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Tech Crunch Mobility: It doesn't matter that people hate the Ferrari Luce
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (968+ words) Get Disrupt Early Bird savings of up to $410 by May 29, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register now. If you're into EVs or sports cars, then you surely saw the kerfuffle over Ferrari's first all-electric car, the Luce. The reaction was swift and biting for…...
The hottest place for startups to strike a deal? The F1 paddock
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (1163+ words) Over cold drinks in the Florida heat, this Tech Crunch reporter watched from the paddock as founders and investors " the rich and the richer " mingled in search of deals. Conversations barely paused, except for the occasional glance at the track…...
San Francisco's housing market has lost its mind
3+ week, 1+ day ago (555+ words) Buy one Disrupt pass, and get the second at 50% off. Ends May 8. Register now. San Francisco real estate has never been very accessible. But the record sales happening right now in the city's high-end market are testing the upper limits…...
Porsche shutters e-bike, battery, software subsidiaries as part of company overhaul
3+ week, 1+ day ago (506+ words) Buy one Disrupt pass, and get the second at 50% off. Ends May 8. Register now. Porsche is closing three of its subsidiaries as it copes with falling sales and declining profits, the German automaker announced Friday. Porsche e Bike Performance, which…...
Porsche is adding an all-electric Cayenne coupe to its lineup
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (581+ words) Porsche will start selling an all-electric Cayenne coupe in late summer, the latest signal from the German automaker that it still sees market demand for EVs. The Cayenne coupe EV " which has four doors, unlike a traditional coupe " will join…...
Can the Cadillac Celestiq EV make GM's luxury brand great again? Don't rule it out
1+ year, 3+ week ago (1165+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits SF on April 30. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Nearly three years after unveiling the concept version of the flagship Cadillac Celestiq EV, GM has finally released the real thing: a "mid-$300, 000" electric vehicle that…...
Volkswagen drops all-electric ID. 4 in the US in pivot back to gas SUVs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (562+ words) THIS WEEK ONLY: Save up to $500 on your Disrupt pass. Offer ends April 10, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register here. Volkswagen will no longer produce the all-electric ID. 4 at its U. S. factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the German automaker shifts its resources into high-volume vehicles like…...
Former Tesla product manager wants to make luxury goods impossible to fake, starting with a chip
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (653+ words) The fake goods crisis cuts two ways. Luxury brands lose more than $30 billion a year to counterfeits, while buyers in the booming $210 billion second-hand market have no reliable way to verify that what they're purchasing is genuine. Veritas wants to…...
Apple is working to make Car Play compatible with AI chatbots like Chat GPT
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (154+ words) Apple Car Play users may soon be able to talk to their favorite AI chatbot. Apple is reportedly working on how to support AI chatbot apps within Car Play, according to Bloomberg, which cites anonymous sources. Apple Car Play is…...
The 2026 BMW i X3 voice assistant will be powered by Alexa+
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (248+ words) BMW is finally getting the next-generation Alexa voice assistant and it's coming with a generative AI upgrade. Amazon said Monday that the 2026 BMW i X3 will be equipped with Alexa+, the same generative AI tech that launched in millions of the…...