One startup’s quest to store electricity in the ocean

When Manuele Aufiero was a child, his parents would take him hiking along a reservoir in northern Italy. It was not a typical reservoir. This one drained and refilled constantly, using pumps to raise the water level when electricity was…

Bill Gates’ old climate lobbyists launch a new firm

In March, the Breakthrough Energy organization founded by Bill Gates disbanded its energy policy team, resulting in dozens of staff members being cut. Now, several of those former employees have established a new nonprofit called the Clean Economy Project. Similar…

Open source agentic startup LangChain hits $1.25B valuation

LangChain announced on Monday that it has raised 125 million dollars at a valuation of 1.25 billion dollars. TechCrunch had previously reported in July that the company, a provider of a popular open source framework for building AI agents, was…

OpenAI’s new browser is a broadside shot at Google

Today, OpenAI launched its new Atlas web browser in a surprise livestream. The show started with CEO Sam Altman speaking directly to the audience. He stated that AI represents a rare, once-a-decade opportunity to rethink what a browser can be.…