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Exclusive: The SEC drops its four-year-old investigation into EV startup Faraday Future
The Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into electric vehicle startup Faraday Future, despite SEC staff on the case recommending an enforcement action last year, TechCrunch has learned. Four sources familiar with the…
Meet Superpower, the Silicon Valley startup that wants to make you hotter, smarter, and healthier
For the techno-optimized, nearly everything in life can be improved with the help of engineering. Bots can auto-swipe on Tinder and flirt with matches on your behalf. AI avatars can attend Zoom meetings so that you don't have to. Almost nothing is…
Your Burn Rate Could Kill Your Startup Faster Than You Think
Startup success hinges on strategic burn rate management, not high valuations and growth rates alone. Founders must balance growth and discipline with purposeful spending and revenue generation from early stages. Sustainable scaling and careful…
Hyderabad Startup BioReform Wins UN Recognition
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-based startup incubated at the Atal Incubation Centre of IIIT-Hyderabad has gained global recognition for developing a biodegradable alternative to plastic, with operations across eight Indian cities and four countries. The…
TechCrunch Mobility: Uber everywhere, all at once
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! If you haven't noticed, Uber is suddenly…
Delve accused of misleading customers with 'fake compliance'
An anonymous Substack post published this week accuses compliance startup Delve of “falsely” convincing “hundreds of customers they were compliant” with privacy and security regulations, potentially exposing those…
Best Crypto PR Agency for Startups: What Drives Visible Results in 2026?
In 2026, visibility in crypto depends on distribution mechanics, not just media placements. AI search engines, aggregators, and discovery feeds prioritize signals such as syndication, traffic, and topical authority. PR outcomes are now measured by…
Unity: I'll Go With Sell Due To High SBC And A Looming AI Threat (NYSE:U)
Unity Software faces significant AI-driven disruption risk from open-source alternatives like Godot, threatening its dominant position in game engines. U's fundamentals remain mediocre: stagnant ~2% YOY revenue growth, heavy stock-based…
Electric carmaker Rivian bucks industry trend, launches all-new midsize SUV
It's stylish, roomy, has more horsepower than high-end sports cars and can travel nearly 350 miles before a charge. The all-new Rivian R2, which was teased two years ago, may defy the current state of the industry, which has seen sales of EVs slump…
Peter Thiel's Latest $2 Billion Investment, An 'Agritech Unicorn' - Or Something Else?
Peter Thiel is well known for his PayPal startup and later Palantir tech investment. Most people now have a better understanding of exactly what Palantir software and AI interface are capable of. Palantir AI is now established as a core military…
As cattle herds shrink and beef prices rise, investors back AI cow collars
A startup putting high-tech collars on cows could soon be worth more than $2 billion, as investors bet the technology could help farmers cut costs and cope with labor shortages. Halter, a New Zealand-based company, is in talks to raise new funding…
AI may be helping more people start their own businesses, but without many employees
The startup era is back, but this time founders are using AI to avoid one of their biggest early costs—hiring employees. A report this week by the Bank of America Institute found the number of “high propensity businesses,” or…
Are AI tokens the new signing bonus or just a cost of doing business?
This week, a topic that has been boomeranging around Silicon Valley bounced into the spotlight: AI tokens as compensation. The idea is straightforward enough — rather than giving engineers only salary, equity, and bonuses, companies would…
Pradhan concludes Bharat Innovates pre-summit: 'goal is to take innovations from every corner of India to global stage'
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday (March 22, 2026) concluded the pre-summit event of Bharat Innovates 2026 at IIT Bombay, saying that the goal of this initiative is to “carry R&D-driven innovations from every corner of…
15 TV Shows To Watch If You Like HBO's Industry
'Industry' has turned out to be one of the most pleasant surprises of the 2020s in television — a mean, nasty, pull-no-punches immersion into the icy wilderness of the British stock market, conducted through first-rate storytelling in which…
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