Week in Review: Cluely helps you cheat on everything

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Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of news for you this week: Slate EVs spotted in the wild; Airbnb pricing updates; a hack at Blue Shield; and much more. Let’s go! Get a clue: Cluely is an AI-based tool that helps people cheat on exams, sales calls, and even job interviews. Though one of the co-founders was kicked out of Columbia over a similar tool, and one of the company’s ads falls short, Cluely boasts a $5.3 million monthly ARR. Guess cheaters do win sometimes? I’m interested: EV maker Slate has operated in relative secrecy until TechCrunch published a report revealing Bezos’ financial involvement, as well as its plan to price its EV at around $25,000. Now the company is planting concept cars around LA to garner interest. Seeing red: Tesla had its Q1 earnings call on Tuesday, and we got a look at how the company is doing. In short, it’s not doing well: Tesla’s net income reflects a 71% drop from the same quarter last year, and it was the worst quarter for Tesla deliveries in more than two years. This is TechCrunch’s Week in Review, where we recap the week’s biggest news. Want this delivered as a newsletter to your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. News Image Credits:Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto / Getty Images No more hidden fees: Airbnb will now automatically show the total cost for a given property, including all charges, when people search for properties. Just vibing: Adaptive Computer’s “vibe coding” platform makes it easier for non-programmers to build apps, just using text prompts. The company recently announced a $7 million seed round, led by Pebblebed. It’s still bad, though: While the government tries to pass legislation aiming to change teens’ experience online, a new study from Pew Research shows that some teens find social media to be a positive influence: According to the study, 74% of U.S. teens said social media makes them feel more connected to their friends, and 63% said that online platforms give them a place to express their creativit...