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Eric Baker's long, winding road to taking StubHub public
TechCrunch· 2025-09-17 23:33
Ticket reseller StubHub went public on Wednesday. Although StubHub’s shares closed 6% below their IPO price of $23.50, valuing the company at over $7 billion, the public debut itself is a testament to the co-founder’s decades-long perseverance.StubHub CEO Eric Baker co-founded the company with Jeff Fluhr in 2000 while they were attending the Stanford Graduate School of Business. This was shortly after the dotcom bubble burst and NASDAQ crashed, but the pair didn’t give up. “Stupid competitors went away and ...
Tesla is redesigning its door handles following safety probe, Bloomberg investigation
TechCrunch· 2025-09-17 20:23
Tesla is “working on” redesigning its door handles so they are less likely to trap people inside the company’s cars, chief designer Franz von Holzhausen told Bloomberg News on Wednesday.The news comes just one day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an probe into Tesla’s door handles, and one week after a Bloomberg News investigation highlighted multiple instances where owners or passengers were stuck in their cars following a crash. Von Holzhausen didn’t specify when Te ...
Amazon launches AI agent to help sellers complete tasks and manage their businesses
TechCrunch· 2025-09-17 14:18
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it’s introducing an always-on AI agent that will help sellers on its platform run their businesses. The company is updating Seller Assistant, its AI tool for third-party sellers, to help handle tasks on the seller’s behalf. “Our agentic AI capabilities are designed to work seamlessly throughout the entire selling experience, which means sellers can go from handling every task themselves to collaborating with an intelligent assistant that works proactively on their behalf a ...
Lyft and Waymo are partnering to bring robotaxis to Nashville
TechCrunch· 2025-09-17 13:10
Waymo has struck a deal with ride-hailing company Lyft to launch a robotaxi service in Nashville in 2026.The company said Wednesday it will begin testing its fleet of all-electric and autonomous Jaguar I-Pace vehicles in the Nashville area in the coming months and will open up the service to the public next year. The partnership agreement announced Wednesday comes as Waymo ramps up its robotaxi expansion from its initial commercial market of Phoenix to Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The A ...
Tesla is recalling Powerwall 2 batteries over fire risk
TechCrunch· 2025-09-16 19:20
产品召回事件 - 特斯拉在澳大利亚召回Powerwall 2家用电池 因收到火灾报告并导致轻微财产损失[1] - 召回涉及2020年11月至2022年6月期间在美国生产并销售的部分Powerwall 2单元 电池电芯由未具名第三方供应商提供[1] - 尽管发生火灾事件 但未报告人员伤亡情况[1] 产品特性与功能 - Powerwall 2配备14 kWh锂离子电池 通常与太阳能板配套安装用于储存日间过剩发电量[2] - 客户可加入虚拟电厂计划以支持电网高负荷运行 参与该计划可将保修期延长至15年并提供分时电价以降低能源开支[2] 召回处理方案 - 特斯拉将通过应用程序通知受影响用户 并正在对电池进行放电处理以降低火灾风险[3] - 召回电池将获得免费更换 公司还将根据具体情况考虑补偿用户损失的能源节省费用[3]
Rivian breaks ground on $5B Georgia factory ahead of construction in 2026
TechCrunch· 2025-09-16 18:03
工厂建设进展 - 公司于佐治亚州亚特兰大附近正式启动新工厂建设 未来年产能将达40万辆下一代电动车[1] - 目前主要进行准备工作 包括电力系统连接 供水设施建设和道路修建 正式建设预计2026年第一季度开始 车辆生产计划2028年启动[2] - 公司曾于2024年3月推迟该工厂项目 优先扩建伊利诺伊工厂以确保下一代车型R2 SUV按时投产[11] 投资与资金安排 - 项目总投资额预计达50亿美元 截至6月30日已投资8000万美元[3][7] - 2024年末获得美国能源部66亿美元贷款用于工厂建设 资金将在达成特定里程碑后发放[12] - 尽管面临政治不确定性 贷款协议在政府换届后仍保持有效[13] 就业与经济影响 - 工厂预计创造7500个永久岗位 建设期间提供2000个建筑工作岗位[3] - 已创造47个全职岗位 通过当地供应商和供应商间接产生近8000个工作岗位[3][4] - 公司已开始询问现有供应商是否在佐治亚工厂附近设立业务[4] 产能扩张背景 - 伊利诺伊工厂受规模限制产能有限 公司需要更大生产设施[6] - 该工厂原计划2022年开工建设 但因当地反对和疫情供应链问题推迟[11] - 新工厂计划生产面向全球市场的车辆[14]
Waymo's Tekedra Mawakana on Scaling Self-Driving Beyond the Hype
TechCrunch· 2025-09-16 17:35
Autonomous vehicles have long been touted as “just around the corner,” but the reality of bringing self-driving cars to the streets is far from simple. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco — Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana joins the Disrupt Stage for a wide-ranging conversation on the true state of AVs and where the industry goes from here. Inside the self-driving reality checkWhile headlines often highlight crashes, controversies, or overblown promises, Mawakana has sp ...
