Startups don’t build themselves. The Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, is where investors, operators, and…
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Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M |
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and…
SpaceX's Starship blows up ahead of 10th test flight |
1:19 PM PDT · June 19, 2025 One of SpaceX’s Starship rockets exploded on a test stand in Texas late on Wednesday night, as the…
The Robinhood founder who might just revolutionize energy (if he succeeds) |
When Baiju Bhatt stepped away from his role as Chief Creative Officer at Robinhood last year, only those close to him could have predicted his…
Spiraling with ChatGPT |
In Brief Posted: 1:41 PM PDT · June 15, 2025 ChatGPT seems to have pushed some users toward delusional or conspiratorial thinking, or at least…
The US Navy is more aggressively telling startups, 'We want you' |
While Silicon Valley executives like those from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI are grabbing headlines for trading their Brunello Cucinelli vests for Army Reserve uniforms, a…
Aspora gets $50M from Sequoia to build remittance and banking solutions for Indian diaspora |
India has been one of the top recipients of remittances in the world for more than a decade. Inward remittances jumped from $55.6 billion in…
Alta raises $11M to bring ‘Clueless’ fashion tech to life with all-star investors |
Throughout her years working in technology, Jenny Wang, 28, always found herself stumbling back to one idea — a personal styling agent to help users…
WhatsApp is adding ads to the Status screen |
6:00 AM PDT · June 16, 2025 After years of providing free services without any bells attached, WhatsApp is now going to start showing ads…
7 days left to save up to $210 on TC All Stage passes |
7:00 AM PDT · June 16, 2025 Final countdown — less than one week to save up to $210 on TechCrunch All Stage passes! Founder…