How humans alloy metals is essentially the same today as it was in the Bronze Age: Melt some different metals in a pot and mix…
Author: Tim De Chant
Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft |
Helion, the fusion startup backed by Sam Altman, announced on Thursday that it had raised $465 million in a new funding round that values the…
Focused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech |
Focused Energy recently raised an oversubscribed $240 million Series A round, one of the largest early-stage rounds for a fusion power startup. The new round,…
Scoop: Former Tesla exec and Heron Power CEO Drew Baglino has founded a heat pump startup
Former Tesla executive Drew Baglino has quietly founded a heat pump startup, TechCrunch has learned. This is the second company founded by Baglino in the…
Porsche shutters e-bike, battery, software subsidiaries as part of company overhaul |
Porsche is closing three of its subsidiaries as it copes with falling sales and declining profits, the German automaker announced Friday. The automaker’s battery subsidiary,…
The biggest US power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy |
Pity the grid operator PJM Interconnection. For decades it worked quietly and in the background, matching electricity demand with supply. Meanwhile, customers enjoyed some of…
Exclusive: How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world |
The world today is riven by cultural differences, political divisions, and geopolitical disputes — a challenging environment for any investor hunting for startups that can…
The climate tech IPO window could finally be cracking open |
Climate tech startups are capital intensive, timelines are long, and the technology is often considered “first of its kind.” What’s more, a key value proposition…
X-energy stock pops 27% on first day of trading following upsized IPO |
1:10 PM PDT · April 24, 2026 X-energy’s stock popped today in its debut on the Nasdaq, opening at $30.11 before closing at $29.20, up…
Exclusive: You’ve heard of hybrid cars. Now meet a hybrid cement plant. |
You’ve doubtless heard of hybrid cars, but what about a hybrid cement or glass plant? Likely not, since nearly all of them today run on…