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Carvana has been granted the option to invest in Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by Jeff Bezos, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. Paperwork filed with Delaware’s division of corporations shows that the online used car retailer was given a warrant to buy shares in the startup in 2025 — around the same time Slate Auto was starting to put together its $650 million Series C funding round. It’s not clear if Carvana has exercised that warrant, or how many shares it is allowed to buy. Carvana declined to comment, and Slate Auto didn’t respond to requests for…
Musk also shared a video from far-right British agitator Tommy Robinson calling on people to gather outside Southampton Central Police State on Tuesday night, echoing calls from Reform Party leader Nigel Farage for people to respond to the incident with “pure cold rage.”“I heard someone say this wasn’t about race; this is about race,” Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, told the crowd. Later, protesters were blocked from entering the street where Digwa lived with his family, the BBC reported.Stoking TensionsUK Home secretary Shabana Mahmood called the violence “completely unacceptable” and condemned those stoking tensions: “There can be no…
InMobi wants AI agents, not demand-side platforms, selling its premium commerce inventory.A new sell-side AI agent built by the adtech company in partnership with Scope3 acts as an autonomous sales rep for advertisers who want to buy InMobi’s Glance ads. Through the tech, brands can get easy access to Glance’s 300 million active devices, as well as InMobi’s wider ad exchange.Glance previously developed its business by placing ads on smartphone lock screens through partnerships with device manufacturers, many in Asia. Now, however, Glance has pivoted in an effort to become a more comprehensive AI-powered commerce platform that operates across lock…
Wearable health-tech startup Ultrahuman said hackers gained unauthorized access to customers’ wellness data after stealing an employee’s credentials through malware. On Wednesday, the India-based startup informed affected customers of the incident via email, stating that the breach occurred on March 27 and involved a system used for internal analytics. The company said it detected the intrusion promptly, took the affected system offline, and revoked all access. Founded in 2019, Ultrahuman sells smart rings and metabolic health-tracking devices that enable users to monitor metrics such as sleep, activity and recovery. The startup is best known for its Ring Air, which competes…
Enclayve is a private social service hosted on a physical device. Plug it in, connect to Wi-Fi, and the device acts like a central server for a social network that can accommodate up to a few hundred people. Only the person with the device and the people they invite can log in and see what is shared there.The device is a little rectangular plastic box, smaller than a credit card. It costs $129, but only one person needs to own it, and they can invite others in. (They’ll also have to download the app.) Once allowed in, the app looks…
Sitecore, an enterprise content and digital experiences platform, has acquired generative engine optimization, or GEO, upstart Scrunch. Scrunch’s tech is designed to help brands appear in AI answer engines. The deal is valued at around $225 million, per a Bloomberg report. Sitecore declined to confirm the value. Scrunch did not respond to a request for comment.Scrunch’s platform shows brands real-time signals about how they appear across various AI platforms. It also offers competitive analysis and technical audits, helping brands optimize their content for discoverability in AI systems and by autonomous agents through its Agent Experience Platform, or AXP. “We’re at a pivotal…
The widespread hacking campaign that relied on simply asking Meta AI’s chatbot to take over a victim’s Instagram account appears to have continued even after the company said the issue had been resolved. Meanwhile, the company has been scrambling to secure the targeted accounts and alert victims. Over the weekend, hackers claimed to be exploiting Meta’s AI support chatbot to take over several high-profile Instagram accounts. At the same time, a large number of people complained on social media that their Instagram accounts had been hacked, some of them with unique short user profile handles. TechCrunch has seen examples of…
President Donald Trump has signed a scaled-back version of an executive order governing AI that he had shelved less than two weeks ago, after senior aides persuaded him that the administration could not indefinitely delay establishing a framework for the technology, according to two officials familiar with the matter.The revised order gives the federal government access to the most advanced artificial intelligence models 30 days before their public release, down from an earlier proposal that would have required companies to provide access 90 days in advance.Beyond shortening the review period, the administration made few substantive changes to the original text.…
