Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO
Robinhood is doubling down on its bet to democratize venture capital. The fintech platform just filed confidentially for its second…
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Former Tesla CFO Deepak Ahuja joins EV battery recycler Redwood Materials
Tesla’s former finance chief is reuniting with an old colleague in the battery recycling business. Deepak Ahuja, who spent nearly…
Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation
Helsing, the five-year-old European defense tech startup building AI-powered military drone systems, is closing in on a $1.2 billion funding…
Fintech startup Parker files for bankruptcy
Parker, a venture-backed fintech startup that promised to revolutionize corporate banking with modern credit cards and financial services, has filed…
Moment Energy raises $40M to meet ‘infinite demand for power’ with EV batteries
Moment Energy just closed a $40 million Series A to tackle what CEO Edward Chiang calls “infinite demand for power”…
Geothermal startup Fervo Energy to raise up to $1.3B in IPO
Geothermal energy is having its moment on Wall Street. Fervo Energy, the enhanced geothermal startup backed by some of Silicon…
‘This is fine’ creator says AI startup stole his art
The creator of the internet’s most famous burning-dog meme is fighting back against AI. KC Green, the artist behind ‘This…
Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch
Europe’s startup ecosystem is getting a fresh look. TechCrunch senior reporter Anna Heim just released a curated watchlist of 21…
Meta buys robotic startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions
Meta just acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a humanoid robotics startup, marking the tech giant’s boldest move yet into physical AI.…
Big Tech is spending $725 billion on AI infrastructure and the market is starting to ask when that bill comes due – Startup Fortune
The largest American technology companies have collectively committed up to $725 billion in capital expenditures this year, nearly all of…
True Anomaly raises $650 million to support space interceptors for Trump’s Golden Dome
True Anomaly just closed one of the largest defense tech funding rounds of the year, pulling in $650 million to…
China blocks Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus
China just threw a wrench into Meta’s AI ambitions. Beijing announced Monday it’s blocking the social media giant’s $2 billion…
Amazon-Backed AI Startup Aims to Revolutionize Hollywood Production
The Buzz ■ AWS backs new Hollywood production startup leveraging AI to cut costs and speed up filming according to…
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 in move towards AI superapp
OpenAI has released GPT-5.5, its newest artificial intelligence model, describing it as the company’s most capable and intuitive model to…
SpaceX Secures $60B Option to Buy AI Coding Startup Cursor
The Buzz ■ SpaceX holds a $60 billion option to acquire Cursor, the AI-powered coding assistant, per TechCrunch ■ The…
SpaceX Secures $60B Option to Acquire AI Coding Startup Cursor
The Buzz ■ SpaceX obtained rights to buy AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion later this year, according to…
European AI Chip Startup Hunts $100M to Challenge Nvidia
The Buzz ■ European AI chip startup seeks $100M+ funding to compete with Nvidia’s AI accelerator dominance, according to CNBC…
Teen-Founded Slash Hits $1.4B Valuation on $100M Round
The Buzz ■ Slash raises $100M at $1.4B valuation, led by Khosla Ventures and Ribbit Capital ■ The spend management…