The real reason Google DeepMind is working with a fusion energy startup
Google has invested in fusion startups as potential power suppliers. This latest move suggests Google sees them as potential customers, too.
The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down
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. China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries. In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric…
Rent a Cyber Friend will pay you to talk to strangers online and will show off its platform at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
“Loneliness is the biggest disease in the world right now,” founder Francesco Vitali said. “So we built a platform where human time has value again, and a place where being human is important.”
The Future of Financial Services Will Be Defined By This One Shift
Why the future of finance depends on bridges, not walls, between fintechs and traditional institutions.
This Ex-Amazon AI Leader Reveals How Entrepreneurs Can 10x Their Output With AI
The former Global Head of Machine Learning Startups at Amazon Web Services shares how entrepreneurs can use AI tools to automate workflows.
A new wave of social media apps provide hope in a doomscrolling world
“The platforms that won were the ones that kept people scrolling the longest, not the ones that made them feel the most connected,” Zehra Naqvi told TechCrunch. “Now there is an abundance of content but a scarcity of joy.”
One of the Most Overlooked Risks in Business — and How to Protect Yourself Before It’s Too Late
While professional data recovery services may cost thousands of dollars, they represent a fraction of the true cost of permanent data loss,
This Nurse With ‘No Business Background’ Started a Side Hustle on Instagram. Now It’s a Multimillion-Dollar Brand.
Jordan Harper, 38, didn’t set out to build a brand — but it came naturally.
Smucker’s Claims Trader Joe’s Copied Its Crustless, Billion Dollar Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Smucker’s is suing Trader Joe’s, claiming that a knockoff version of Uncrustables is eating their lunch.
Take our quiz: How much do you know about antimicrobial resistance?
This week we had some terrifying news from the World Health Organization: Antibiotics are failing us. A growing number of bacterial infections aren’t responding to these medicines—including common ones that affect the blood, gut, and urinary tract. Get infected with one of these bugs, and there’s a fair chance antibiotics won’t help. The scary truth…
Deel hits $17.3B valuation after raising $300M from big-name VCs
Deel says it’s been profitable for three years and surpassed $1 billion in ARR, including having a month.