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TechCrunch Jun 18, 2026 at 15:20 Startups Rising Hot

General Intuition in talks to raise $300M at around $2B valuation

The startup trains embodied AI and world models using Medal’s dataset of 2 billion videos per year from 10 million monthly active users.

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Jun 18, 2026 at 15:20 TechCrunch

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Rivian owners sue over false promises on self-driving features

Plaintiffs in the class action complaint allege Rivian falsely promised for years it would bring hands-free driving to its first-generation R1 vehicles.

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Mivo’s new app takes a mindful approach to managing screen time

Doomscrolling on social media is a very common problem and can feel like an endless loop of constantly losing track of time. Instead of tackling this issue with strict limits, a...

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