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Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year
In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition.
Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP
If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely, and usefully to the masses, it could and should be big.
From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefields alumni now?
We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch's podcast for founders at every stage.
Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents
The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident.
Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access
Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.
Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceXs IPO
The company says it needs significant water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge.
Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers
Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V.
Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund
Mike Schroepfer's Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world's energy and material shortages.
The company said Monday it has filed confidentially for an IPO.
SpaceX says it may issue significant equity in future transactions
The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.
This AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies
Windborne Systems' newest weather forecasting model beats the best government predictions by days.
DuckDuckGo makes its no-AI search engine easier to access as its traffic booms
Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches 'no AI' web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users.
Revolut rolls out services to thousands of users in India ahead of broader launch
The British fintech has built a waitlist of about 450,000 users in India as it prepares for a broader launch.
Strava declares war on scrapers ahead of IPO
Strava will charge a flat monthly fee from developers to access its API
Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission.
This is fine artist KC Green reaches agreement with AI startup Artisan
The startup has apparently taken down the ads using KC Green's This is fine meme.
TechCrunch Mobility: It doesnt matter that people hate the Ferrari Luce
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
What happens in Vega$: steroids, swimmers, and a billion-dollar hustle
The Enhanced Games a singular sporting competition where a majority of the athletes were on performance enhancing drugs may herald a new business model that the tech industry is ready to embrace.
SoftBank says it will invest up to 75 billion to build French data centers
The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity.
This weekends two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers
The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong.
Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund
A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back the next generation of social media.
What a joke: Github Copilots new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs
The golden age of Microsoft's Github Copilot appears to be at an end.
I put Googles 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and its actually pretty useful
Gemini Spark helps automate everyday tasks, from inbox summaries to local event planning, but its unclear why Google made it a separate product.
The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy
If you're 22 years old in San Francisco and building something in AI, there may be a seed term sheet in your inbox but if you're 19, oh my God, this means you're really good; you might already have a Series A [offer], said one, half-kiddingly.
TikToks road to becoming a super app
TikTok may be working to become the app that people use for most of their digital activities.
This $300 pizza oven can easily help elevate your summer pizza nights
The Ninja Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven is aimed at people who want delicious pizza nights without having to deal with things like propane or wood pellets, unlike many other pizza ovens.
As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2026
Weve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.
Founders seize on Indian court ruling to revive criticism of Googles ad business
The ruling drew support from founders, while lawyers said it could force platforms to revisit how they handle trademarked keywords.
I went to the so-called steroid Olympics, to understand why Silicon Valley is obsessed with peptides
The Enhanced Games a singular sporting competition where a majority of the athletes were on performance enhancing drugs may herald a new business model that the tech industry is ready to embrace.
SpaceX awarded $6.45B in Space Force contracts ahead of IPO
SpaceX already generated one-fifth of its 2025 revenue from government contracts, the company revealed in its IPO filing.
So youve heard these AI terms and nodded along; lets fix that
The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.
What happens when companies become too AI-pilled?
The people deciding that AI can replace your job are also the ones least likely to understand what your jobtruly involves, according to Box founder Aaron Levie, who pointed to this as an example ofAI psychosis. Indeed,ClickUprecentlycut 22% of its workforce for AI agents, tech layoffs in 2026 are already nearly matching all of 2025, []
After Nvidias $20B not-aqui-hire, AI chip startup Groq reportedly raising $650M
Chipmaker Groq is looking to raise $650 million in internal funding as it pivots from hardware to focus more on AI inference, the process of refining the way AI models respond to prompted requests, per Axios.
Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigation
A public spat between Microsoft and an independent security researcher reopens a long-running debate over who is responsible for securing software.
Cognitions Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldnt replace humans
Cognition makes Devin, the first and arguably most successful AI coding agent. But famed coder Wu says it isn't designed to supplant human programmers.
This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AIs biggest bottleneck isnt compute its memory
South Korean chip startup Xcena is betting that AI's real bottleneck is not compute, but memory.
AvenuesAI Subsidiary Rediff Pre-Files DRHP
AvenuesAIs (formerly Infibeam Ventures) subsidiary Rediff has filed its IPO papers via the confidential route with SEBI. Rediff.com India Limited,
Xovian Aerospace Raises $2 Mn To Launch RF Satellite
Spacetech startup Xovian Aerospace has secured $2 Mn (about 18.7 Cr) in a fresh funding round led by ace investor
NODWINs Pre-IPO Round, Funding Tanks In Q1 2026 & More
NODWINs Pre-IPO Funding Meal NODWIN Gaming is moving beyond gaming and esports. Emerging from the shadows of its former parent