Renowned 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley‘s tenure at the newsmagazine has come to an abrupt end after the show’s newly appointed executive producer, Nick Bilton, dismissed him on Tuesday night.In the termination letter written by Bilton, which has made its way online, Pelley was dismissed from CBS News “for cause, effective immediately.” This comes after the contentious Monday meeting in which Pelley went after both Bilton and CBS News’ editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, with Pelley accusing Weiss of “murdering” 60 Minutes.“Yesterday’s performative display of hostility—enacted in front of the staff instead of a civil, private conversation—demonstrated that you have no interest…
Suno, the AI music generation company, announced on Wednesday that it has raised a $400 million Series D round, valuing the company at $5.4 billion. It was only about seven months ago that Suno raised at a $2.45 billion valuation, underscoring that investors are confident in the company’s future despite the litigation it faces. That legal trouble isn’t minor. As Suno itself has admitted, the company trains its AI on copyrighted songs. The company argues that this is permissible according to fair use — a legal doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission, but one that is…
On Saturday morning, as hundreds of far-right activists and lawmakers from across Europe gathered outside a conference center in the central Portuguese town of Figueira da Foz, a group of half a dozen men dressed in identical uniforms of khaki chinos, dark blue shirts, and sunglasses marched into the parking lot.On the lapels of their jackets, some wore the red and blue circular emblem of Patriot Front, the US white-supremacist group formed in the wake of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and known for marching in large numbers while wearing masks and targeting left-wing events. When…
Jobs need people, and people need jobs. That’s the crux of Indeed’s latest campaign — its first from new agency of record 72andSunny — that aims to mediate between job seekers beaten down by endless searching and faceless rejections, and employers drowning in AI-written resumes. Positioning Indeed as an “AI powered matching engine” instead of a traditional job board, “Jobs Need People” reminds viewers that, while technology can streamline the process, hiring must remain fundamentally human. Shot on film, the short videos feature a radiologist, a server, a flight attendant, and a chef, among others, highlighting the range of roles and demographics…
TikTok announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new standalone app in the U.S. dedicated to cultural milestones like the upcoming FIFA World Cup. The new app, called TikTok Pro Events, allows users to engage with other fans, explore trending videos, and access curated creator feeds. Users aged 18 and above can earn “Stars,” which can be redeemed for exclusive benefits, by completing fan-focused activities within the app, such as searching for trending hashtags, visiting the FIFA World Cup hub, and sharing content. These exclusive benefits include official FIFA World Cup merchandise through a dedicated in-app redemption store, TikTok Shop…
Few things are more valuable in the Bay Area than real estate. In San Francisco, the median house price is now over $2 million. Last month, at least seven houses in the city sold for $1 million over the asking price, and buyers regularly offer to pay in cash or waive contingencies to stay competitive. Yet there is one thing that remains even more valuable than a house, and possibly more valuable than money itself: stock in Anthropic or OpenAI.Last week, 160 Noe Street, an Edwardian home in San Francisco’s desirable Duboce Triangle neighborhood, was listed for sale at $2.9…
It’s a big moment for soccer in the U.S., and the NWSL wants to have a winning game plan.With the Men’s World Cup on the way in mere days, the National Women’s Soccer League is taking full advantage of the increased spotlight around the sport, planning a multi-week marketing campaign through June and July dubbed the “Summer of Soccer.”The campaign includes a bus tour stopping in World Cup host cities, with the road trip anchored to key NWSL events, including the Challenge Cup, presented by e.l.f., and Rivalry Week, presented by Ally. Meanwhile, there will be creator-led content, fan events,…
Coralogix, a Boston-headquartered software monitoring startup founded in Israel, has raised $200 million in a new funding round, betting that the rise of AI agents will drive demand for a new generation of tools to monitor, troubleshoot, and manage increasingly autonomous software systems. The Series F financing comes just 11 months after Coralogix raised $115 million in a Series E round, a pace that reflects just how quickly investor appetite for AI infrastructure companies has accelerated. The new round values the startup at $1.6 billion post-money and was led by Advent and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), with…