SpaceX has confidentially filed for an IPO aiming to raise $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation. CEO Elon Musk highlights orbital data centers as a key future venture. This concept is part of a rapidly forming trend, with companies…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation. A recent congressional hearing criticized Waymo for using remote assistance workers in the Philippines. However, remote assistance is an industry-wide issue for autonomous vehicles. Senator Ed Markey investigated…
Physical AI is becoming a major industrial battleground, with Japan’s push driven by necessity. A shrinking workforce and pressure to maintain productivity are forcing companies to deploy AI-powered robots in factories, warehouses, and infrastructure. Japan aims to capture 30% of…
Founders Fund is known for backing groundbreaking “zero to one” companies like Facebook and SpaceX. Its latest investment is Halter, a New Zealand startup putting solar-powered smart collars on cows. Halter just raised $220 million at a $2 billion valuation.…
The controversy around compliance startup Delve has cost it its relationship with accelerator Y Combinator. Delve is no longer listed in YC’s portfolio, and its COO confirmed the split. This follows other investors like Insight Partners distancing themselves. Delve faces…
Founders Fund is known for backing transformative “zero to one” companies like Facebook and SpaceX. Its latest investment is Halter, a New Zealand startup that puts solar-powered smart collars on cows. Halter recently raised $220 million at a $2 billion…
Claude Code subscribers will soon pay more to use Anthropic’s coding assistant with third-party tools like OpenClaw. Starting today, April 4, subscriptions can no longer be used for these external platforms. Users must instead adopt a separate pay-as-you-go plan. Anthropic…
Mikko Hypponen, a veteran cybersecurity expert with over 35 years of experience, describes the field as “cybersecurity Tetris.” Successes vanish when you do your job perfectly, while failures pile up. He began fighting malware in the late 1980s, analyzing thousands…
Lucid Group ended 2025 on a high note, doubling its EV production and seeing a 55% sales increase. However, the first quarter of 2026 told a different story. The company sold 3,093 vehicles, a 42% drop from the previous quarter.…
Glen Anderson has brokered private company shares since 2010. As president of Rainmaker Securities, he sees a pivotal moment in the secondary market centered on Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX. Demand for Anthropic shares is insatiable with few sellers, a trend…
