Flai's AI dealership software is booking 50,000 appointments per month

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View this email online in your browser  October 06, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Flai's AI dealership software is booking 50,000 appointments per month: Flai's revenue has grown 20x in a year, and the company just closed a $27 million Series A funding round. Read More Bluesky wants to give you your own domain on the open web: Bluesky says the process will still take 18-24 months, so don't expect your new, shortened 'bsky' handle any time soon. Read More Lucid Motors' EV output falls to lowest level in almost 2 years: The company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs. Read More A message from R1 Healthcare's Revenue Black Box, Decoded The biggest opportunity for AI in healthcare isn't automation, it's observability. R1’s Payer Atlas analyzes payer behavior across millions of interactions to uncover hidden patterns and detect reimbursement risk, helping health systems move from reactive recovery to predictive action.  Discover Payer Atlas  Our biggest event of the year is coming next week, and now's the time to lock in your ticket to learning how to build successfully in the AI era. You'll get expert insights from leaders from Anthropic, Nvidia, OpenAI, Google Cloud, and hundreds of other sessions across three days.  Save 50% on a second ticket, or if you've been laid off recently, get an Expo+ Pass for just $75. Register Now Morning Must-Reads Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals: French AI lab Mistral AI has released Mistral Large 4, a new large multimodal model aiming to leapfrog both American and Chinese rivals. Read More Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering: It's the latest in a string of deals meant to grow Uber Eats into a food delivery behemoth. Read More Type One Energy raised $200M to build a fusion power plant by 2034: Type One Energy is betting that its lean approach to fusion power will get a power plant on the grid faster, and investors have rewarded it with $200 million. Read More Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance: The deal brings together two major streaming platforms, Paramount+ and HBO Max, along with networks including CBS, CNN, MTV, TBS, Comedy Central, and Food Network. Read More Pinterest's AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans: Pinterest’s new AI-powered Beauty Guides translate hair and nail Pins into salon terminology, with estimated costs, appointment times, and maintenance needs. Read More A message from RoMADE The design agency turning MVPs into brands, live at Disrupt Great tech often ships with a forgettable brand. Clody.design, a Romanian creative studio founded in 2019, has built identities for the European Film Market, Marché du Film and TIFFCOM — and at Disrupt 2026 it's offering exclusive on-site logo concepting, turning MVPs into market-ready brands in real time. Find the team at Pavilion P99. See the portfolio Last but Not Least Facebook tests going Reels-first in India: Meta is testing a new Facebook UX in India that sends some users directly into full-screen video when they open the app, putting Reels front and center. 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 © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107