Rivian will pay $250M to settle lawsuit over R1 price hike
The three-year-old lawsuit centered on Rivian’s sudden decision to increase prices on the R1 lineup in 2022, which sank the stock price.
OpenAI’s new LLM exposes the secrets of how AI really works
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has built an experimental large language model that is far easier to understand than typical models. That’s a big deal, because today’s LLMs are black boxes: Nobody fully understands how they do what they do. Building a model that is more transparent sheds light on how LLMs work in general, helping researchers…
AI at the edge: How startups are powering the future of space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Just 3 days until lift-off for Disrupt 2025 — and the Space Stage is ready to explore the future of space tech (and every other frontier of innovation). Adam Maher (Ursa), Dr. Lucy Hoag (Violet Labs), and Dr. Debra L. Emmons (The Aerospace Corporation) will unpack how AI is transforming life in orbit. Register now to save up to $444 on your pass, and 60% on a second.
Her $4,000-a-Month Side Hustle Landed in Home Depot: ‘Not Bad for a Niche Product’
Channon Kennedy, 47, started her business after hearing a close friend’s moving story.
3 Clarity Questions That Will Help You Redesign Your Entire Life
Most entrepreneurs know how to set goals, but fewer know how to pause, take stock and ensure those goals truly align with the life they want to build.
Can steroids combat population collapse? The Enhanced Games wants to find out.
“I believe that when Fred breaks [Usain Bolt’s] 100-meter world record in Vegas next year, it will be a watershed moment to show that enhanced humans are better than ordinary humans,” D’Souza said on a recent episode of Equity.
Ticket savings countdown — just 3 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 turns San Francisco into startup city
Three days. That’s it. TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — the startup world’s biggest stage — kicks off October 27 – 29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. When Disrupt 2025 arrives, the city doesn’t just host innovation — it amplifies it, transforming San Francisco into a living showcase of ideas, products, and partnerships driving the next wave of tech. Register before prices hike in 3 days.
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The Download: carbon removal’s future, and measuring pain using an app
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. What’s next for carbon removal? After years of growth that spawned hundreds of startups, the nascent carbon removal sector appears to be facing a reckoning. Running Tide, a promising aquaculture company, shut down…
An AI app to measure pain is here
How are you feeling? I’m genuinely interested in the well-being of all my treasured Checkup readers, of course. But this week I’ve also been wondering how science and technology can help answer that question—especially when it comes to pain. In the latest issue of MIT Technology Review magazine, Deena Mousa describes how an AI-powered smartphone app…
What’s next for carbon removal?
MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of them here. In the early 2020s, a little-known aquaculture company in Portland, Maine, snagged more than $50 million by pitching a plan to harness nature to fight back…