Robinhood to list a fund that lets anyone back Y Combinator startups
Robinhood this week unveiled a financial instrument that lets anyone feel like they, too, can make money by backing Y…
Indian EV startup River raises $120M Series C to scale production, launch more models
Indian electric vehicle startup River on Wednesday said it had raised $120 million to scale manufacturing for its next phase…
Saudi Aramco backs India’s Mitti Labs to make Asia’s rice farming more water-resilient
As rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns put Asia’s water-intensive rice farming under pressure, Mitti Labs, a New York- and…
AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?
The new deep learning techniques behind LLMs have also given us weather simulations that can run on laptops instead of…
Elon Musk repeatedly one-upped his execs on SpaceX’s first earnings call
Elon Musk spent SpaceX’s first earnings call making some out-of-this-world claims about the company’s business and future prospects, while his…
Lucid’s turnaround plan hinges on $1.4B in cash savings, robotaxis
Lucid Motors said Tuesday that its “operational reset” will focus on $1.4 billion in cash reductions along with three other…
How to get the best hotel deals for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Congrats, you’re all set for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026! Or, you might still be on the fence and wondering about your…
SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year
SpaceX has ramped up purchases of Tesla Megapack, spending $295 million on the battery storage devices in the second quarter…
SpaceX doubles revenue on Anthropic and Google compute deals, Starlink growth
SpaceX doubled its revenue compared to last year, in large part thanks to the growth of its Starlink satellite internet…
Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers
For many apps, granting permission to access your device’s precise location makes sense. Your favorite weather app needs to know…