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German startup sends first commercial rocket into space from Europe
A German startup has launched the first commercial rocket to reach orbit from continental Europe, a milestone for Europe's efforts to secure independent access to space. Isar Aerospace said on Sunday that it would rapidly expand satellite…
Make Delhi 'Deregulation Capital', investors urge CM at startup meet
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday held a dialogue with leading entrepreneurs and investors on the Delhi Startup & Incubation Policy 2026, aiming to support over 10,000 startups and generate more than 4 lakh jobs. The meeting was organised…
India's drone startups have money to build, not enough to scale
India's drone-tech sector is attracting money at a pace that suggests investors are betting heavily on the industry's future. But the funding numbers hide a problem: the deeper startups get into commercialisation, the harder it becomes to find…
German startup makes European space history with first successful orbital launch
We made history. On just our second flight, we became the first commercial space company from Europe to deliver satellites into orbit. Mission 'Onward and Upward' successfully lifted off and deployed payloads into orbit. A new chapter for European…
Atlantica Ventures Has Backed Four African AI Infrastructure Startups in 18 Months. None of Them Build Models
In eighteen months, Atlantica Ventures has led or co-led rounds for four African or Africa-linked startups building the underlying layers of AI infrastructure — semiconductor design talent, vector search, DevOps automation and compliance…
Travis Kalanick's Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business
Earlier this summer, Travis Kalanick's Atoms announced a $1.7 billion funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. But even after raising that mega round, the Uber founder remained a bit cagey about what he was actually aiming to do. Now a story in…
TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road - and a snag
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! Depending on which…
Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck Has A New Ford Rival That Wants To Outsell It 5-To-1
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk once had an ambitious goal of producing 250,000 Cybertrucks annually. Demand for the electric pickup truck never reached…
'Model fatigue' sets in as AI labs race to roll out new versions at frenetic pace
Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google all released model updates this week as the pace of new releases continues to accelerate. 'We are in an environment where there's just so much frothiness that you have to make noise,' said Zhen Lu, CEO of AI…
Three Of Credit's Biggest Names Are In Talks On Waymo's $3 Billion Debt Raise
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Waymo is in active discussions with Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), Sixth Street, and Blackstone Inc. about a $3 billion debt raise as…
Hermeus and Anduril Are Racing to Build Autonomous High-Speed Aircraft
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Anduril Industries is partnering with high-speed aircraft developer Hermeus to integrate its mission autonomy software into Hermeus' Quarterhorse…
German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket
Isar Aerospace, founded in 2018 by three students at a German university, successfully launched a privately-developed rocket into low-Earth orbit Saturday from a Norwegian spaceport inside the Arctic Circle. The two-stage rocket, named Spectrum…
German rocket reaches space as Europe enters satellite launch race
German startup Isar Aerospace on Saturday launched its first rocket into space from a site in Arctic Norway, bringing Europe closer to offering satellite flights from its own soil. The uncrewed Spectrum rocket was the first commercial flight to…
Dell COO Jeff Clarke Reveals AI Boom Runs on Endless Scrambling for Scarce Parts: 'This Is What We Do' and 'We Love It' (CORRECTED)
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct Jeff Clarke's title. He is Dell Technologies' chief operating officer. Dell Technologies Inc.
OpenAI's controversial ChatGPT-6 Astra advert paints a sad vision of the future
Chat-GPT‑6 Astra is OpenAI's newest agentic AI model, designed to handle complex tasks like game development, 3D design and ordering takeout all by itself. Anything that can be done on a computer, Astra can do it, and fast. The model's…
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