Legacy aerospace giants scored a win Tuesday when the U.S. Senate passed President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill that earmarks billions more for NASA’s flagship Artemis program. The $10 billion addition to the Artemis architecture, which includes funding for additional Space Launch System rockets and an orbiting station around the moon called Gateway, is a rebuke […]
ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism
The citizen app for anonymously reporting ICE agents and raids went viral after criticism from the U.S. Attorney General.
Figma moves closer to a blockbuster IPO that could raise $1.5B
The financials are impressive and founder CEO Dylan Field already cashed out $20 million worth of shares last year.
Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s Gateway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield
Historic regional competition launches to showcase Central Eurasia’s rising startup ecosystem on Silicon Valley’s biggest stage. For the first time in its history, Central Eurasia will have a direct pathway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield through the launch of “Road to Battlefield,” a groundbreaking regional competition that promises to put the underrepresented region firmly on the […]
X is piloting a program that lets AI chatbots generate Community Notes
The social platform X will pilot a feature that allows AI chatbots to generate Community Notes. Community Notes is a Twitter-era feature that Elon Musk has expanded under his ownership of the service, now called X. Users who are part of this fact-checking program can contribute comments that add context to certain posts, which are […]
Catalio Capital closes over $400M Fund IV
Catalio Capital Management announced the closing of its more than $400 million Fund IV. The fund will continue the firm’s thesis of backing healthcare and biotechnology companies.
Google’s data center energy use doubled in 4 years
Google has pledged to use only carbon-free sources of electricity to power its operations, a task made more challenging by its breakneck pace of data center growth.
Automattic puts Tumblr migration to WordPress on hold
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg confirmed that the company is no longer working on migrating its Tumblr blogging platform to WordPress, as previously announced.
Nothing releases its first over-the-ear headphones, the $299 Headphone (1)
London-based smartphone maker Nothing has launched its first over-the-ear headphones, the Headphone (1). The new device follows Nothing’s first step into audio hardware with last year’s debut of the Ear 2 open-ear headphones. The new Headphone (1) headphones were designed in collaboration with British audio brand KEF and feature the sleek, transparent design that Nothing […]
Nothing releases their first over-the-ear headphones
Nothing has revealed its first over-the-ear headphones. The aluminum and transparent Headphone (1) was designed in collaboration with KEF. They offer adaptive noise canceling, bass enhancement for deeper low frequencies, and spatial audio, for $299 at launch. But spoilers: The buttons on these headphones might be the best part.