Rivian announced Friday that it has closed a $2.5 billion private funding round led by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, D1 Capital Partners, Ford Motor and funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. Third Point, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Dragoneer Investment Group, and Coatue also participated in the round. “As we near…
It takes a really specific consumer to buy an Android phone, yet use Apple Music. But the small overlap in that venn diagram may be getting bigger. Last month at WWDC, Apple unveiled a free update for Apple Music subscribers that added lossless audio streaming and spatial audio with support for Dolby Atmos. Now, Android…
It takes a really specific consumer to buy an Android phone, yet use Apple Music. But the small overlap in that venn diagram may be getting bigger. Last month at WWDC, Apple unveiled a free update for Apple Music subscribers that added lossless audio streaming and spatial audio with support for Dolby Atmos. Now, Android…
Argo AI, Lyft and Ford Motor Company announced that are working together to commercialize autonomous ride hailing at scale. The partners said that this collaboration brings together all of the parts necessary to create a viable autonomous ride hailing service, including the self-driving technology, the vehicle fleet and transportation network needed to support…
Is aggressive driving on the rise? New research says yes, and some research—and a unique patent—could help us to address this problem on our roads. According to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s 2019 data, nearly 80% of drivers expressed significant anger, aggression, or road rage behind the wheel at least once in the previous 30…
A fourth stimulus check from the federal government could take one of two forms: monthly checks in fairly small amounts, or one-time payments of up to $2,000. Both options have been put forward by legislators in Congress as follow-ups to the third round of pandemic relief payments, which were made possible by the American Rescue…
Professionally monitored home security systems allow authorities to respond quickly to situations in your home, but DIY systems without professional monitoring require a more hands-on approach. Arlo offers limited monitoring and gives you the ability to keep an eye on your home yourself, but a new feature means you can send emergency responders to the…
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We were smaller team this week, with Natasha and Alex together with Chris to sort through yet another summer frenzy of a week. This time around we actually recorded live on Twitter Spaces, which was a first for the podcast.…
‘I firmly believe that every founder should try their hand at growth’ Your startup might rely on clever growth tactics to get off the ground, but you need more than spreadsheets if you want to turn viral spikes into a real business. You need a qualitative growth model to guide the strategy that you can…
‘I firmly believe that every founder should try their hand at growth’ Your startup might rely on clever growth tactics to get off the ground, but you need more than spreadsheets if you want to turn viral spikes into a real business. You need a qualitative growth model to guide the strategy that you can…