Waymo approved to start testing autonomous vehicles at San Francisco International Airport
TechCrunch· 2025-09-16 16:39
业务拓展进展 - Waymo获得旧金山国际机场(SFO)自动驾驶车辆测试许可 将在该机场启动商业服务[1] - 公司两周前刚获准在圣何塞Mineta国际机场测试 2023年起已在凤凰城Sky Harbor机场运营[1][2] - SFO作为服务硅谷的最大机场 是公司长期重点拓展目标 2023年曾遭机场当局拒绝 今年关系明显缓和[2] 测试运营规划 - 测试许可包含三个阶段:第一阶段配备专业安全员的自动驾驶测试 第二阶段面向员工及机场工作人员的客运测试 第三阶段启动付费乘车服务[3] - 第三阶段将在机场"Kiss & Fly"区域提供接送服务 需通过AirTrain换乘到达航站楼 未来计划探索更多机场服务点位[4] 战略发展态势 - SFO服务上线将成为公司2024年重要里程碑 今年已拓展至多个新城市 合作伙伴数量持续增加(包括Uber等) 2026年计划进一步扩张[4] - 公司在硅谷服务区域不断扩展 使得SFO服务覆盖成为必然趋势[4]
Samsung patches zero-day security flaw used to hack into its customers' phones
TechCrunch· 2025-09-16 16:20
安全漏洞事件 - 公司修复了一个零日安全漏洞 该漏洞存在于显示图像的软件库中 允许黑客在运行Android 13至Android 16系统的设备上远程植入恶意代码 [1] - 漏洞由Meta和WhatsApp安全团队于8月13日私下通知 且存在野外利用记录 [2] - 该漏洞被归类为零日漏洞 因供应商未在漏洞被利用前获得修复时间 [2] 事件影响范围 - 公司未提供受影响的设备清单 也未明确受影响的客户数量 [2][3] - WhatsApp向受影响用户发送了不足200条通知 提示其设备被攻击或入侵 [4] - 苹果公司于9月3日向未公开数量的客户发出间谍软件攻击警告 [5] 行业协同应对 - 公司安全补丁发布与多家手机软件供应商的安全更新同步 旨在应对持续存在的间谍软件活动 [3] - 苹果和WhatsApp于8月分别发布安全更新 修复被用于针对iPhone和Android用户的漏洞 [4] - 苹果将相关攻击描述为"针对特定目标的极其复杂攻击" [5]
Tesla probed for potentially faulty door handles
TechCrunch· 2025-09-16 14:48
调查启动 - 美国国家公路交通安全管理局对特斯拉Model Y SUV门把手在特定情况下无法操作的问题展开调查 [1] - 缺陷调查办公室已收到9起车主无法进入车辆的报告 [1] - 最常见场景涉及家长下车后无法打开后门取出儿童 [1] 事件严重性 - 在4起报告中车主不得不打破车窗以重新进入车辆 [2] - 调查启动前几天彭博社刚发布关于特斯拉车主在碰撞后被困车内的系列事件报道 [2] 技术故障分析 - 初步审查显示电子门锁无法操作可能与车辆电池系统供电电压不足有关 [3] - 所有报告该问题的车主均未提及看到低压电池警告提示 [3] - 车辆虽配备内部机械门锁释放装置 但儿童难以触及且部分车主不知其存在 [4] 应急解决方案 - 根据车主手册可通过外部电源多步骤操作恢复电子门锁电力供应 [4] - 公司未对置评请求作出回应 [4]