Waymo can now charge for robotaxi rides in LA and on San Francisco freeways

[ad_1] Waymo received approval Friday afternoon from the California Public Utilities Commission to operate a commercial robotaxi service in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Peninsula and on San Francisco freeways….

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Rabbit’s Jesse Lyu on the nature of startups: ‘Grow faster, or die faster,’ just don’t give up

[ad_1] Rabbit co-founder and CEO Jesse Lyu isn’t afraid of death … the death of the company, at least. He told TechCrunch that the company is a startup whose fortunes…

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Ultraleap is bringing haptic touch to cars and VR headsets

[ad_1] In May 2019, Ultrahaptics and Leap Motion became Ultraleap (not to be confused with Magic Leap, which operates in the same space). It’s a name change representing the marriage…

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Rants, AI and other notes from Upfront Summit

[ad_1] The venture capital stars were shining in Los Angeles this week at the Upfront Summit, an invite-only VC conference founded by Mark Suster and known for going all-out. For…

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Threads says it will make its API broadly available by June

[ad_1] Meta-owned social network Threads said today that it will make its API broadly available to developers by June. Engineer Jesse Chen posted that the company has been building the…

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AgZen’s RealCoverage wants to keep pesticides only where they are needed

[ad_1] A 2021 study found that if farmers didn’t use pesticides, they would lose 78% of fruit production, 54% of vegetable production, and 32% of cereal production. At the same…

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NFX’s James Currier will break down MVPs at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024

[ad_1] Everyone has heard of minimum viable products (MVPs), early versions of a future startup’s product that contains precisely what it needs to deliver value — and nothing more. The…

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Fisker is laying off 15% of staff and says it needs more cash ahead of a ‘difficult year’

[ad_1] Electric vehicle startup Fisker is planning to lay off 15% of its workforce and says it likely does not have enough cash on hand to survive the next 12…

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MacPaw’s Setapp becomes one of the first to agree to Apple’s controversial DMA rules

[ad_1] Mac and iOS software development company MacPaw is becoming one of the first to publicly adopt Apple’s new DMA (Digital Markets Act) rules in the EU, to offer Setapp,…

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Spotify’s new ‘Song Psychic’ is like a Magic 8-Ball that answers your questions with music

[ad_1] Spotify is rolling out a new feature called Song Psychic that will allow its customers to ask Spotify questions and get answers in the form of music. The addition…

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