E-commerce and fintech company Bolt, which was at one time the subject of a federal probe, confirmed it laid off 29% of its staff, according to a company […]
Cruise slashes 24% of self-driving car workforce in sweeping layoffs
Cruise, the embattled GM self-driving car subsidiary, is laying off 900 employees, or about 24% of its workforce, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The layoffs are part of a […]
Jumia discontinues food delivery across seven markets, shifts focus to expanding physical goods business
Pan-African e-commerce platform Jumia has disclosed its intention to discontinue its food delivery service, Jumia Food. The company said its food delivery business is not aligned with the […]
The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV RS first drive: worthy but pricey all-electric SUV
GM has introduced a smattering of EVs in the past two years: the GMC Hummer SUV and its companion pickup truck, the Cadillac Lyriq and the Silverado EV […]
Cruise faces fines, TuSimple exits the U.S. and a new reporter joins the TC transpo team
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NYT ‘Connections’ hints and answers for December 9: Tips to solve ‘Connections’ #181.
Connections is a New York Times word game that’s all about finding the “common threads between words.” How to solve the puzzle.
Scooter startup Tier lays off 22% of workforce to reach profitability
German micromobility operator Tier Mobility is laying off another 22% of its workforce to cut costs in the never-ending grind toward profitability, according to a LinkedIn post from […]
A new Vogt-less era takes shape at Cruise and battery material mining gets a boost
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Bruised Cruise shifts gears in scaled-down robotaxi comeback plan
Cruise executives are taking a measured business approach that preserves cash and improves safety culture in an attempt to put GM’s troubled autonomous vehicle subsidiary on the right […]
GM absorbs commercial EV unit BrightDrop, CEO is out
BrightDrop, the commercial EV subsidiary of General Motors that launched in 2021, is being swallowed up by its parent company. GM said Thursday that BrightDrop — a “startup” […]