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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…
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…
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.
Is 'Founder Mode' sustainable for modern leaders?
“Founder mode” often glorifies speed, control, and intensity. The hands-on leadership style has sparked debate about whether it is sustainable over the long term. Below, industry experts who have studied the balance between…
I wanted more from life: How IIT Guwahati is helping me rewrite my future
I am 19, a sophomore at IIT Guwahati pursuing Data Science and Artificial Intelligence as my major. I come from the steel city of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, while my roots are connected to Odisha. I mostly grew up in Jamshedpur, completing my entire…
From AI shopping to video, Alibaba is making the investments analysts want to see
Alibaba shares have accelerated their gains this month as the Chinese e-commerce giant has released a succession of new artificial intelligence models. 'Alibaba's approach of having a large range of AI models [is] a smart strategic play that sets…
SiIicon Valley's AI agent hiccups: Wasted tokens and 'chaotic' systems
The underlying technology behind AI agents is still rickety and a potential cost-sucker. At two Silicon Valley events this week, executives and engineers shared the reality of scaling the tools popularized by the rise of OpenClaw. One executive…
Refreshed NAB Show Reflects an Industry in Flux
It is fitting that the 2026 NAB Show takes place in a Las Vegas Convention Center that recently completed an astounding three-year, $600 million renovation. That makes it the perfect setting for a show that reflects an industry in a constant state…
Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure
The third flight of Blue Origin's heavy-lift New Glenn launcher began Sunday with the company's first successful reflight of an orbital-class booster, but ended with a setback for Jeff Bezos' flagship rocket, a key element in NASA's Artemis lunar…
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