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As EU waters down 2035 EV goals, electric startups express concern

The future may be electric, but that future is being postponed. The European Commission, citing the need for flexibility, has softened its ambitious plan to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035. Instead of requiring 100% of new cars to be…

33-year-olds shuttered their $2M-a-year startup, risked running out of money-now their AI business is valued at $100M

This story is part of CNBC Make It's The Moment series, where highly successful people reveal the critical moment that changed the trajectory of their lives and careers, discussing what drove them to make the leap into the unknown. Dhruv Amin and…

Shield AI's new CEO says the $5.6B defense tech startup is at an inflection point

There are plenty of conventional indicators that signal that a product is turning heads: Weekly active user figures start to soar, products fly off the shelves, there is unsolicited praise. But for San Diego-based Shield AI, validation has looked a…

Agtech startups as innovation catalysts

Nearly 70 per cent of the rural population is dependent on farming. Agriculture remains the backbone of India's food security and rural livelihoods. The sector grapples with fragmented landholdings, weather surprises, infrastructure gaps, low…

Coding a startup - Defining OMX nodes

I've been working on my projects called Oxinion. More and more I work on it, I get more self-doubt since there's no real users and usage on my personal work. Apart from Oxinion, i got some likes and stars on open source library called…

From Idea to Launch: How Developers Can Build Successful Startups

I remember the exact moment I realized that being a great developer and building a successful startup were two completely different skill sets. It was 2 AM on a Tuesday, I was three months into my first serious venture, and I had just spent six…

Murdered MIT scientist was pioneering tech to take on fuel industry

The murdered professor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was on the brink of revolutionizing the energy sector and upending fossil fuel use as we know it. Nuno Loureiro, 47, was gunned down at his home in the Boston suburb of Brookline…

Why AI Startups Need to Focus on Distribution Before Disruption

There's a familiar story playing out across the AI startup world. A founder builds something technically impressive. And then… nothing scales. Not because the product isn't good. But because disruption without distribution doesn't go…

TechCrunch Mobility: Bankruptcy takes out two

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! The year in transportation started with a couple of…

Israel's famed VC Jon Medved, diagnosed with ALS, backed the tech that will improve his life

Years ago, when venture capitalist Jon Medved took an interest in backing various health tech startups, he had no idea that one day, he would need them to improve his own quality of life. Israel tight-knit startup community received a blow in…

Technology entrepreneurship in emerging markets: Latin America's innovation momentum

By Jerry Haar / Guest Contributor Latin America has emerged as a dynamic force in global technology entrepreneurship, experiencing unprecedented growth and transformation over the past three decades. The region's digital transformation market…

Top AI investors say maybe it's a bubble, but 'bubbles are good for innovation'

In the venture capital world, the word “bubble” usually serves as a warning shot—a signal to pull back before a market correction wipes out portfolios. But at the recent Fortune Brainstorm AI conference, two top investors…

Waymo suspends service in San Francisco as robotaxis stall during blackout

Waymo suspended its robotaxi service in San Francisco on Saturday evening after a massive blackout appeared to leave many of its vehicles stalled on city streets. Numerous photos and videos posted to social media captured Waymo robotaxis stalled at…

What's the Current Stock Market Bubble? - LessWrong

There's a stock market bubble currently in progress. The key question is: which stocks are unsustainably high? There are a few ways that the current AI boom could turn out to be a mistake (as in AI stocks dropping much below current levels; I'm not…

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