JOURNALISM

Investigations

Prince Andrew advisor pitched Jeffrey Epstein on investing in EV startups like Lucid Motors
TechCrunch

How Fisker crumbled under its founders’ whims
TechCrunch

Inside the EV startup secretly backed by Jeff Bezos
TechCrunch

Ben Horowitz’s cozy relationship with the Las Vegas Police Department aided a16z portfolio company Skydio
TechCrunch

Rivian executives accused of harassment in previously unreported lawsuits
TechCrunch

From dinners with Travis Kalanick to fired after maternity leave: One of CloudKitchens’ earliest employees is suing
TechCrunch

AI fintech LoanSnap: sued, fined, evicted — and it raised $100M
TechCrunch

The slow, strange collapse of electric vehicle startup Chanje
The Verge

How Boosted went bust
The Verge

Faraday Future burns cash and board seats under founder Jia Yueting
Bloomberg News

Faraday Future’s financial house of cards
The Verge

News & analysis

Who’s driving Waymo’s self-driving cars? Sometimes, the police.
TechCrunch

Rivian is betting its future on one of the fastest EV launches in US history
TechCrunch

Musk’s $1T pay package is full of watered-down versions of his own broken promises
TechCrunch

How Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy
TechCrunch

Elon Musk directed Tesla Autopilot video that said the car drove itself
Bloomberg News

Foxconn finds EV manufacturing harder than iPhones and iPads
Bloomberg News

Tesla Semi truck charging route pitched at $100 million
Bloomberg News

Rivian’s IPO filing reveals Amazon’s prime influence
The Verge