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Elon Musk, the CEO of X and various other companies with the letter “X” in their names, is in regulators’ crosshairs after skipping testimony this month in an investigation related to Musk�...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/elon-musk-threatened-with-sec-sanctions-for-failing-to-appear-in-court/

Flow, Adam Neumann’s co-living startup, opened a compound with 238 apartments in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, and Forbes has some details. The opening included an Aztec-themed hot chocolat...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/adam-neumanns-startup-flow-opens-co-living-community-in-saudi-arabia/

X went back online in Brazil earlier this week, three weeks after Elon Musk’s platform was blocked under orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court. That prompted Brazil’s top court to fine X Corp....

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/musk-dodged-brazils-x-ban-by-coincidence-says-cloudflare-ceo/

Cards Against Humanity (CAH) is suing Elon Musk’s space exploration company, SpaceX, for $15 million after it allegedly dumped construction equipment all over the game company’s private land ...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/cards-against-humanity-sues-elon-musks-spacex-for-trespassing/

Black Forest Labs, an image GenAI startup that only came out of stealth two months ago, has closed a a monster new round, sources say. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use ...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/grok-image-generator-black-forest-labs-raising-100m-at-1b-valuation/

We’ve poked through the many product announcements made by the biggest tech companies and product trade shows of the year, so far, and compiled them into this list. © 2024 TechCrunch. All ri...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/hottest-apple-products-google-microsoft/

Apple published step-by-step instructions for swapping out the new handset’s battery. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/apple-breaks-down-iphone-16-repair-process/

This tranche of funding went to startups across 14 states, but there were certain winners that will see the bulk of the expected 18,000 jobs to be created as a result of this funding. © 2024 T...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/the-25-battery-tech-startups-that-just-got-a-piece-of-3b-in-federal-funds/

The iPhone 16 officially goes on sale Friday. But for its earliest adopters, it arrives with a fundamental compromise baked into the deal. Put simply, this is not the iPhone 16 that they were pro...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/the-iphone-16-launches-today-without-its-most-hyped-feature-apple-intelligence/

Sandvine sold its internet surveillance products to authoritarian regimes, including Belarus, Egypt, Eritrea, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. ...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/internet-surveillance-firm-sandvine-says-its-leaving-56-non-democratic-countries/

The $169 Plaud NotePin is a tiny magnetic recording device. Recordings are transcribed and AI provide summaries of meetings. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/plauds-169-chatgpt-powered-notepin-has-a-permanent-place-in-my-travel-bag/

This week brought reassuring signs that dealmaking is still happening on both sides of the table. New unicorns are being minted, and more capital is flowing into AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rig...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/mas-and-ai-are-in-the-spotlight-but-theres-still-capital-left-for-quick-commerce-and-more/

Keep the energy of TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 alive and leverage your brand by hosting an after-hours Side Event.  Act fast — today is your last chance to apply! Showcase your brand to 10,000 Dis...

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If you're not using the beta version of Apple Intelligence, here's when you can expect to get the new features. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/apple-intelligence-its-biggest-features-and-when-you-can-expect-them/

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/tech-layoffs-2024-list/

YouTube is now testing a new feature that will let creators edit their videos to remove age restrictions and restore videos that had been impacted due to certain Community Guidelines violations. ...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/youtube-tests-a-new-way-for-creators-to-avoid-takedowns/

Businesses that sell on Amazon will have access to new generative AI tools allowing them to create video ads from a single product image. There are actually two related products that Amazon annou...

https://techcrunch.com/video/techcrunch-minute-amazon-announces-ai-powered-tools-for-creating-video-ads/

According to Tumblr, in the days since the X ban in Brazil, the site saw 222.99% growth in communities and 349.55% growth in users. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use onl...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/after-twitter-x-ban-in-brazil-tumblr-reports-350-percent-user-growth/

The U.K.’s data protection watchdog has confirmed that Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has stopped processing user data for AI model training for now. Stephen Almond, executive director of regulatory ...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/linkedin-has-stopped-grabbing-u-k-users-data-for-ai/

As the startup landscape evolves, so do hiring strategies. With Big Tech downsizing and the labor market tightening, founders must navigate a conservative job market to attract and retain top tal...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/signalfire-capital-g-and-comprehensive-io-coming-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2024/