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Despite securing big names in the business, the company is now shifting its strategy in an effort to better compete with rivals like Spotify and YouTube.

Today, Rivian can sell EVs directly to consumers in 25 states and Washington D.C.

The company has spent more than three years claiming the factory would become an “important” EV hub. But it has barely produced anything there.

The discoveries by an AI-based bug hunter are significant, as it shows these tools are starting to get real results, even if they still need a human.

Dribbble is enforcing its terms of service that lets it take a cut of designers’ work, and kicking out those who don’t comply. One top designer has had enough, and is building his own startup instead.

“Confessions of a Community College Dean” author Matt Reed returns to his column at Inside Higher Ed.

The plan would be voided if the Delaware Supreme Court overturns the decision to spike Musk’s $56B comp plan from 2018. A judge ruled in 2024 that plan was unfairly negotiated.

Joby is buying the Blade brand and the company’s passenger business, which includes operations in the United States and Europe, for as much as $125 million.

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