Fusion energy has been “20 years away” for decades, but hasthe sciencefinallycaughtup? Private investment in fusion companiessurged from$10 billionto$15billionin just months, and the money is…
Author: Kirsten Korosec
Uber will now pick up your returns from your doorstep |
Uber launched a new feature on Friday that lets customers return purchased items without leaving their home. The new returns feature, which is accessed through…
Tokenmaxxing, OpenAI’s shopping spree, and the AI Anxiety Gap
The gap between AI insiders and everyone elseis widening, and the spending, suspicion, and even new vocabulary are starting to show it. While OpenAI is…
Ford EV and tech chief leaving automaker |
2:52 PM PDT · April 15, 2026 Doug Field, the high-profile executive who shaped Ford’s electric vehicle (EV) and technology strategies over the past five…
This Khosla-backed autonomous pod startup just raised $170M — now it's aiming for more |
In Brief Posted: 10:46 AM PDT · April 15, 2026 Glydways, a San Francisco-based startup developing personal autonomous pods designed to operate on dedicated 2-meter-wide…
The musician-turned-biotech-founder waiting to fundraise
When Grammy-nominated singer-songwriterAloe Blaccgot COVID despite being vaccinated and boosted, he tried to fund research for a better solution.Whathequicklyfoundout? Youcan’tjust write a check in biotech.…
A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage |
2:19 PM PDT · April 8, 2026 The death of a duck in the Austin, Texas enclave of Mueller Lake has neighbors raising concerns about…
Volkswagen begins testing its self-driving microbuses in Los Angeles ahead of launch with Uber |
Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA America and Uber have started testing autonomous microbuses in Los Angeles, the companies announced Wednesday, the latest step as they prepare to…
VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B fund to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups |
It takes just a skim of Eclipse’s recent investments to see where this venture firm’s interests lie — and where it is headed. The Palo…
Lucid blames dip in Q1 sales on seat supplier issue |
6:03 PM PDT · April 3, 2026 Lucid Group finished 2025 on an upswing — building twice as many EVs as the previous year and…