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The car industry is in the midst of its biggest transformation since the first Model T rolled off the assembly line. And no, it’s not just about shifting to electric vehicles. It’s about software, which goes hand-in-hand with the EV transition. Automakers are betting that apps designed to work natively with infotainment systems, over-the-air updates, […]

Inside Hyundai’s plan to turn software into a profit machine by Patrick George originally published on TechCrunch

Tomorrow’s Starship orbital flight test may well go explosively wrong, and SpaceX’s less than stellar coordination with officials responsible for overseeing debris cleanup on nearby state parks could leave them with another “substantial burden,” emails between the organizations show. Starship’s upcoming test does not have a very high probability of success, according to SpaceX CEO […]

Another Starship explosion would be bad news for nearby park managers by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Pinterest announced today its newest hire, Sabrina Ellis, to take on the role of chief product offer. Ellis spent the last 12 years at Google, where she led the work on Google Pixel. Previously, she spent eight years at Yahoo! (the parent company of TechCrunch) in numerous leadership roles. Sabrina will join Pinterest on May […]

Pinterest brings on Google Pixel VP to fill chief product officer position by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Tesla reported Wednesday net income of $2.51 billion in the first quarter, a 24% drop from the same period last year as the company’s EV price-cutting strategy cut into profits. Tesla has repeatedly reduced the price of its four EVs — the Model S, Model X, Model Y and Model 3 — in the United […]

Tesla Q1 income falls 24% as EV price cuts squeeze profits by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Magazine app Flipboard is furthering its investment in the Fediverse — the distributed social media ecosystem that includes apps like Mastodon and others — with its newly announced plan to establish its first editorial desks to curate news for the wider federated community. Initially, the company will launch four desks — News, Tech, Culture, and Science […]

Flipboard brings editorial curation to Mastodon with ‘desks’ for news and discovery by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch