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Faraday Future faked early sales, lawsuits claim | TechCrunch
Two internal whistleblowers at Faraday Future claim the troubled EV company has been lying about some of the few sales it has announced to date. They also claim founder Jia Yueting has “weaponized” the EV startup’s HR department to retaliate against anyone who speaks...
Poe introduces a price-per-message revenue model for AI bot creators | TechCrunch
Bot creators now have a new way to make money with Poe , the Quora-owned AI chatbot platform . On Monday, the company introduced a revenue model that allows creators to set a per-message price for their bots so they can make money whenever a user messages them. The...
True Anomaly CEO finds the silver lining in the startup’s anomalous first mission | TechCrunch
True Anomaly’s first mission didn’t go as planned by any stretch of the imagination, but the space and defense startup’s CEO, Even Rogers, said he doesn’t consider it a failure. Providing new details on what went right and wrong, he explained how they’re turning this...
Cambium is building a recycled wood supply chain | TechCrunch
The global demand for wood could grow by 54% between 2010 and 2050, according to a study by the World Resources Institute . While some building materials like steel get consistently recycled back into the supply chain, wood does not. Cambium hopes to fix that. Cambium...
Proxima Fusion raises $21M to build on its ‘stellarator’ approach to nuclear fusion | TechCrunch
Venture capitalists’ appetite for fusion startups has been up and down in the last few years. For instance, the Fusion Industry Association found that while nuclear fusion companies had attracted over $6 billion in investment in 2023, $1.4 billion more than in 2022,...
Truecaller launches a web client for its Android users | TechCrunch
Truecaller has launched a web version of its eponymous caller ID application that brings a range of features, including SMS and chat mirroring, call notifications, and number search functionality to the desktop. Initially, the web version, called Truecaller for Web,...
Proton picks up Standard Notes to deepen its pro-privacy portfolio | TechCrunch
Switzerland-based Proton, the privacy-focused firm behind end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) webmail ProtonMail and other apps, has acquired Standard Notes , a note-taking app founded back in 2017. It offers the same kind of robust privacy promise to its 300,000+ users by...
Yoshi Mobility has come a long way since gassing up cars on the side of the road | TechCrunch
Almost 10 years ago, Bryan Frist, Nick Alexander and Daniel Hunter had an idea to inject some technology into the automotive industry. Using the initial entry point of gas, they started the Yoshi Mobility app to deliver gas to San Francisco-area consumers on their day...
Guesty snaps up $130M at $900M valuation to help property managers list on Airbnb and beyond | TechCrunch
Travel and tourism are very much back on the map for consumers and the business world. Now, to underscore that surge, one of the startups building software in the space has closed a big round of funding. Guesty , a platform that lets accommodation managers manage...
HomeHQ.ai founders illuminate the path from idea to success at TC Early Stage 2024 | TechCrunch
Anticipation is building for TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 , where industry leaders and budding entrepreneurs alike are eagerly awaiting a bevy of startup-focused sessions. We’re excited to highlight HomeHQ.ai ‘s partner session, “From Inception to Cash: How I Wandered...