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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida
The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.
View the articleGlean’s top line crosses $300M as AI budget-cutting becomes its major selling point
The enterprise AI search startup tripled its annual revenue even as tech giants entered the category.
View the articleWaymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind
A new law and AV tracker tool gives the clearest accounting yet of how many robotaxis and self-driving trucks are in Texas.
View the articleHow to apply to Startup Battlefield 2026, what you need ahead of the June 8 deadline
Startup Battlefield applications are due tomorrow, so now's the time to put the finishing touches on your submission!
View the articleThe internet is being rebuilt for machines
As AI agents move from experiments to production, AWS, Cloudflare, and others are redesigning cloud infrastructure for a future dominated by machine-generated internet traffic instead of human users.
View the articleSlate Auto will announce pricing and take preorders for its EV on June 24
The Bezos-backed EV startup has yet to announce final pricing for its vehicle, which is supposed to start shipping by the end of this year.
View the articleAsana acquires no-code agent-builder StackAI
Asana will incorporate StackAI into its growing suite of AI workflow tools.
View the articleBluesky embraces long-form content to counter X Articles
In its latest update, Bluesky is getting into long-form content.
View the articleHackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of phishing attacks
A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups containing past messages.
View the articleAnthropic raises $65 billion, nears $1T valuation ahead of IPO
Anthropic has closed a $65 billion Series H round at a $965 billion post-money valuation, marking what could be the AI startup's final private fundraise before a highly anticipated IPO.
View the articleJust like gold and oil, we’ll soon be able to trade AI token futures
Large exchanges are designing derivative products around AI tokens, which are increasingly being considered less a computational output and more a raw material input, like electricity or bandwidth.
View the articleH1 secures $40M from CVS, proving SaaS startups can still attract investment
CEO Ariel Katz argues that while AI can replicate workflow SaaS, it can't copy H1’s unique doctor data.
View the articleA security lapse at prison pay phone service Pay Tel publicly exposed over 300K callers’ driver’s licenses
Pay Tel secured the publicly exposed data after security researchers discovered the leak containing callers' sensitive ID documents and inmate communications.
View the articleWhy Paris may be the most important AI city outside Silicon Valley
Europe’s startup ecosystem has matured significantly; its founders are increasingly willing to scale companies domestically instead of immediately looking to relocate to the U.S.
View the articleIn just 3 weeks, StrictlyVC is coming to Los Angeles
StrictlyVC Los Angeles is on June 18. Join for meaningful networking and fireside chats with leaders from Mach Industries, Shinkei Systems, and more. Register today.
View the articleStartup Battlefield 200 application deadline extended to June 8 after overwhelming demand
After overwhelming demand from founders around the world, TechCrunch has extended the Startup Battlefield 200 application deadline to June 8. Nominate a standout startup or apply yours today.
View the articleCorgi announces $106M raise at $2.6B valuation — double what it was worth three weeks ago
Insurance tech Corgi announced today an $106 million Series B1 raise, valuing the company at $2.6 billion, just three weeks after announcing a $160 million Series B.
View the articleAnthropic releases Opus 4.8 with new ‘dynamic workflow’ tool
The new Opus model comes with a tool called Dynamic Workflows, for coordinating swarms of subagents.
View the articleWaymo’s newest robotaxi is Chinese-made, built to make money, and now accepting riders
The launch of the Ojai minivan robotaxi comes after years of development and testing, but arrives amid a challenging time for Waymo.
View the articleU.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
One leading privacy lawmaker said it was time to "start treating the adtech industry as a national security threat."
View the articleMedia Advisory: MIT to establish regional quantum hub
With $25 million investment from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MIT to build a new shared-use facility to serve as a statewide quantum toolbox.
View the articleHow long is Anthropic’s lease with SpaceX? Opinions vary.
Elon Musk is publicly reframing xAI’s massive Anthropic compute deal as short-term and cancellable, despite SpaceX’s own S-1 filing describing payments through May 2029.
View the articleSesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, launches its iOS app
Sesame’s new iOS app brings its conversational AI agents to the public, offering more natural back-and-forth interactions designed to feel less like traditional chatbots and more like talking to a p...
View the articleSlate Auto will start taking orders for its low-cost EV on June 24
The Bezos-backed EV startup has yet to announce final pricing for its vehicle, which is supposed to start shipping by the end of this year.
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