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Sono Motors is ending its long-awaited electric car program and instead pivoting to a business that aims to sell its solar vehicle technology to other companies. The German-based company, which went public in November 2022, announced Friday it is laying off 300 employees as a result of the change in business model. COO Thomas Hausch […]

Sono Motors has killed off its Sion EV in a pivot to solar tech business by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

It appears the U.S. isn’t content to wager that small actions can achieve the wide-ranging impacts necessary to gain an edge over China in the development of AI and machine learning technologies.

How are global chipmakers preparing for the US-China chip war? by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

A hacker group that goes by CH01 defaced a series of Russian websites on the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. The hackers replaced the sites’ content with a video showing the Kremlin on fire, along with a song by a Russian rock band named Kino. The video also includes a QR code that links […]

Hacker group defaces Russian websites to display the Kremlin on fire by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch

Merchants can use Rebuy to create personalized shopping experiences for their customers through upsells, cross-sells and post-purchase follow-ups.

Rebuy is out to change the customer buying experience, one personalization at a time by Christine Hall 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 week Natasha Mascarenhas, Mary Ann Azevedo, Rebecca Szkutak were joined by the returning Alex Wilhelm, back from paternity leave. Yes, we had the whole gang back together today to dig through the […]

Scooters and social media companies are surprising IPO candidates by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

I’m thrilled to announce the three startups pitch at TechCrunch Live’s special event in Boston. This virtual event start at 2:00pm EST/11:00am PST on Monday, February 27 and is free to attend. The event will features leaders in the Boston startup scene and concludes with a pitch-off. The following startups were picked by TechCrunch editorial […]

Announcing the startups pitching at TechCrunch Live’s (virtual) Boston event! by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI image generator Midjourney blocks porn by banning words about the human reproductive system The news: The popular AI image generator Midjourney bans a wide range of words about the human reproductive system…