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Founder of Shark Tank-backed startup Scholly sues his acquirer Sallie Mae
When Chris Gray sold his Shark Tank-backed scholarship search startup Scholly to Sallie Mae in 2023, he thought he had…
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The climate tech IPO window could finally be cracking open
Climate tech startups are capital intensive, timelines are long, and the technology is often considered “first of its kind.” What’s…
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Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage
Series, a social networking app, announced that it raised a $5.1 million pre-seed round, with investors including Venmo co-founder Iqram…
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Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring
Redwood Materials chief operating officer Chris Lister is leaving the battery recycling company to retire, TechCrunch has learned — and…
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NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission shows space-to-Earth laser comms can scale
Earlier this month, NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts to orbit the Moon and used new laser communications systems…
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Exclusive: Google deepens Thinking Machines Lab ties with new multi-billion-dollar deal
Former OpenAI executive Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, has signed a new multi-billion-dollar agreement to expand its use of…
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Redwood Materials lays off 10% in restructuring to chase energy storage business
Redwood Materials has laid off around 135 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, as it restructures to better accommodate…
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Apple’s Cal AI crackdown signals it’s still policing the App Store
Apple’s recent crackdown on the MyFitnessPal-owned Cal AI food-logging app demonstrates that the tech giant is still enforcing its strict…
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Cracks are starting to form on fusion energy’s funding boom
It happens in every emerging industry: founders and investors push toward a common goal, until the money starts to roll…
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Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges
AI coding startup Cursor is nearing new funding in which the four-year-old company would raise at least $2 billion in…
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Physical Intelligence, a hot robotics startup, says its new robot brain can figure out tasks it was never taught
Physical Intelligence, the two-year-old, San Francisco-based robotics startup that has quietly become one of the most closely watched AI companies…
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Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI
Historically, marketers relied on designers and other creative professionals to develop images and videos for personalized online ad campaigns. In…
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