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The exchange said Monday that Fisker’s stock is “no longer suitable for listing” because of “abnormally low” price levels.
Social
A judge just killed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against an anti-hate research org
1:33 pm PDT • March 25, 2024
A federal judge sided against Elon Musk today, dismissing a lawsuit brought by Musk and X that targeted a nonprofit that researches online hate. X sued the Center for Countering…
Robotics
Large language models can help home robots recover from errors without human help
1:01 pm PDT • March 25, 2024
There are countless reasons why home robots have found little success post-Roomba. Pricing, practicality, form factor and mapping have all contributed to failure after failure. Even when some or all…
AI
Can you hear me now? AI-coustics to fight noisy audio with generative AI
11:43 am PDT • March 25, 2024
Noisy recordings of interviews and speeches are the bane of audio engineers’ existence. But one German startup hopes to fix that with a unique technical approach that uses generative AI…
Enterprise
London regtech GSS raises $47M to help banks screen for global sanctions
11:36 am PDT • March 25, 2024
Global Screening Services (GSS), a London-based regulatory compliance platform that helps financial institutions meet their global sanctions obligations, has raised $47 million in a round of funding. The raise comes…
Startups
Boston Side Events line up at Early Stage with Techstars, Women in Tech, Harvard and more
9:00 am PDT • March 25, 2024
Get ready to amplify your Early Stage 2024 experience with the electrifying lineup of Side Events taking Boston by storm during the week of April 22–28. As the countdown to…
Startups
TechCrunch Minute: Why the company behind Trump’s Truth Social joined the growing IPO trend
9:00 am PDT • March 25, 2024
The Reddit and Astera Labs IPOs last week ate up a lot of media oxygen. And with good reason, the two tech IPOs priced well and traded with even more…
It’s the first time the United Kingdom has attributed the massive breach of millions of citizens’ voter data since the cyberattack was first disclosed in 2023.
Transportation
Lucid Motors raises another $1 billion from Saudi Arabia as it searches for luxury EV buyers
7:31 am PDT • March 25, 2024
Lucid Motors is raising another $1 billion from its biggest financial backer, Saudi Arabia, as it looks to blunt the high costs associated with building and selling its luxury electric…
Today on Equity, Alex talks stocks around the world, crypto prices, and the weekend’s biggest news: The the exit of Stability AI’s CEO, the EU’s…
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Apps
Match appoints two board directors after talks with activist investor Elliott Management
7:15 am PDT • March 25, 2024
Tinder-owner Match Group has appointed two new members to its board of directors and signed an agreement with Elliott Management, the company announced on Monday. Chief marketing officer at Instacart…
Transportation
Fisker loses potential Nissan deal, putting rescue funds at risk
6:52 am PDT • March 25, 2024
The negotiations between Fisker and a large automaker — reported to be Nissan — over a potential investment and collaboration have been terminated, a development that puts a separate near-term…
Startups
Ticktock: 5 days left to nest your early-bird savings for TC Early Stage
6:00 am PDT • March 25, 2024
Startup visionaries, time is of the essence! There are only 5 days left to take advantage of the early-bird savings for TechCrunch Early Stage 2024. Don’t let this opportunity slip…
Hardware
Boeing CEO to leave company by year-end after a wave of safety incidents
5:48 am PDT • March 25, 2024
Boeing’s chief executive Dave Calhoun will leave the plane-maker by the end of 2024, according to the company. The company has been rocked by controversy after a cabin panel blowout…
Government & Policy
Apple, Google and Meta face first formal investigations under EU’s DMA
5:10 am PDT • March 25, 2024
What’s the collective noun for investigations on Big Tech? Because the European Union has just announced a pile of probes on gatekeepers designated under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Alphabet/Google,…
Startups
GoStudent, the online learning platform, says it’s now profitable
4:00 am PDT • March 25, 2024
In a market that no longer favors growth at all costs, GoStudent’s €3 billion valuation and global expansion may belong to the past. However, the Austrian tutoring platform reshaped quickly.
Media & Entertainment
Spotify tests video courses to teach everything from music production to Excel
1:59 am PDT • March 25, 2024
Spotify has carved out a business for itself in music streaming, podcast entertainment and audiobooks. Now, in its ongoing efforts to get its 600 million+ users to spend more time…
Featured Article
TechCrunch Mobility: The wheels are starting to come off the Fisker EV bus
TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Before we jump into the startup and…
12:00 pm PDT • March 24, 2024
Featured Article
Nvidia could be primed to be the next AWS
The question is whether Nvidia can sustain that growth to become a long-term revenue powerhouse like AWS has become for Amazon.
8:00 am PDT • March 24, 2024
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! This week, we’re looking at some hot fintech startups in Africa, how Mint’s closure has been Copilot’s gain and why VCs have doubled…
