June 27, 2025

The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small…

Shield AI expands massive Series F with another $300M in equity, debt, scaling valuation to $2.8B

December 29, 2023

Defense tech startup Shield AI has expanded its latest funding round with another $300 million in equity and debt, bringing its total Series F to $500 million, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. This total amount reflects $200 million in equity closed in November, $100 million in new equity raised at the Series F price, and $200 […]

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Building a Sustainable Business Through Strategic Investments

December 29, 2023
A sustainable business makes itself known through its investment strategy. The choices seep into every company facet, from workforce performance to third-party partners to technological adoption. Sustainability has a double…

Here we go again: 2023’s badly handled data breaches

December 29, 2023

Last year, we compiled a list of 2022’s most poorly handled data breaches looking back at the bad behavior of corporate giants when faced with hacks and breaches. That included everything from downplaying the real-world impact of spills of personal information and failing to answer basic questions. Turns out this year, many organizations continue to […]

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How machine learning might unlock earthquake prediction

December 29, 2023
In September 2017, about two minutes before a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Mexico City, blaring sirens alerted residents that a quake was coming. Such alerts, which are now available in the United States, Japan, Turkey, Italy, and Romania, among other countries, have changed the way we think about the threat of earthquakes. They no longer…

Apple’s VR Glasses: Catalyst for Growth?

December 29, 2023
Apple Inc., the largest stock in the world, continues to lead the pack with its famous cutting-edge products. Despite the company’s continued success, some recent statistics reveal a possible obstacle…