Rivian starts deliveries of its all-important R2 SUV Rivian began officially handing over the first R2 SUVs to paying customers on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the buzzy all-electric automaker as it tries to reach mass-market scale. Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has said the R2 is “maybe the most important thing we’ve launched to date,” and it’s particularly...

New at Disneyland: Your Face, Recognized at the GateFor visitors to California's Disneyland amusement park, there's now a technological question posed to everyone before they can get through the gates: Do you want your face biometrically scanned?Disneyland previously tested facial scanning technology at its entrances to reduce ticket and pass fraud. It has now officially launched the program,...

Toddlers among more than 50 schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria1 hour agoChris EwokorBBC Africa, AbujaAFP via Getty ImagesThere have been waves of armed abductions in north and central Nigeria in recent years, carried out by criminal gangs and IslamistsGunmen have kidnapped more than 50 children from three schools in the same town in north-eastern Nigeria, teachers and residents have said.Most...

The minimalist Light Phone teams up with Andrew Yang’s Noble Mobile, which pays you to stop doomscrolling If you were looking for a sign to try out a “dumb phone,” here it is: the trendy, minimalist Light Phone is joining forces with Noble Mobile, a phone network founded by entrepreneur and politician Andrew Yang that gives you money back if you use less data. On Tuesday, 500 Light Phone III...

TechCrunch Mobility: Uber everywhere, all at once 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! If you haven’t noticed, Uber is suddenly everywhere, at least when it comes to autonomous vehicles. The company sold off Uber ATG, its in-house autonomous...