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SpaceX's record IPO is helping spur a new wave of startups aiming for orbit and opening a vast new market beyond Earth
SpaceX's blockbuster IPO did more than turn Elon Musk's rocket company into one of the world's most valuable businesses. Investors and founders say it is also helping transform space from a government-dominated industry into a supercharged startup…
Jeff Bezos Backed a $2.6 Billion AI Startup That's Partnering With Nvidia and Meta on New Chip Materials
For years, the technology industry's been working to extract enough performance from silicon to make modern-day artificial intelligence (AI) possible. Now that it's done so, it's using that very same AI to discover new materials for a future…
A massive stablecoin fragmentation war is brewing between tech giants and a startup is aiming to capitalize on it
The stablecoin market is fragmenting, and onchain capital allocator Spark is betting it can capitalize on the split. Fintechs, exchanges and banking groups are increasingly launching their own dollar-linked tokens. Each issuer wants to keep users…
Baltics transform from Soviet stagnation to startup hubs
Rather than focusing on heritage or artisanal craftsmanship promoted in similar campaigns in Italy or France, Lithuania and its Baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia are highlighting they are home to innovation. The three countries have a growing…
Five lessons for startups from football World Cup
I landed in Seattle a day before the FIFA World Cup 2026 began. For the next 40 days, the city turned into a giant football stadium. National flags appeared everywhere, strangers speaking different languages vehemently debated offsides over…
AI Startups Try to Counter Chinese Models as VC Interest Wanes
But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Aug. 2), these companies have begun to run into a roadblock: a lack of interest from venture capital (VC) investors. “Every tier-one VC pretty much said no,” said Mark McQuade, CEO…
A chip report out of China erased $1 trillion in market value
A report this week that China has begun mass-producing specialty chips key to the AI boom set off a selloff that erased $1 trillion in market value from other chip manufacturers, according to the Guardian. The same week, the Federal Communications…
Sam Altman says Paul Graham and Peter Thiel taught him a key lesson about investing
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Silicon Valley luminaries taught him how to be ok with standing out when making investments. 'The thing I really learned from Peter Thiel and Paul Graham, both in two different ways, which is that the very best companies…
Former industrial base in northeast China finds new ambition in robotics
A lightweight robotic hand deftly rotated and gripped objects at an exhibition hall. Nearby, a surgical robot designed for retinal procedures demonstrated movements with micron-level precision, finer than a human hair. These exhibits at Harbin…
TechCrunch Mobility: Two roads diverged - for robotaxis
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 ! TechCrunch covered a…
The Travel Industry Power-Struggle Map
Travel is not one market. It is a series of fights over who answers the traveler, who gets found, who owns the booking, who controls the inventory, who holds the wallet, and eventually, who remembers the trip. Last week, for Skift's 14th…
Meet the coaches, measurers, and builders carving out a slice of the AI cost-saving business
Don't use Swiss Army knives for surgically precise work; use scalpels. That's what Manos Koukoumidis and other players in the AI cost-saving business say is the biggest problem with how companies use AI. They're using the most powerful, versatile…
Scott Bessent Presses Senate On 'Floor-Ready' CLARITY Act, Tom Lee Agrees: 'This Needs to Be Passed
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday urged the Senate to hold an immediate vote on the CLARITY Act, arguing the legislation is essential to…
Israel's next tech wave: A new opportunity for olim and Israelis abroad
Israeli technology professionals working abroad, as well as highly skilled olim (new immigrants) considering building their future in Israel, have a unique opportunity over the next five months. Until the end of 2026, new hi-tech tax reforms are…
Is paying artists enough to convince them to embrace AI?
Pippa is trying to entice artists with a revenue share system. Pippa is trying to entice artists with a revenue share system. Charles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote…
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