Manufacturing Accelerator Re:Build Secures Funding to Reshore Hard Tech
The manufacturing accelerator bills itself as "America’s answer to Shenzhen."
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Disruptive Bets Ten Billion Dollars on Massive AI and Defense Payoffs
Disruptive has made headlines in recent years for pouring money into companies like chip startup Groq and the AI voice-generation startup ElevenLabs.
Robinhood Co-Founder’s New Venture Aims to Launch Twenty Thousand Space Data Centers
Cowboy Space just gave us our first look at its "Big Iron" rocket, which the company will use to build its AI data center constellation. Big Iron's debut is targeted for late 2028.
Frontier AI Labs Claim They Broke a Foundation of Computer Science
TechCrunch spoke to the MIT computer scientist charged with explaining OpenAI's latest mind-bending discovery
Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
Rohit Patel is departing Meta after eight years working on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. His startup, Ndoc, aims to take on Microsoft Office Suite.
Apple Rolls Out iOS 27.2 With Deep Siri Memories and Rare Legacy Security Patch
The latest Apple software update for iPhones and iPads includes new features and important security updates.
Luckey Stays in California to Fight a Wealth Tax That Could Seize His Voting Power
"It's causing a lot of people to run who I don't want to be running," native Californian Palmer Luckey said. "But I'm planning on staying in California. I'm going to keep fighting it."
General Compute secures 100 million dollars to back alternative AI chips
General Compute is betting on inference chips from outside the Nvidia ecosystem.
Opera’s New Standard Bypasses Cloud AI
The new standard, WebAI, is designed to work with a variety of AI models.
Nvidia backs Indian startup helping companies run AI models with fewer GPUs
Simplismart says its annualized revenue run rate has grown 14-fold in six months, with the U.S. accounting for more than half its revenue.
OpenAI Turns Coding Tools Into Personal Assistants With Dots
Alexander Embiricos, the OpenAI executive responsible for dots, never wants to have a meeting with someone else's AI agent.
Fusion startups are giving the government shares in exchange for awards. Is it worth it?
Fusion startups face a new challenge, one unrelated to plasma physics: Give the government shares in exchange for funding awards or go it alone?
This startup’s self-driving excavators help dig up $600M in new funding
Bedrock Robotics, which is now valued at $4.1 billion, is particularly focused on autonomous excavators, in part because of a growing shortage of skilled operators.
Matiks raises $10M to expand its math and puzzle gaming platform
Matiks has introduced a new platform for users to create games using AI.
Grok releases the first seven minutes of its AI-generated ‘Odyssey’
The footage looks okay, as long as you're not seeking artistry, inspiration, or human interest.
‘Cyberselfish’ author takes aim at Silicon Valley libertarians as her book returns from the dead
"That's a 12-year-old view of the world."
Apollo Economist Says AI Fails to Boost Profits for Most Firms
"Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech."
The hottest AI wearables and gadgets you should know about
We compiled a list of all the hottest AI wearables, including Muse Charm, Bee, Friend, Plaud, and more.
Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine
Elon Musk reportedly ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine's Starlink access.
Researchers using AI discovered critical vulnerabilities in PHP, prompting millions of attempted hacks across the internet.
The moment you realize the internet is "held together by glue and dreams."