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AI startup Cursor in talks to raise $2 billion funding round at valuation of over $50 billion
Artificial intelligence startup Cursor is in talks to raise a $2 billion fundraising round at an over $50 billion valuation, which does not include the investment, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC. Andreessen Horowitz is slated to…
Tech Startups Just Raised a Record $297 Billion in Q1 2026 - Here's Where the Money Is Going
The first quarter of 2026 has rewritten the record books for startup funding. Globally, startups raised approximately $297 billion in Q1 2026 — the highest quarterly total ever recorded, fueled almost entirely by a surge of mega-deals in AI…
TechCrunch Mobility: Uber enters its assetmaxxing era
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! A few weeks ago, I wrote…
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is dfbomb with a comment about the insane charges being brought against adults who assist students during anti-ICE protests: These fucking assholes terrorized our schools. They approached our…
OpenAI's existential questions
OpenAI has been all over the news recently, whether that news is about acquisitions, competition with Anthropic, or bigger debates about AI's impact on society. On the latest episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O'Kane, and…
This Entrepreneur Is Using AI To Solve The Global Nutrition Crisis And Outcompeting His Competition
Is the global food crisis actually a micronutrient crisis? Forbes's Alex York sits down with Sam Bertram, co-founder and CEO of OnePointOne, an Arizona-based agriculture startup that is reimagining the future of nourishment. While most of the world…
Cracks are starting to form on fusion energy's funding boom
It happens in every emerging industry: founders and investors push toward a common goal, until the money starts to roll in and that shared vision begins to diverge. Cracks are emerging in the fusion power world, which I saw firsthand at The…
Eye on making Delhi hub for research, design, govt begins drafting semiconductor policy
3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google The Delhi government has begun drafting a semiconductor policy aimed at positioning the Capital as a hub for chip design, research and advanced packaging, an official statement underlined on…
AI hit software engineers first. Here's what they want you to know.
Software engineers have a message for white-collar workers: Get ready. Since late last year, advances in tools like Claude Code and Codex have transformed how engineers do their jobs. While some are loving the new era of AI embedded in their…
Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and 'regressive' cultures
Surveillance and analytics company Palantir recently posted what it called a “brief” 22-point summary of CEO Alexander Karp's book “The Technological Republic.” Written by Karp and Palantir's head of corporate affairs…
1 big thing we're watching in this week's market just as important as Iran
Wall Street's scorching rally off its wartime lows back to new highs faces a big test this week: a jam-packed earnings calendar. The list of companies reporting stretches from linchpins of the AI trade like Club name GE Vernova to battleground…
UK bets on East London hub to anchor next phase of innovation
The UK's push to build a more joined-up innovation economy is increasingly being anchored in east London, where Here East has turned into one of the country's largest multi-sector tech campuses. Set within the former Olympic press and broadcast…
Blue Origin's New Glenn put a customer satellite in the wrong orbit during its third launch
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin successfully re-used one of its New Glenn rockets for the first time ever on Sunday, but the company failed at its primary mission: delivering a communications satellite to orbit for customer AST SpaceMobile.
Here's What's Blocking You From Getting the Best Housing Deals
Proptech has spent years building smarter tools, yet most homebuyers still experience real estate the same way they always have. The real obstacle isn't innovation, it's distribution. Until new technologies reach consumers directly, many of the…
Cardano CEO Announces Breakthrough: Can ADA Break Out?
Cardano CEO Frederik Gregaard said the network cut audit costs by 50% for institutions and listed a $100 million reinsurance product on the London Stock Exchange. The Cardano Foundation posted 7,000 financial transactions using a product called…
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