6 new tech unicorns were minted in January 2025
Despite a still tight venture capital market, new unicorns are still being created every month. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the newly VC-backed startup minted unicorns so far this year (as of the end of January). These include healthcare companies like Hippocratic AI and satellite space
Read moreRivian inches closer to profitability but warns ‘changes to government policies’ could hurt
Rivian’s cost-cutting measures have gotten it a lot closer to profitability, but the company is warning that 2025 could still be a challenging year — especially because of the whorl of uncertainty caused by the new Trump administration. The company announced Thursday its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial results, and
Read moreHow to use AI for better hiring—without losing the human touch
AI is reshaping just about every industry and job function today—and hiring is no exception. A recent survey found that 75% of hiring leaders trust AI to help with hiring decisions, and companies using AI-powered hiring tools report reducing time-to-hire by up to 50%. Still, many recruiters and talent leaders
Read moreCEO of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition startup, has resigned
The CEO of controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI has resigned, he confirms to TechCrunch. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMeta starts accepting sign-ups for Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Meta announced on Thursday that it’s now accepting sign-ups for its Community Notes program on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. The announcement follows Meta news last month that it’s going to end its third-party fact-checking program and is instead moving to a Community Notes model similar to the one at X.
Read moreTesla to test virtual queues at Supercharging locations
Road rage has been around for a while. A newer phenomenon that’s cropping up is EV charging rage — the feeling when a fellow EV owner cuts the line to grab one of the only working charge ports. It’s common enough that people posted altercations between EV drivers on social
Read moreBeta Technologies’ bet on electric flight and Hyundai’s new Tesla charging port comes up short
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Fifteen years ago, I started writing about a little EV startup that was trying to survive even as others failed in the
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