Tesla notified Texas regulators this week it plans to invest about $770 million into an expansion of its factory near Austin. The automaker registered plans with the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration. The Austin Business Journal and CNBC were the first to report on the filings. The filings show Tesla intends to build new […]
Tesla plans $770M expansion at Texas factory by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single topic, think about a question and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha chatted with Haje Kamps and Brian Heater about CES which took […]
Will what happened at CES, stay at CES? by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
An estimated 24% of startups on the Secfi platform reduced their fair market valuations in 2022, according to an internal analysis.
Inside Secfi’s 2022 state of stock options equity report by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Netflix will continue its foray into livestreaming with a new multi-year partnership with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. Beginning in 2024, the award ceremony will be broadcast live on the streamer, becoming the first major film and television awards show to air on Netflix. As part of the new deal, Netflix will stream this […]
Netflix gets live streaming rights to SAG Awards in 2024 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Apple Maps today is gaining a new tool that will allow the decade-plus-old service to better compete with Google: it will now allow business owners to update and manage their own information on the platform, including key details like business hours and location, photos, logos, special offers and promotions, and more. To do so, the […]
Apple Maps’ business listings are about to get more detailed with launch of ‘Apple Business Connect’ by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Meta rescinded full-time offers from some job candidates, a spokesperson confirmed. “As we continue to reassess our hiring needs, we’ve made the difficult decision to withdraw offers to a small number of candidates,” a Meta spokesperson told TechCrunch. “While this decision did not come lightly, it allows us to remain thoughtful as we readjust our […]
Meta rescinded some full-time job offers by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
There’s lots of people out there with their finger on the pulse of the business, who have ideas on how to build useful apps, but lack basic coding skills and the ability to put their ideas to work. What if those people could describe an app they wanted to build, then add connectors to common […]
Blaze makes coding more accessible with AI-driven, no code app builder by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Jio Platforms said on Wednesday it has rolled out 5G to 101 cities in just as many days as the Indian telecom giant looks to court customers aggressively with faster data speeds. The firm said on Wednesday that its 5G network is now live across at least one city each in 18 Indian states. Bharti […]
India’s Jio says it has rolled out 5G to over 100 cities in 100 days by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Artificial intelligence startups, and (thanks to GPT and Open AI) specifically those helping humans communicate with each other, are commanding a lot of interest from investors, and today the latest of these is announcing a big round of funding. DeepL, a startup that provides instant translation-as-a-service both to businesses and to individuals — competing with […]
DeepL, the AI-based language translator, raises over $100M at a $1B+ valuation by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch