October 02, 2026

TechCrunch Top 3

Rivian's R2 just helped it set a new sales record: Deliveries jumped roughly 45% compared to the same quarter last year, with Rivian delivering more than 19,000 EVs. Read More

Rivian issues R2 recall for poorly tightened battery packs: The company says around 14 vehicles may be affected, and that it has resolved the issue on the assembly line. Read More

Google thinks SpaceX's Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground: Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers. Read More

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Morning Must-Reads

Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers: Today, gig economy drivers are classified as contractors. This settlement clears up a lingering lawsuit from 2020 when that was still an unanswered issue. Read More

Tesla sustains its EV sales momentum despite US troubles: The company delivered more than 486,000 EVs in the third quarter, down from last year's record but moving in a positive direction. Read More

Medical records giant Epic pauses product development to fix security bugs that risk patients' data: The health tech software giant, which makes the widely used MyChart system for accessing medical data, will focus on fixing security bugs for the next few weeks. Read More

Slovenia's .si domain sees a surge in registrations after Trump's 'super intelligence' order: The .si domain name is seeing unprecedented demand after President Trump's super intelligence executive order. Read More

ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you: OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save products they like to a Favorites library. Read More

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91.5% of U.S. trucking carriers run 10 trucks or fewer, yet most fleet software is built for the giants. SICO TRACK, from Romania's SICO MEDIA, puts fleet, loads, costs, documents, GPS and an AI assistant in one SaaS platform. Its working beta has 11 companies lined up to pilot. At Disrupt 2026 it's seeking $1M and a U.S. partner.

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Last but Not Least

Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president: President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro. Read More