Ram ends EV pickup truck plans

Stellantis, the parent company of Ram, said Friday that it will no longer develop a battery-electric full-size pickup. The company cited low demand for full-size battery-electric trucks as the primary reason.

Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price

Transit tech software startup Via had its IPO debut on Friday, starting at below offering price before rising to close at nearly $50.

Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan

Rainmaker wants to use flares to seed clouds — the airline pilots’ union says it won’t be safe.

Why the Oracle-OpenAI deal caught Wall Street by surprise

The $300B deal is a reminder that despite Oracle’s legacy status, it shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to AI infrastructure. But key questions around power and how OpenAI will pay for this remain.

Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content

People CEO Neil Vogel says Google’s AI crawler can’t be blocked because it would block the web crawler too. This lets the search giant steal its content for AI.

All of the iPhone 17 models compared

All four of the devices will be available to preorder on Friday and will be available on September 19.

Micro1, a competitor to Scale AI, raises funds at $500M valuation

A three-year-old startup providing data for AI labs is trying to fill the gap in the market left by Scale AI.

New FAA program will let eVTOL startups test some operations before full certification

It’s a major change that paves the way for electric air taxi startups to perform more robust demonstrations of their technology before they begin any commercial flights.

Mastodon rolls out quote posts with protections to prevent ‘dunking’

Decentralized X alternative Mastodon adds support for quote posts, but with additional controls.

Preparing for your later-stage raise: Insider strategies from top investors at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Planning your Series C and beyond? Hear from IVP’s Zeya Yang, Generation’s Lila Preston, and Diligent Robotics’ Andrea Thomaz on the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 in San Francisco.