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One of the first alternative app stores in the EU is shutting down
One of the more prominent alternative app stores that emerged in the EU as a result of the region’s Digital
Oshen built the first ocean robot to collect data in a Category 5 hurricane
Anahita Laverack was set on becoming an aerospace engineer, but her career took a different turn after a realization at
Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy raises $87M ahead of $250M Series B
Fusion power startup Type One Energy recently raised $87 million, TechCrunch has learned from sources familiar with the deal. The
Nuclear startups are back in vogue with small reactors, and big challenges
The nuclear industry is in the mist of a renaissance. Old plants are being refurbished, and investors are showering startups
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will face a jury in March
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will go to trial after a U.S. judge said there is evidence to support the
Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com
Amazon’s AI-powered overhaul of its digital assistant, now known as Alexa+, is coming to the web. On Monday, at the
Tesla annual sales decline 9% as it’s overtaken by BYD as global EV leader
Tesla annual sales have fallen for the second year in a row, a drop fueled by the removal of the
The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025
In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off. Dictation apps have been around for years, but
The 22 top clean tech and energy startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200
Waymo is testing Gemini as an in-car AI assistant in its robotaxis
Waymo appears to be testing adding Google’s Gemini AI chatbot to its robotaxis in an effort to integrate an AI