Xprize founder says ‘humans behave better when they’re being watched’
Peter Diamandis is the latest tech executive to argue that global surveillance will make the world a better place, following Larry Ellison’s comments in 2024.
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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He Makes Up to $115,000 a Year Working Just 2 Hours a Month. His Story Shows That Passive Income Is the New Career Dream.
Greg Keogh started his passive income side hustle seven years ago. Now it basically runs itself.
Two Entrepreneurs Explain Why Telegram Is at the Center of the Internet’s Most Important Transformation Yet
If Steve Jobs reshaped the devices we communicate with, these two investors believe Pavel Durov is reshaping the networks we communicate through.
They Grew Up in ‘Mortgage Families.’ Now These 21-Year-Olds Have Raised $4.1 Million to Put an AI Loan Officer Inside America’s Lenders.
Athan Zhang and Brianna Lin think the mortgage industry’s paperwork problem is really a data problem, and that an AI named Penny can fix it.
Why Andy Bachman Built BuzzStar: From Managing Creators to Owning the Platform
Creators Inc. founder Andy Bachman built BuzzStar around a simple idea: creators shouldn’t just monetize content. They should monetize access.
FIFA Clumsily Tried to Hide the Logos of These Banned Brands at the World Cup. It Put Them in the Spotlight Instead.
FIFA covered the Levi’s logo, taped over Heinz bottles and masked Beats headphones. The strategy backfired badly.
He Left Law to Start a Pizza Business That Did Nearly $1 Billion in Revenue After a Crucial Pivot: ‘Don’t Fall in Love With Your Ideas.’
Rick Rosenfield put everything on the line for his California-style pizza business.
Robotaxis drives miles just to get cleaned and charged; this new startup wants to fix that
Aseon Labs, which came out of Y Combinator’s 2026 spring cohort, has raised $10 million from Crane Venture Partners and others.
Early Bird pricing ends tonight for TechCrunch Founder Summit
Save up to $190 on your pass to TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026. Early Bird pricing ends today, at 11:59 p.m. PT, after which rates increase. Register now.
What I Got Wrong as a Global Leader About How to Build Trust Across Cultures
Building trust across cultures is less about applying a consistent leadership playbook and more about recognizing how relationships, communication and credibility are established differently in each context.