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Elon Musk has claimed a turnaround in Tesla sales after a slump even as Starlink, the internet service provider that he owns, is growing.Elon Musk has said he is committed to staying on as Tesla’s CEO for at least another five years, weeks after the electric vehicle maker’s chair dismissed reports that the board had approached executive search firms about finding his successor. Having reasonable control of Tesla was the most important factor in staying on as head of the company, Musk said on Tuesday at an economic forum in Qatar. “Yes, no doubt about that at all,” Musk said…

PRINCETON, N.J. (RNS) — On a Tuesday evening in early April, an audience sat enraptured in Princeton Theological Seminary’s dining hall as, one by one, adults in their 20s walked up to a platform, took the microphone and shared a story.“I realized that if God made our bodies this intricate, shouldn’t the care we give others be just as intricate?” Jewel Koshy asked.“I allowed Jesus to look at me, and I looked at him, and my life was completely transformed,” Betty Freymann said.“How can we stay inquisitive in a world where excellence is expected and assimilation is often rewarded?” Ray’Chel…

AI is evolving fast, and access to valuable insights and powerful networking shouldn’t be reserved for those who pay top dollar. We’re rolling back TechCrunch Sessions: AI ticket prices! Save up to $300 on your pass, and get an extra 50% off when you bring a plus-one. Learn from the brightest minds in AI and forge meaningful connections — while locking in the biggest savings before the doors open on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. Whether you’re pioneering, building, funding, or just diving into the world of AI, this immersive experience is for you. We welcome everyone, from…

Donald Trump spoke at a Saudi-U.S. business investment forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, during the first official foreign trip of his second term.Getty Images Last December, Eric Trump, Donald Trump’s son and the executive vice president of his Trump Organization, traveled to Saudi Arabia to announce the launch of a new Trump-branded project with Saudi real estate developer Dar Global: the Trump Tower Jeddah, a 47-floor luxury residential skyscraper on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast that’s slated to cost $530 million to build. Addressing the crowd gathered below a crystal chandelier in a cavernous hotel ballroom, he made…

Google is gearing up to hold its largest developer conference of the year, Google I/O 2025, on May 20 and May 21. CEO Sundar Pichai, DeepMind CEO and co-founder Demis Hassabis, and executives in charge of Search, Cloud, and Android will announce major updates to Google’s product offerings. We’re expecting Google I/O 2025 to focus on AI a lot (seriously, a lot). Google’s family of AI models, Gemini, will likely take center stage during Google I/O 2025 as Pichai and Hassabis continue their push for dominance over OpenAI, xAI, Anthropic, and other well-funded competitors. We’re also expecting updates around DeepMind’s…

AI software company Builder.ai is entering insolvency proceedings, a company spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. The Microsoft-backed unicorn, which has raised more than $450 million in funding, rose to prominence for its AI-based platform that aimed to simplify the process of building apps and websites. According to the spokesperson, Builder.ai, also known as Engineer.ai Corporation, is appointing an administrator to “manage the company’s affairs.” “Despite the tireless efforts of our current team and exploring every possible option, the business has been unable to recover from historic challenges and past decisions that placed significant strain on its financial position,” the company said…

Manus, the once-buzzy AI agent platform, on Tuesday launched a plan aimed at small businesses and organizations. The plan, dubbed Manus Team, starts at $39 per seat per month with a five-seat minimum, totaling $195 per month. Each team gets 19,500 credits in a sharable pool, as well as access to certain features in beta, dedicated infrastructure, and priority access during peak hours. Manus Team is live!We’re introducing team pricing for shared credits access to Manus. Your team gets 3,900 credits per seat in a flexible pool with no individual limits, and each member can run up to 2 tasks…

Molecules in blood and urine may reveal how much energy a person consumes from ultraprocessed foods, a key step to understanding the impact of the products that make up nearly 60% of the American diet, a new study finds.It’s the first time that scientists have identified biological markers that can indicate higher or lower intake of the foods, which are linked to a host of health problems, said Erikka Loftfield, a National Cancer Institute researcher who led the study published Tuesday in the journal PLOS Medicine.“It can potentially give us some clues as to what the underlying biology might be…

Google DeepMind is at the forefront of AI innovation, and no one is more poised to speak to this than Senior Product Manager Logan Kilpatrick. We are pleased to announce he will be joining us on the main stage at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall.TC Sessions: AI is almost here — and this is your moment to be part of it. For a limited time, you can pocket savings of up to $600 for a full day of groundbreaking programming, live demos, and high-impact networking with the brightest minds in AI. Better yet, bring…

On the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war. But in the five months since taking office, the United States president has struggled to get the two sides to agree to a ceasefire. On Monday, Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for two hours – their third officially announced call since January – but failed to secure a truce. Instead, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to “immediate ceasefire” talks. Trump also spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his “excellent conversation” with Putin. He made another…