Pinwheel introduces a smartwatch for kids that includes an AI chatbot
The Pinwheel Watch is designed specifically for kids aged 7 to 14, offering parental management tools, GPS tracking, texting, and more.
This startup wants to use beams of energy to drill geothermal wells
A beam of energy hit the slab of rock, which quickly began to glow. Pieces cracked off, sparks ricocheted, and dust whirled around under a blast of air. From inside a modified trailer, I peeked through the window as a millimeter-wave drilling rig attached to an unassuming box truck melted a hole into a piece…
A ‘Higher’ Purpose: NBA Legend Carmelo Anthony is Entering a New Industry — and Breaking Barriers for Black Entrepreneurs
NBA legend Carmelo Anthony is launching StayMe7o to bring equity and elevate Black entrepreneurs, partnering with Grand National Founder Jesce Horton to focus on legacy over profit.
OpenAI Blasts Robinhood for Selling OpenAI Tokens: ‘We Do Not Endorse It’
OpenAI warns consumers that Robinhood’s sale of “OpenAI tokens” will not give them equity or stock in the company.
I Shared CEO Duties for a Year — Here’s What It Taught Me About Leadership
Rotating the CEO role every three months helped my founding team uncover hidden strengths and build lasting leadership capacity during our startup’s early stage.
Castelion raises $350M Series B to scale hypersonic missile business
A hypersonics weapon startup is lining up a massive new funding round to scale its business with the U.S Department of Defense.
xAI gets permits for 15 natural gas generators at Memphis data center
Elon Musk’s AI company has been operating more than twice that number without permits for months, a legal group alleges.
Ransomware gang Hunters International says it’s shutting down
The cybercriminal group, which said it’s releasing its decryption tools to victims, may be transitioning to new infrastructure under a different name.
Tighten up your cap table with Fidelity, Cimulate, and DepositLink at TechCrunch All Stage 2025
Fundraising is already hard — don’t let a messy cap table make it harder. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15, founders will get a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to keep a raise on track during the roundtable session “Preparing to Raise: Cap Table Best Practices to Help You Close Fast.” Hosted […]
Writer CEO May Habib to take the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
AI agents are reshaping how work gets done across industries, and at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, one of the leading voices in that transformation is stepping onto the AI Stage. May Habib, CEO and co-founder of Writer, will join us in San Francisco, October 27-29, for a fireside chat that dives deep into how enterprises are […]
Everything you need to know about Flashes, the Bluesky-based Instagram alternative
The app, which is now available in beta, offers a different way to browse the visual posts on Bluesky.