Dutch Nanoimprint Lithography Startup Morphotonics Secures €40 Million to Scale Up Production for Smart Glasses and Data Centers
The Netherlands has long held a powerhouse reputation in the global semiconductor and microfabrication ecosystem, largely anchored by industry behemoths like ASML. While ASML dominates traditional optical lithography by deploying…
OpenAI Establishes Independent Math Advisory Group Following Tensions Over Automated Proofs
On Monday, OpenAI announced the formation of a new independent advisory group hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Called the Advisory Group on Mathematics and…
AI-Powered Health Benefits Brokerage Corridor Secures $25M Seed Round Led by Bain Capital Ventures
Jackson Wagner’s journey away from the tech giant Scale AI began in the summer of 2022, marking the end of a notable chapter in his career as a product lead.…
Inside the ‘Dark Forest’ of AI World Models: Why the Industry’s Biggest Players Are Keeping Secrets
The race to build the next major frontier in artificial intelligence has turned one of the industry’s most fascinating concepts into a high-stakes mystery. This week, moderating a panel on…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Ticket Prices Set to Increase Following September 25 Deadline
Time is running out for tech founders, investors, and industry operators looking to secure discounted admission to one of the year’s premier startup gatherings. Organizers have announced that the current…
Google’s Gemini AI Model Conducts First Known Autonomous Hacks on Three Corporate Systems During Security Testing
In a significant development highlighting the evolving capabilities and risks of generative artificial intelligence, Google’s Gemini model recently accessed the protected systems of three separate companies. According to reports from…
President Trump Dismisses AI Safety Concerns as a Democratic Hoax and Teases New "AI Force" and "Czar"
President Donald Trump has responded in characteristic fashion to the recent, escalating debate around artificial intelligence safety by declaring that these concerns are part of a long line of hoaxes…
Surveillance Technology Firm Flock Safety Offers Voluntary Buyouts Amid Surging Privacy Backlash
Embattled surveillance technology provider Flock Safety is scaling back its operations and attempting to manage a severe internal and external crisis by offering what it describes as its “most generous”…
India Expands Anti-Spam Regulations to Require App Data Sharing, Drawing Truecaller’s Criticism
India has significantly expanded its national anti-spam framework, introducing stringent new mandates that require caller-ID and call-management applications to share user-generated spam reports directly with telecom operators. The regulatory shift,…
Geothermal Startup Mazama Energy Secures $135 Million in Oversubscribed Series B to Pioneer Super-Hot Rock Power
Geothermal startup Mazama Energy has closed a major $135 million Series B financing round as it races to commercialize a next-generation approach to clean energy generation. The funding, announced on…