Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft
Helion, the fusion startup backed by Sam Altman, announced on Thursday that it had raised $465 million in a new funding round that values the company at $15.5 billion. The…
Apple approves Poke as the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform
Poke, a startup that turns using AI agents into something as simple as sending a text message, has become the first AI agent approved to run on Apple’s Messages for…
Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles
With just two weeks to go, StrictlyVC Los Angeles is quickly approaching. On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, investors, founders, and tech leaders will gather for an…
Raymond Berry, Hall of Fame Receiver for Champion Colts, Dies at 93
Raymond Berry, the nonpareil wide receiver for the Baltimore Colts whose sticky fingers and crisp pass patterns made him a favorite target of Johnny Unitas and the leading pass catcher…
Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites
Have you ever had the desire to see Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey square off over a moderately suspenseful card game? If so, you are in luck. Silicon Valley’s leaders…
Keely Hodgkinson sets 400m personal best at Diamond League in Rome as Molly Caudery wins pole vault title | Athletics News
Keely Hodgkinson made further progress on her 400m speed in Rome, coming home with a time of 51.14 in a race won by Henriette Jaeger; two-time world indoor champion Molly…
Airbnb’s Brian Chesky plans to launch a new AI lab
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has had enough of merely being an artificial intelligence kingmaker. He now plans to back a new AI lab of his own. The news, broken by…
World Cup 2026: Shakira to perform at opening ceremony in Mexico
Colombian pop star Shakira will perform her official song for the 2026 World Cup at the competition's opening ceremony in Mexico.Shakira will perform Dai Dai, along with Burna Boy, on…
Ahead of its IPO, Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei shrugs off doubts about AI’s returns
Private investors have been falling over themselves to get a piece of Anthropic, given the AI model maker is growing at a dizzying pace. Multiple investors told TechCrunch that the…
Diamond League: Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell wins women’s 1500m in Rome
Great Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell times her race perfectly, winning the 1500m in a season's best time of three minutes 58.63 seconds at the Diamond League event in Rome. READ…
