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Tesla has topped Wall Street delivery estimates in the second quarter of 2023 as the automaker’s many price cuts and the Biden administration’s federal electric vehicle tax credits take effect. The Elon Musk-owned EV-maker reported record global production of 479,000 units and record deliveries of 466,140. That’s up 10% from the 422,875 Tesla EVs delivered […]

Tesla delivers record EVs amid federal tax credits, price cuts by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Here’s a roundup of this week’s stories and some notable news we weren’t able to cover.

This week in food tech: Upside Foods wastes no time debuting its cultivated chicken by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

If you’re not logged into your Twitter account and try to view a tweet, you’ll be presented with a sign in screen. And if you don’t want to have an account on the bird app, too bad! Twitter hasn’t commented on this change, and given how sloppy the platform has been since Elon Musk’s takeover, […]

Twitter now requires an account to view tweets by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Major tech founders, CEOs, VCs and industry giants across Europe have signed an open letter to the EU Commission, warning that Europe could miss out on the generative AI revolution if the EU passes laws stifling innovation. Executives from 150 businesses, including Germany’s Siemens and France’s Airbus, highlighted the risks of tight regulation, saying the […]

European VCs & tech firms sign open letter warning against over-regulation of AI in draft EU laws by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

General Motors said Friday it has acquired Algolion, an Israel-based software startup that can detect potential hazards in battery cells. Financial terms were not disclosed. The automaker did say that Algolion six employees, including the company’s founders, will remain based in Israel and join more than 850 employees at the GM Technical Center in Herzliya, Israel. […]

GM buys software startup that predicts EV battery fires by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Services like Midjourney and ChatGPT have pushed the boundaries of how AI can create images and text out of basic text prompts. Now, audio appears to be the inevitable next frontier. Music generation based on word prompts, AI tutors for language learning, and voice simulators have all seen developments in recent months. Voice.ai hopes to […]

Voice.ai raises $6M as its real-time voice changer approaches 500k users by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch