
Aug. 20, 2024, 1:03 p.m.
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