Form Energy raises $750M to build more 100-hour batteries for the grid
Form Energy has landed Google and Crusoe as customers. Now, it has raised $750 million to expand manufacturing to deliver its massive, 100-hour batteries.
The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just launched a 120-day study on the future of warfare, led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, and while it makes sense given their ties to the administration, critics could point out that Musk’s and Luckey’s companies already sell the kinds of technology the study is likely to recommend.
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I Sell a Sustainable Product I Believe in, But My Industry Is Misleading Consumers. Here’s the Truth.
A bioplastics CEO confesses what the industry won’t: Most claims are misleading. Here’s what to look for.
Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M
This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told TechCrunch.
Facebook officially rolls out its standalone Creator Studio app with AI tools for creators
The new app launches with Facebook’s AI creator assistant built into it, providing creators with personalized recommendations based on their content style, performance, audience engagement, and goals.
How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures
Investors are still waiting for their share of the $250 million windfall, and VideoVerse co-founder Vinayak Shrivastav is now at the center of multiple legal cases.
After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug
This is the latest zero-day released by security researcher Nightmare Eclipse, despite Microsoft publicly threatening to take legal action against them.
YouTube Makes It Even Harder for Creators to Earn Money: ‘A Fool’s Errand to Try’
YouTube content creators have to jump through increasingly high hoops to monetize their presence on the platform.
The ‘IMDb for Athletes’ Is Here — And Its Founders Built It Without Spending a Dime on Marketing
Meet the actor-turned-founder and the serial entrepreneur who teamed up with Aaron Rodgers to build a platform that tears down the wall between business owners and superstar athletes.
Silkroad Innovation Hub’s Road to Battlefield competition continues
The Road to Battlefield competition is now in its second year, and its purpose is to give founders across Central Eurasia a direct route to Startup Battlefield
This Popular Herb Is Part of a Billion-Dollar Industry Sold at Convenience Stores. Now Regulators Want to Ban It.
Kratom is legal, but largely unregulated. A surge in overdoses has led regulators in several states to move toward outright bans.