Elon Musk’s Fight With Trump Threatens $48 Billion in Government Contracts

The billionaire’s feud with the president over the nation’s debt is jeopardizing lucrative deals for SpaceX and other Musk companies.

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Jony Ive’s LoveFrom helped design Rivian’s first electric bike

Lovefrom, the creative firm founded by former Apple chief designer Jony Ive, played a role in the development of Rivian’s first electric bike, according to multiple sources who spoke to TechCrunch. 

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Winklevoss twins’ crypto firm Gemini confidentially files for IPO

Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO.

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Genetics testing startup Nucleus Genomics criticized for its embryo product: ‘Makes me so nauseous’

Nucleus Genomics, a genetic testing startup founded by 25-year-old Kian Sadeghi, is once again courting controversy.

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EleutherAI releases massive AI training dataset of licensed and open domain text

EleutherAI, an AI research organization, has released what it’s claiming is one of the largest collections of licensed and open-domain text for training AI models.

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Clean energy investment hits new highs and shows no sign of slowing

Global investments in clean energy are likely to hit new highs in 2025, according to a new IEA report.

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Humans provide neccessary ‘checks and balance’ for AI, says Lattice CEO

Of all the words in the dictionary, Sarah Franklin says “balance” is perhaps her favorite – especially when it comes to companies embracing AI. Franklin leads the Jack Altman-founded employee performance software company Lattice, which is now worth $3 billion. Both on stage at SXSW London and in conversation with TechCrunch, she spoke a lot […]

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Omada shares open at $23 in Nasdaq debut after health-tech company’s IPO

Omada Health became the latest tech company to hit the Nasdaq on Friday, as the IPO market picks up steam.

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OpenAI’s marketing head takes leave to undergo breast cancer treatment

OpenAI’s head of marketing, Kate Rouch, has announced she’s stepping away from her role for three months while she undergoes treatment for invasive breast cancer.

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Barry Diller Invented Prestige TV. Then He Conquered the Internet

The mogul behind Fox, Expedia, and Tinder opens up about Steve Jobs—and his close friend Sam Altman.

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