Rivian’s factory hit by tornado ahead of R2 launch
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Rivian_R2_LaunchGreen.jpg?resize=1200,801 Rivian’s factory in Normal, Illinois was directly [...]
Blue Origin’s New Glenn put a customer satellite in the wrong orbit during its third launch
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/gallery_ng2-8262.jpg?w=1200 Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin successfully [...]
Blue Origin successfully re-uses a New Glenn rocket for the first time ever
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-7.41.48-AM.png?resize=1200,795 Blue Origin has successfully reused one of [...]
Loop raises $95M to build supply chain AI that predicts disruptions
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/loop-founders.jpg?resize=1200,809 Supply chains are messy. San Francisco-based startup [...]
Monarch Tractor’s collapse ends with an acquisition by Caterpillar
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-15-at-1.14.56-PM.jpg?resize=1200,847 Monarch Tractor’s assets have been acquired by [...]
Lucid Motors names new CEO, lands more money from Uber and Saudis
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lucid-motors-gravity-16.jpg?resize=1200,800 Lucid Motors has finally found a new [...]
Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Blank-Slate-Profile_web.jpg?resize=1200,800 Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup Slate Auto [...]
Slate Auto: Everything you need to know about the Bezos-backed EV startup
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Blank-Slate-Roller-1_web.jpg?resize=1200,800 In April 2025, a new company called [...]
Ex-Tesla engineer’s startup taps Pronto to help automate a copper mine
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pronto-2.jpg?resize=1200,805 There is a lot of attention on [...]
Tesla’s Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0x0-GigafactoryTexas_01.jpg?resize=1200,675 The total workforce at Tesla’s factory outside [...]