​Urban Company’s IPO, which opened last week, was oversubscribed more than 100 times, reflecting strong investor demand.  

​Groww’s listing — expected later this year — is set to double as a major cash-out moment for global venture funds.  

​Al Gore and Lila Preston of Generation Investment Management talked with TechCrunch about recent headlines, including the tech industry’s growing appetite for rare earth minerals, how the AI boom’s demand for massive data centers could impact global energy consumption, and whether the space industry’s rocket launches are truly a net positive.  

​Meta is expected to unveil new versions of its AI-powered smart glasses, as well as a gesture-indicating wristband.  

​Impulse Space wants to ignite a revolution in in-space logistics.  

​Altman’s first fund, raised in early 2024, was $150 million. So this is a big step up, too.  

​Tesla is recalling an unspecified number of Powerwall 2 home batteries in Australia after receiving reports of fires.  

​A wave of startups are creating RL environments to help AI labs train agents. It might be Silicon Valley’s next craze in the making.  

​The round, which brought the two-year-old startup’s total funding to $88 million, was led by Scale Venture Partners.  

​The app will allow people to use an Alt + Space shortcut to instantly search for information from their computer files, installed apps, Google Drive files, and the web.