Tesla becomes a utility in the UK, setting up showdown with Octopus Energy
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Company Overview When Max Brodeur‑Urbas co‑founded Gumloop in mid‑2023, his vision was to help non‑technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI. At t...
New “Sassy” Personality for Alexa+ Amazon announced that Alexa+ will now include a “Sassy” personality style that is intended for adults only. Before enabling...
!https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Wonderful-Founders.png?w=1024 Image Credits: Wonderful !Ram Iyerhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/202...
Rivian R2 SUV – Pricing, Trims, and Specs Two years after teasing its affordable next‑generation EV, Rivian finally revealed the pricing, colors, and performan...
!Nissan, Uber, and Wayve collaboration - white robotaxihttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2603112-01_LEAF_robotaxi_01.jpg?w=1024 Image Credit: Ni...
7:58 AM PDT · March 12, 2026 !Nissan Uber and Wayve collaborationhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2603112-01_LEAF_robotaxi_01.jpg?w=1024 Image...
!https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Verts-Hero-2048x1152-1.png?w=1024 Image Credit: Disney Introduction Disney+ is beginning to roll out Verts, a...
Honda cancels three EV projects for the U.S. Honda has canceled three electric vehicles it was developing for the U.S. market, citing President Donald Trump’s...
Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps is introducing a Gemini‑powered conversational “Ask Maps” feature along with an updated “Immersive Navigation” exp...
Electric vehicle drivers and smartphone power users have been salivating over the prospect of silicon‑anode batteries, which promise dramatically higher energy...
This season on Build Mode, we dive into what it takes to build a world‑class founding team. This week we explore different co‑founder dynamics and what it takes...
Flash floods and prediction challenges Flash floods are among the deadliest weather events worldwide, killing more than 5,000 people each year. They are also a...
Overview Elon Musk’s Neuralinkhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/05/28/elon-musks-neuralink-raises-600m-at-9b-valuation/ and OpenAI‑backed Merge Labs are advancing br...
When the production company Particle6 debuted its AI‑generated “actor” Tilly Norwoodhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/hollywood-is-not-taking-kindly-to-the-ai-g...
Testing in Tokyo Nurohttps://www.nuro.ai/, the Silicon Valley‑based startup backed by Nvidia, Uber, and SoftBank, began testing its autonomous‑vehicle technolo...
Google Play Announces New Paid and PC Games, Game Trials, Community Posts, and More Google announced a suite of gaming‑focused updates to Google Play at GDC 20...
Overview Ford rolled out an AI assistant this week that can monitor and analyze millions of data points to help its Ford Pro commercial customers boost their b...
Acquisition Details Global ride‑hailing company inDrivehttps://indrive.com/, known for its bid‑based pricing model, has acquired Pakistan‑based quick‑commerce...
Acquisition Details Global ride‑hailing company inDrivehttps://indrive.com/, known for its bid‑based pricing model, has acquired Pakistan‑based quick‑commerce...
Zendesk Acquires Forethought Zendesk announced that it is acquiring Forethought, a startup that builds software to automate customer‑service interactions. The...
India’s neobank Fi is discontinuing banking services on its platform more than four years after launching them in partnership with Federal Bank. Customers are b...
Posted: 3:00 PM PDT · March 11, 2026 !an illustration of patterned 100 dollar bills on a green backgroundhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cash-...
Lovable — AI‑Powered “Vibe Coding” Platform Lovablehttps://lovable.dev/ crossed $400 million in annual recurring revenue ARR in February, the Stockholm‑based c...
Funding round Quince announced that it raised a $500 million Series E round at a $10.1 billion valuation【sourcehttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/quince-...
AltStore PAL, an alternative app store for iOS — made possible by new regulations in markets such as the EU and Japan — has announced support for the fediverse,...
Ford BlueCruise Fatal‑Crash Investigations 2024 Two drivers who were using Ford’s BlueCruise hands‑free driving system were killed in separate 2024 crashes. Ne...
In Brief Posted: 11:52 AM PDT · March 11, 2026 !Replit founder CEO Amjad Masadhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Replit-founder-CEO-Amjad-Masad.p...
Hacktivist Group Claims Responsibility A group of Iran‑linked hackers say they have broken into the servers of U.S. medical‑tech giant Stryker, causing disrupt...
!Breakout Teamhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Breakout-Team-Full.jpg?w=1024 Image Credit: Breakout Ventures Breakout Ventures has closed a $11...
In Brief Posted: 10:53 AM PDT · March 11, 2026 !Image of a businessman blowing up a green balloon with a dollar sign on it to represent investment. secondaries...
In Brief Posted: 10:53 AM PDT · March 11, 2026 !Image of a businessman blowing up a green balloon with a dollar sign on it to represent investment. secondaries...
Background For years, venture capitalists have been skeptical of beverage startupshttps://techcrunch.com/2022/10/22/poppin-bottles-vcs-continue-to-pour-million...
Background An unidentified foreign hacker broke into the FBI’s New York field office in 2023 and compromised files related to the bureau’s investigation into t...
WordPress’s publishing software can now run entirely in the web browser, the organization behind the open‑source publishing platform announced on Wednesday. Thr...
Funding Round Mind Robotics, an industrial robotics lab spun out of the electric‑vehicle maker Rivian, has raised $500 million in a Series A financing round co...
New HC Series Cab Work Truck Los Angeles‑based EV startup Harbinger has revealed its second vehicle: a smaller, medium‑duty work truck called the HC Series Cab...
When Meta Bought Moltbook: What It Means for the Future of Advertising When news broke Tuesday morning that Meta acquired Moltbookhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/03...
Overview WhatsApp launched a new set of parent‑supervised accounts for users under the age of 13. These accounts are limited to messaging and calling, contain...
Amazon is expanding access to a program called Shop Directhttps://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/search-products-amazon-shopping-feature that lets U.S. custome...
Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s bringing more scam detection tools to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger. The new features are designed to alert users befo...
Software Update for Gravity SUV Lucid Motors will ship a software update to North American owners of its Gravity SUV on Thursday that will enable Apple CarPlay...
Background David Ashton grew up outside of Sacramento, California, and attended college in San Luis Obispo during the historic drought of the late 2000s. He sp...
Transcription and note‑taking has emerged as a prime use case for wearable gadgets as AI models improve voice‑to‑text technology. Startups such as Plaudhttps://...
!https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/794529ff-381e-4473-a09a-6fc1113b3b56.png?w=1024 Image Credit: TikTok New “Play Full Song” Feature TikTok has...
Google has officiallyhttps://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2026-03-11-Google-Completes-Acquisition-of-Wiz acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billi...
Zoox robotaxis to be available on Uber app in Las Vegas Amazon‑owned Zoox plans to make its robotaxis hailable on the Uber app in Las Vegas later this year, th...
!Jean-Charles Samuelian, chief executive officer of Alanhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2195621105.jpg?w=1024 Valuation and Fundin...