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US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035
# US Data Centers Could Become Global Natural Gas Giants by 2035 The explosion in artificial intelligence infrastructure spending threatens to reshap…
Waymo opens robotaxi service in Las Vegas
Waymo expands its driverless taxi operations into Las Vegas, marking its 15th commercial robotaxi market. The move underscores Alphabet's autonomous v…
Jensen Huang explains why Nvidia will grow an astounding 70% next year
Jensen Huang, Nvidia's founder and CEO, projects the chip giant will expand revenues by 70% in the coming year, banking on the company's pervasive pre…
OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand
OpenAI has paused new Pro subscription sign-ups as the company works to manage overwhelming demand for its latest AI model, Astra. The pause targets t…
India’s Pocket FM doubles revenue run rate to $500M as AI powers 93% of audio content
Pocket FM, India's audio entertainment platform, has reached a $500 million annual revenue run rate, effectively doubling its prior velocity. The Mumb…
Google signs its biggest rice-methane carbon credit deal with Indian startup Mitti Labs
Google has signed a four-year carbon credit agreement with Indian startup Mitti Labs targeting methane emissions from rice farming. The deal covers ri…
Uber rival inDrive scales beyond ride-hailing to capture more consumer spending
InDrive, the Uber rival that has built its ride-hailing business on underpricing and driver-friendly policies, is now monetizing its massive user base…
Google Cloud races to catch up in the AI deployment wars with Accenture deal
Google Cloud is doubling down on enterprise AI adoption with a strategic partnership with Accenture designed to accelerate the deployment of generativ…
After 8 years, Europe's BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
Europe's BepiColombo spacecraft enters its final approach to Mercury after eight years of interplanetary travel, marking a watershed moment for planet…
Travis Kalanick’s Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business
Travis Kalanick's infrastructure startup Atoms is exploring entry into the robotaxi market, according to reporting from TechCrunch. The move represent…
German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket
# German Startup Breaks Europe's Commercial Rocket Barrier Rocket Lab's European competitor has finally launched. A German orbital rocket company ach…
CD sales are making an unexpected comeback amid a retro tech boom
# CD Sales Surge 58.6% in First Half of 2026 as Physical Media Enjoys Unexpected Renaissance U.S. CD revenue surged 58.6% in the first half of 2026, …
Startup ARR is less secure than ever, new research shows
# Startup ARR is Less Secure Than Ever as AI Disruption Reshapes Enterprise Buying Enterprise software startups face an unprecedented stability crisi…
Reliance’s JioHotstar takes its streaming empire global — without sports
Reliance Industries' streaming subsidiary JioHotstar is expanding internationally, launching in the UK, Canada, and Singapore with a strategic pivot a…
Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off
George Arison took over Grindr's CEO role with a mission to transform the hookup app into a comprehensive platform for gay men. His strategy hinges on…
Apple TV is raising its subscription prices again
Apple raised Apple TV+ subscription prices to $14.99 per month, up from $12.99. The $2 monthly increase marks the second price hike for the streaming …
Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup
Atorie, a fashion e-commerce platform targeting the luxury goods market, has closed a $9.5 million funding round to scale its direct-to-consumer model…
This former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’
# Former PG&E Engineer Launches Underground Mapping Platform with $26M Series A A former Pacific Gas & Electric engineer has launched a startup that …
Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids’ access to its apps as part of settlement with states
Meta has agreed to implement sweeping restrictions on how minors access its apps, capping the most significant regulatory settlement the social media …
Inside The Private-Market Divide: EquityZen’s Phil Haslett On AI, SaaS And Secondaries
# EquityZen's Phil Haslett Charts The Private Secondaries Boom: Why Startups Are Rushing To Offer Liquidity Earlier Phil Haslett, co-founder of Equit…
Showcase your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and book an exhibit table while there’s still space
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is now open for startup exhibitor applications, with booth space available for companies looking to pitch directly to a concen…
US nutrition startup Berry Street merges with India’s Healthify as GLP-1 trends upwards
Berry Street, a US-based nutrition startup, has merged with Healthify, India's leading metabolic health platform, creating a combined entity positione…
Two years after launch, Walmart’s Flipkart is closing in on India’s quick-commerce leaders
Walmart's Flipkart has emerged as a formidable competitor in India's hypercompetitive quick-commerce space, scaling to 1.1 million to 1.2 million dail…
One in five enterprises can't stop a runaway AI agent's spending in real time
Enterprise AI teams are running multiple orchestration platforms simultaneously out of distrust, not diversity preference. The median enterprise now o…
Apple is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs from Siri, Vision Pro teams
Apple is cutting hundreds of jobs across its Siri and Vision Pro divisions, the company confirmed this week. The layoffs reflect a strategic pivot awa…
When Should A Board Consider Selling A Company?
# When Should A Board Consider Selling A Company? Tech strategic adviser Itay Sagie lays out a framework for board directors evaluating one of the hi…
Uber and Pony.ai plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to Europe
Uber and autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai are launching a major European expansion of their robotaxi partnership. The two companies plan to deploy 2…
Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device
Kyoto Fusioneering, a Japan-based fusion technology company, secured grant funding to begin manufacturing a critical fuel system component for next-ge…
Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct
# Hyperscalers Face Potential Energy Crisis as Natural Gas Prices Could Skyrocket The race to power AI data centers just hit a major economic headwin…
Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs
Nvidia is betting $500 billion on a financing strategy that locks in demand for its processors while shoring up the secondary market for aging hardwar…
Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.
Amazon's planned Texas data center project includes construction of an on-site power plant that would become the nation's largest single source of cli…