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To get a roundup of TechCrunch\u2019s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, <\/em>subscribe here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Hello, you crunchy Crunchers! If you\u2019ve been slacking and not bought yourself a Disrupt ticket yet, that\u2019s cool, we still love you. But here\u2019s a hot tip: This is your last chance for super-early-bird tickets<\/a>, so maybe get on that sooner rather than later!\u00a0 \u2014 Christine<\/a> and Haje<\/a><\/p>\n While most established automotive players call the shots from sprawling, corporate palaces, Scout bases much of its operations \u2014 at least for now \u2014 out of a WeWork near Washington, D.C., Tim Stevens<\/a> reports. Scout Motors\u2019 base of operations will eventually \u201canchor\u201d near the $2 billion factory in South Carolina that was announced Friday, and the company plans to bring rugged, retro cred to the EV era<\/a>.<\/p>\n And we have five more for you:<\/p>\n Image Credits:<\/strong> Liang Wendong\/VCG (opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a> \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Tapping the ocean for energy led to disasters like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which released nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Today, wind power and wave action are just two technologies leading investors to take a closer look at ocean conservation technology, reports Tim De Chant. To learn more about the opportunities they\u2019re chasing and to discover how climate change is shaping their investment thesis, he surveyed:<\/p>\n Three more from the TC+ team:<\/p>\n TechCrunch+<\/em><\/a> is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.<\/em> You can sign up here<\/em><\/a>. Use code \u201cDC\u201d for a 15% discount on an annual subscription!<\/em><\/p>\n It was only a matter of time before another company would try to mimic what Instacart has going for it. Today that is Uber. Rebecca<\/a> writes that Uber is coming for Instacart<\/a> with some updates to its one-year-old Shop and Pay feature that lets delivery workers opt in to receiving trips to do grocery or other retail shopping for customers before dropping off orders at the customer\u2019s door. \u201cBasically, it\u2019s Uber\u2019s attempt to follow the Instacart model, which is working well for the incumbent grocery delivery company,\u201d she reports.<\/p>\n Autonomous trucking company Embark Trucks, which went public in 2021, is now laying off about 230 workers as it explores liquidating its self-driving truck assets<\/a>, Kirsten<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n And now here\u2019s six more for your Friday:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThe TechCrunch Top 3<\/h2>\n
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