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Facing roadblocks, China’s robotaxi darlings apply the brakes
A few years ago, robotaxis were the darlings of venture capitalists in China. A cadre of audacious startups, including Deeproute.ai, WeRide.ai, Pony.ai and Momenta reeled in hundreds of millions of dollars to fuel their costly ambitions. With pockets overflowing, they spent generously on building self-driving vehicle fleets. Their geeky executives, swapping T-shirts for sharp suits, […]
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Should auld acquaintance be robot
This is always a strange week for us. Save for the occasional disastrous patent dispute, things are (thankfully) almost uncannily quiet in the week separating Christmas and New Year’s. You see a lot of reflective posts go up during this time, not only because the calendar year is coming to a close, but also because it’s […]
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GitHub makes Copilot Chat generally available, letting devs ask questions about code
Earlier this year, GitHub rolled out Copilot Chat, a ChatGPT-like programming-centric chatbot, for organizations subscribed to Copilot for Business. Copilot Chat more recently came to individual Copilot customers — those paying $10 per month — in beta. And now, GitHub’s launching Chat in general availability for all users. As of today, Copilot Chat is available in […]
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With hopes for greener grass in Germany vanishing, consolidation is in the cards for cannabis companies
Not much happened when it comes to legal cannabis markets in 2023, which won’t help cannabis startups that are already facing a challenging funding environment.
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The TechCrunch+ surveys you need to read ahead of 2024
There was a lot to talk about this year, and investors and founders sure did share their thoughts freely with us in our surveys.
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6 great audiobook apps that aren’t Audible
Audiobooks are a great way to bring words on a page to life and fit reading into your schedule throughout the day when you’re doing things like working out, cooking, driving and relaxing. Amazon-owned Audible is arguably the most popular audiobook app out there, but there are several other lesser-known options that offer a great […]
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The Equity crew predicts we’ll see fewer VCs in 2024
We’re saying goodbye to 2023 with an Equity tradition: our predictions episode!
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