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Houses in San Francisco are notoriously expensive, with the average home price hovering around $1.26 million. It’s no wonder that a fire-ravaged shack priced at $299,000 in one of San Francisco’s southernmost neighborhoods saw at least 20 people tour the property this past weekend, according to The San Francisco Standard. Potential buyers were asked to…

SpaceX conducted the sixth flight test of its massive Starship rocket on Tuesday afternoon, and although the company did not replicate the history-making booster catch, the company did welcome a very special guest: President-elect Donald Trump.  Trump, who will soon be sworn into office for his second term, said on X that he was headed…

Bling Capital, one of the more prolific and well-connected seed VC firms, has nabbed another $270 million for a new flagship, fourth fund. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ Bling Capital, one of the more prolific and well-connected seed VC firms, has nabbed another $270 million for a new flagship,…

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re diving into PayPal’s new holiday shopping-friendly feature, Klarna’s 2025 IPO ambitions, and sales tax automation startup Kintsugi doubling its valuation in less than a year. If you’d like to receive the Fintech newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday, sign up here! The big story PayPal makes group purchases…

Apple said the security update for Macs, iPhones, and iPads is “recommended for all users.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ Apple said the security update for Macs, iPhones, and iPads is “recommended for all users.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.  

Chroma, a startup building a new type of audiovisual entertainment for mobile devices, has been sold. The company, which had financial backing from Twitter and Medium co-founder Biz Stone as well as Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp, is headed to London-based audio technology company Bronze, an AI music startup. Founded by record producer Lex Dromgoole, who’s…

Volkswagen of America has a new CEO: Rivian’s recently departed chief commercial officer Kjell Gruner. The appointment comes just one week after VW parent company Volkswagen Group formalized a $5.8 billion joint venture with Rivian, which will be focused on EV architecture and software. While Gruner’s new post isn’t really related to that new JV,…

Pete Davidson? Kanye West? Step aside. Kim Kardashian’s new beaux is a Tesla bot named Optimus. The fashion mogul got some hands-on experience with Tesla’s bipedal, human-shaped robot, which is not yet available to the general public. In Kardashian’s videos with the robot — posted to X and her Instagram story — she prompts Optimus…

Security and privacy advocates have long warned that sensitive medical data can be used to train AI models, and can expose personal data down the line. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ Security and privacy advocates have long warned that sensitive medical data can be used to train AI models,…

The new endeavor could put additional pressure on small modular reactor (SMR) startups that have struggled to build power plants. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. ​ The new endeavor could put additional pressure on small modular reactor (SMR) startups that have struggled to build power plants. © 2024 TechCrunch. All…