Rivian spinoff Also reveals a high-end modular e-bike for $4,500

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View this email online in your browser  October 22, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 Rivian spinoff Also reveals a high-end modular e-bike for $4,500: The first in a lineup of new vehicles from Also, which started as a skunkworks project inside of Rivian a few years ago. Read More Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers: Amazon likely hopes that the new glasses will shave valuable time off of each delivery by providing delivery drivers with detailed directions and information about hazards directly in their line of sight. 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Read More Amazon will buy thousands of pedal-assist cargo vehicles from Rivian spinoff Also: The pedal-assist cargo quad vehicles are narrow delivery vans that can operate in a bike lane. Read More What's Updog? Datadog's new tool tells you which apps are down: Cloud monitoring platform Datadog launched Updog, a web dashboard that shows the live health status of various SaaS APIs. Read More Instagram rolls out custom icons...but only for teens: Instagram introduced custom app icons for its teen accounts, but not everyone is thrilled. In replies to the company's post on X, users criticized the feature for being age-gated, arguing that adults like personalization, too. Read More Tinder will require new users in the US to verify their identity with a selfie : The facial-verification feature, known as Face Check, requires new users to verify their identity by submitting a short video selfie. 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Netflix goes ‘all in’ on generative AI as entertainment industry remains divided

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View this email online in your browser  October 22, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 Netflix goes 'all in' on generative AI as entertainment industry remains divided: Netflix isn't planning to use generative AI as the backbone of its content but believes the technology has potential as a tool to make creatives more efficient. Read More YouTube adds at timer for you to stop scrolling Shorts: YouTube is adding an timer for the Shorts feed to curb doomscrolling Read More Sumble emerges from stealth with $38.5M to bring AI-powered context to sales intelligence: The founders of machine learning community Kaggle are trying to upend the crowded sales prospecting market with AI. And they're making headway. Read More A message from J.P. Morgan From vision to venture backed J.P. Morgan has dedicated teams to support you at every stage of growth. Our bankers, including former founders, bring deep sector knowledge and local market insights to every client relationship. They deliver real-world insights with an entrepreneurial perspective, helping you navigate complexity with confidence. Get Connected Morning Must-Reads Several users reportedly complain to FTC that ChatGPT is causing psychological harm: At least seven people have complained to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that ChatGPT caused them to experience severe delusions, paranoia and emotional crises, Wired reported. Read More One startup's quest to store electricity in the ocean: Sizable Energy has a plan to store excess renewable energy in flexible reservoirs out at sea. The startup has raised $8 million to test prototypes. Read More David Sacks' Craft leads $42 million Series A in govtech startup Starbridge: Starbridge raises $42M Series A led by Craft Ventures to help businesses better monitor public service opportunities. Read More Shuttle raises $6 million to fix vibe-coding's deployment problem: The platform engineering startup Shuttle announced $6 million in seed funding to handle the infrastructure problems that start where products like Lovable and Cursor leave off. Read More Life360 ventures into pet tech with the launch of a new GPS tracker: Family location safety app Life360 is venturing into pet tech with the launch of its new tracking device for cats and dogs. Read More A message from J.P. Morgan From vision to venture backed J.P. Morgan supports businesses on their journeys from seed to scale. Whether you're in early days or strategizing your exit, J.P. Morgan has tailored tools to provide personalized guidance at every stage of growth. With teams across industries and markets, J.P. Morgan can help founders scale with confidence.  Get Connected The Latest From TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Last-minute TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 deal: Save 60% on your plus-one's pass before doors open on Oct 27: 5 days left until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 kicks off in San Francisco. Buy your pass to save up to $444, plus get 60% off a second ticket. Save now. Read More San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Newly elected mayor Daniel Lurie steps onto the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29 at Moscone West, in a homecoming of sorts for both tech and the city that helped define it. Register now to save and catch this live discussion. Read More The full TechCrunch Disrupt Stage revealed: Where the future of tech breaks first: The Disrupt Stage, only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, is where tech's biggest bets get made, live and unfiltered.  Read More Brought to you by The Aerospace Corporation Disrupt's Space Stage showcases innovators and AI in orbit Startups and AI are changing how we go to space and what we do when we get there. Come to the Space Stage Monday morning at Disrupt to see how innovators and investors are tackling this dynamic domain. And after the pitch-off, come by Aerospace's booth M5 to preview a new test bed for agentic AI. View the agenda Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! Last but Not Least Open source agentic startup LangChain hits $1.25B valuation: As TechCrunch previously reported, the maker of a popular open source framework for building AI agents has officially become a unicorn. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107