Tesla's Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025
The total workforce at Tesla's factory outside Austin, Texas shrunk dramatically last year as the company suffered its second straight year of declining sales, according to a compliance report spotted by Austin American-Statesman . Tesla went from employing 21,191 people at the factory in 2024
TechCrunch Mobility: ‘A stunning lack of transparency’
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! You might recall the congressional hearing last month that sparked criticism against Waymo over its use of
Lucid blames dip in Q1 sales on seat supplier issue
Lucid Group finished 2025 on an upswing — building twice as many EVs as the previous year and reporting a 55% uptick in sales. Then the first quarter of 2026 arrived. The company, which makes the Air sedan and Gravity SUV, reported Friday that it sold 3,093 vehicles in the first quarter, a 42% drop
Embattled startup Delve has ‘parted ways’ with Y Combinator
The controversy around Delve appears to have cost the compliance startup its relationship with accelerator Y Combinator. Delve is no longer listed among YC’s directory of portfolio companies, and the Delve page seems to have been removed from the YC website. In addition, the startup’s COO Selin Koca
As Artemis II zooms to the Moon, everything seems to be going swimmingly
Flying to luna As Artemis II zooms to the Moon, everything seems to be going swimmingly The cabin was colder on Thursday, but the crew has been able to adjust the temperature. 138 Reid Wiseman took this image of planet Earth from Orion. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman Reid Wiseman took this image of plane