Pacific Fusion’s next fusion machine could clear a key hurdle to commercial power | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim De Chant·25 Aug 2026
Pacific Fusion is one step closer to commercializing fusion power after breaking ground Tuesday on a facility in New Mexico designed to generate as much energy as it consumes.
Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Ivan Mehta·25 Aug 2026
Presentation startup Gamma has acquired Accel-backed design startup Lica in a bid to build out its own design research lab, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.
OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is built for fast inference at scale, benchmarks show | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Russell Brandom·25 Aug 2026
At the Hot Chips conference on Tuesday, OpenAI shared a more detailed look at Jalapeño, including the first batch of benchmark results for the new system.
Apple debuts its 'most powerful chip ever' in M5 Ultra and M6 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Amanda Silberling·25 Aug 2026
Apple announced two new processors on Tuesday, which power its new Mac Mini and Mac Studio models: the M5 Ultra and M6 chips.
Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Kirsten Korosec·25 Aug 2026
Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup known for its self-driving box trucks, has raised $200 million just two months after striking a multi-year commercial agreement with PepsiCo.
Apple's latest Mac Mini runs on a new M6 chip, and starts at $899 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Ivan Mehta·25 Aug 2026
Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new Mac Mini that runs on the latest iteration of its “M” processors, the M6. The base model of this device comes with 256GB of storage, 16GB of RAM, and costs $899.
Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Anna Heim·25 Aug 2026
Search engines were built and optimized for people, who can’t spare the time or attention required to scan entire webpages.
WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Aisha Malik·25 Aug 2026
WhatsApp announced Tuesday that it’s launching new security features and updates to help users keep their accounts secure, including stronger two-step verification and the ability to add more than...
Andy Dunn's startup Pie becomes less of an events app and more of a social network | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sarah Perez·25 Aug 2026
Pie, the social app from Bonobos’ founder Andy Dunn, is taking its mission to connect people in real life one step further.
Fiat Ventures combines venture and advisory divisions into new brand, raises $35M Fund II | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Dominic-Madori Davis·25 Aug 2026
Fiat Ventures on Tuesday said it is combining its growth consultancy and venture divisions under a new brand, FGV Capital, alongside the launch of its second fund, a $35 million vehicle.
'The world seems to be ready': An interview with OpenAI head of product Thibault Sottiaux | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim Fernholz·25 Aug 2026
Users of OpenAI’s software engineering tool Codex might know Thibault Sottiaux as the guy who resets their token limits whenever the product hits a growth milestone.
Fitbit founders launch Luffu Link, an LTE health and safety band | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Aisha Malik·25 Aug 2026
Luffu, a new startup from Fitbit’s co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman, on Tuesday launched Luffu Link, an LTE-enabled health and safety band designed to monitor the wearer’s overall health...
India's Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Jagmeet Singh·25 Aug 2026
Airbound, an Indian startup building autonomous drones, has raised $37 million in fresh capital as it pushes to make moving goods through the air as cheap as trucking them by road.
Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Lauren Forristal·24 Aug 2026
Zillow and Redfin have reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and five states, ending a legal fight over a 2025 partnership that the FTC claimed hurt competition in the...
Showcase your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and book an exhibit table while there's still space | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·24 Aug 2026
You don’t need a keynote session to make noise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly on the Expo Hall floor at San...
Alabama launches investigation into OpenAI's hack of Hugging Face | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·24 Aug 2026
Alabama’s Attorney General announced Monday that it sent a subpoena to OpenAI as part of an investigation into the company’s alleged “complete lack of oversight and adequate safeguards” in the...
Amjad Masad, CEO and co-founder of Replit, joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·24 Aug 2026
The AI boom has made it possible for a significantly wider range of people to dip into development, create code, and launch software for the first time.
Apply now to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·24 Aug 2026
We’re getting close to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026! In less than two months, more than 10,000 innovators, founders, investors, and industry leaders will gather in San Francisco, and you can actually...
Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sarah Perez·24 Aug 2026
Everyone is buzzing about Instinct, an AI personal assistant still in private access, not only for its incredible capabilities, but also for its potential privacy concerns.
Brake problems in GM EVs draw greater federal scrutiny | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sean O'Kane·24 Aug 2026
General Motors electric vehicles, including ones built in partnership with Honda, are now facing increased scrutiny from the top U.S.
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