Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter in the fall of 2022, the market for Twitter alternatives has been saturated with would-be competitors ranging from smaller startups to open source […]
Elon Musk guts Tesla’s charging team after winning over major automakers
Tesla has gutted its charging team in a new round of layoffs, despite recently winning over major automakers like Ford and General Motors and making its connector the […]
TechCrunch Minute: Elon Musk’s big plans for xAI include raising $6 billion
TechCrunch recently broke the news that Elon Musk’s xAI is raising $6 billion at a pre-money valuation of $18 billion. The deal hasn’t closed yet, so the numbers […]
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins Mastodon’s new U.S. non-profit’s board
Biz Stone, a Twitter co-founder, is among those who have joined the board of directors of Mastodon’s new U.S. non-profit, announced Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko over the weekend. […]
Stephen King trolls Elon Musk once again over Twitter’s name change
Stephen King has once again taken a shot at Elon Musk over Twitter’s name being changed to X.
Tesla profits tumble, Fisker flatlines, and California cities battle for control of AVs
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Mark Zuckerberg has found a new sense of style. Why?
For years, Mark Zuckerberg didn’t care about fashion. Why is he suddenly so interested in how he looks?
Will a TikTok ban impact creator economy startups? Not really, founders say
President Joe Biden signed a bill on Wednesday that could ban TikTok – for real this time. After so many false starts and stops, some creator economy founders […]
Elon Musk reportedly on the verge of raising billions for xAI, his AI company
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI will raise billions from tech VCs.
So are we banning TikTok or what? Also: Can an influencer really tank an $800M company?
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