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Mercedes-Benz received a permit from California regulators that will allow the German automaker to sell or lease vehicles in the state equipped with a conditional automated driving system that allows for hands off, eyes-off driving on certain highways. The California Department of Motor Vehicles said Thursday it issued an autonomous vehicle deployment permit to Mercedes-Benz […]

Mercedes first to sell vehicles in California with hands-free, eyes-off automated driving by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Co-founders Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn launched Cloudflare to the world during the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt back in 2010. Fast-forward 13 years, and the startup has grown to become a leading internet infrastructure and security company. Operating one of the largest global networks, Cloudflare services 275 cities in more than 100 countries. […]

Cloudflare co-founders will talk growth, changing markets and more on Disrupt’s SaaS Stage by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Reddit says it will update its newly revised API terms to carve out an exception for accessibility apps, which allow users, including people who are blind or visually impaired, a way to browse and use Reddit. The carve-out comes after Reddit announced new API terms that would put most third-party app developers out of business, […]

Reddit makes an exception for accessibility apps under new API terms by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Millions of personal injury cases are settled in the U.S. every year, as few go to trial — but the vast majority are kept under wraps. This leaves lawyers guessing what they should propose as a settlement price, oftentimes resulting in victims being undercompensated. It’s what led Rami Karabibar to launch EvenUp, a startup that […]

EvenUp wants to automate personal injury settlements — to a point by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Lens Protocol, a web3 product aimed at creating a decentralized social networking ecosystem, has raised $15 million, its team told TechCrunch exclusively. The protocol is being built by Aave, a web3 technology firm, that allows users to lend and borrow crypto tokens from one another, among other things (Aave has raised a known $49 million […]

Aave’s Lens Protocol raises $15M to build the decentralized social web by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Green Coffee is a consolidated arabica coffee farming company, headquartered in the U.S., with operations in Colombia that span 9,000 acres across 14 farms.

Green Coffee Co. percolates on $25M to expand in Colombia, launch alcoholic beverages by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Make way for another forum on AI safety. The UK government has announced it will convene a “global” AI summit this fall with the aim of agreeing “safety measures to evaluate and monitor the most significant risks from AI”, as its PR puts it. There’s no word on who will attend as yet — but […]

UK’s AI safety summit gets thumbs up from tech giants by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch