TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch StoriesNowIf space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel?TechCrunch - Tim FernholzThe founders behind Starcloud, a startup with plans to operate a fleet of GPUs in orbit, have a new pitch for potential investors: A plan to send a tiny spacecraft on an 80,000 year journey to Alpha Centauri. If they do it, it will be the first human-built object explicitly aimed for another star, …
TechCrunchflipped into Startup News5 hours agoMagna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for YumaTechCrunch - Jagmeet SinghWhile battery swapping has struggled to take off in much of the world, Canadian auto parts giant Magna International believes the model could work at scale in India, where millions of two- and three-wheelers and a fast-growing delivery economy create a different set of economics. And it’s placing …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories9 hours agoLachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a yearTechCrunch - Jagmeet SinghProminent solo investor Lachy Groom has backed a Bengaluru startup attempting an ambitious feat: keeping an aircraft in the sky for more than a year by harvesting energy from ocean winds. Alteon, founded by 20-year-old Samay Sanghvi, announced Tuesday that it raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed round …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories10 hours agoApple shares ‘shocking evidence’ against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAITechCrunch - Amanda SilberlingIn its lawsuit against OpenAI, Apple filed what it calls “shocking evidence” to bolster its allegations that former employees stole trade secrets for OpenAI’s benefit. These new details emerged after the legal counsel for former Apple employee Chang Liu — who now works at OpenAI — handed over Liu’s …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories10 hours agoPolymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.’s investment fundTechCrunch - Lucas RopekThe popular prediction market Polymarket has raised $300 million from 1789 Capital as part of a new funding round totaling around $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. 1789 Capital, an investment fund in which Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, previously invested $200 …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories10 hours agoa16z brings growth fund to $8.5B days after launching new $1.1B fundTechCrunch - Julie BortVenture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has expanded its fifth growth fund to $8.5 billion. That means the firm added another $1.75 billion since the fund launched in January with $6.75 billion. The firm’s announcement comes just days after a16z announced it had raised a fresh $1.1 billion for a …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories12 hours agoA group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midtermsTechCrunch - Julie BortA well-known, pro-AI super political action committee is behind a new group that plans to blast voters in key battleground states with ads advocating for data centers, several outlets are reporting. That new group, called Build American AI, wants to convince citizens of the virtues of having data …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories13 hours agoFTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuitTechCrunch - Lauren ForristalAmazon is facing a new lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 22 states, which accuse the company of secretly charging businesses more for advertising on its platform. The lawsuit, filed Monday, claims Amazon spent more than seven years quietly increasing the prices advertisers paid …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories14 hours agoThe Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and GrokTechCrunch - Kirsten KorosecThe Pentagon has launched versions of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and xAI’s Grok, giving 3 million civilian and military personnel access to generative AI tools that have been tailored to “warfighter needs.” ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government — custom versions of the popular consumer generative AI tools — are …
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunch14 hours agoApply now to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026TechCrunchWe’re getting close to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026! From October 13-15, more than 10,000 innovators, founders, investors, and industry leaders will attend our event in San Francisco’s Moscone West, but the community gathering in the Bay Area stretches beyond those three days. With our Disrupt Side …
TechCrunchflipped into All About Apps14 hours agoInstagram puts new limits on undisclosed AI profilesTechCrunch - Lauren ForristalInstagram announced Monday that it’s changing how it labels AI-generated profiles and will start limiting the reach of accounts that feature AI-generated people without saying so. The platform says it’s renaming its existing “AI creator” label to “AI-generated profile,” which Instagram says should …
TechCrunchflipped into All About Apps15 hours agoApple’s top App Store exec, Phil Schiller, follows wave of exits as CEO Tim Cook steps downTechCrunch - Lucas RopekTim Cook is departing from his long-held role as Apple’s CEO — and a wave of top executives are heading for the exits as he does. On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Phil Schiller, long the head of Apple’s App Store, stepped down from his position in recent days. Schiller has been with the company …