Google- and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon-removal competitor |

In Brief Posted: 12:26 PM PST · February 6, 2026 Carbon-removal startup Terradot is acquiring competitor Eion, the two companies announced today. The sale was…

Exclusive: Apeiron Labs gets $9.5M to flood the oceans with autonomous underwater robots |

Most of what we know about the ocean just skims the surface, literally. We’ve gathered a large quantity of data on the oceans from satellites,…

Lunar Energy raises $232M to deploy home batteries that prop up the grid |

9:56 AM PST · February 4, 2026 Forget EVs —stationary batteries are getting all the buzz, and investment, in the U.S. these days. Startup Lunar…

Exclusive: Gradient’s heat pumps get new smarts to enable old-building retrofits |

New York City and others like it are filled with old buildings that are for the most part fine, except they’re not all that comfortable…

HomeBoost’s app will show you where to save on your utility bills |

A few years ago, Selina Tobaccowala’s daughter started leaving post-it notes around the house, telling everyone to “turn off the lights” and such. Tobaccowala had…

HomeBoost's app will show you where to save on your utility bills |

A few years ago, Selina Tobaccowala’s daughter started leaving post-it notes around the house, telling everyone to “turn off the lights” and such. Tobaccowala had…

Trump energy department loosens rules on nuclear safety |

For the last several months, nuclear startups have been raising large sums of money —well over $1 billion so far. Data centers and their thirst…

Trump administration’s legal setbacks are good news for offshore wind — and the grid |

The Trump administration suffered a series of legal setbacks this week after judges allowed work to restart on several offshore wind farms under construction on…

How PopWheels helped a food cart ditch generators for e-bike batteries |

Food carts are a staple of New York City dining, dispensing everything from dosa and doner kebabs to dogs and dim sum in short order.…

Struggling fusion power company General Fusion to go public via $1B reverse merger |

Last year, fusion power startup General Fusion was struggling to raise funds, laying off at least 25% of its staff before receiving a $22 million…