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Uber has expanded an agreement with Hertz to get thousands of ride-hailing drivers behind the wheel of an electric car — this time in Europe. The two companies announced that Hertz will make up to 25,000 EVs available to Uber drivers in European capital cities by 2025. The announcement comes about 15 months after Uber […]

Uber drivers in Europe gain access to Tesla, Polestar and other EVs through Hertz by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

The great American sports car is going partly electric. Chevy pulled the wraps off the 2024 Corvette E-Ray, revealing a dual powertrain affair. A 6.2L Small Block V8 sits behind the driver in a mid-engine configuration. An electric motor is connected to the front wheels, providing AWD, and instant torque for improved off-the-line launches. Together […]

Chevy announces the fastest Corvette yet, the electrified 2024 Corvette E-Ray by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

HBO Max makes history tonight with its first-ever domestic live sporting event. Starting at 10 p.m. ET, U.S. subscribers can watch the U.S. Women’s Soccer National Team take on the New Zealand team, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup co-host. The streamer will also air the follow-up match between the U.S. and New Zealand on […]

HBO Max subscribers can now livestream U.S. national soccer games by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Amplifica invests mainly in teams where there are female founders or co-founders or goods and services focused on women.

Amplifica Capital ‘wants to be fund that Latin America’s female tech founders reach out to first’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Overreliance on conventional wisdom allows valuation destroying timebombs to hide within successful businesses, only to detonate during a liquidity event.

Cost-effective IP strategies can lead to massive exit valuations by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

ChatGPT, the AI that can write poems, emails, spreadsheet formulas and more, has attracted a lot of negative publicity lately. Q&A coding site Stack Overflow temporarily banned users from sharing content generated by ChatGPT, saying that the AI made it too easy for users to flood the site with spammy answers. Then, New York City […]

AI21 Labs intros an AI writing assistant that cites its sources by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

GoMechanic has laid off a significant number of its workforce as the Sequoia India-backed startup struggles to raise funds amid serious concerns of accounting troubles, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The Gurgaon-headquartered startup has cut 70% of the workforce and asked the remaining staff to work without pay for three months, Indian […]

Sequoia India-backed GoMechanic faces severe trouble by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Mill emerges from stealth as a sleek, climate-friendly solution for food waste that could slash half a ton of carbon emissions per household.

Nest co-founder Matt Rogers’ new startup is trash by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch