Warden is building a maritime hive mind
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The oceans – to state the obvious – are big. This makes it difficult for governments, shipping companies and insurance companies to know exactly what is happening on them at…
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AI turns connected cars into pothole-finding machines
Potholes are a nagging problem — just ask scooter company Lime, which listed them as an official risk to its business in its IPO last week. History is littered with…
Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance pay. Oracle said no.
As was widely reported, Oracle rejected an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 people via email on March 31. One of the employees who cut that day told TechCrunch about the experience:…
Moment Energy Raises $40 Million to Meet ‘Infinite Demand for Power’ with EV Batteries
Moment Energy CEO Edward Chiang believes that the demand for power in North America is endless – and that his startup has the solution. The company, which has headquarters in…
Ouster’s new color lidar will replace cameras
The tech industry has spent the last decade asking whether self-driving cars need lidar sensors, cameras, or all of the above. Lidar company Ouster says it has a new answer:…
The climate technology IPO window may finally be opening
Climate tech startups are capital-intensive, timelines are long, and the technology is often considered “the first of its kind.” What’s more, a key value proposition is addressing pollution—an externality that…
Redwood Materials lays off 10% in restructuring to chase energy storage business
Redwood Materials has laid off about 135 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, as it restructures to better accommodate its growing energy storage business, TechCrunch has learned. The cuts…
Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party
Glen Anderson has been brokering deals in private equity since 2010, when the number of institutional investors focused on the late private market could be counted on two hands. Today,…
Artemis II is NASA’s last lunar mission outside of Silicon Valley
SpaceX launched its IPO on the same day that the United States sent astronauts to the moon for the first time in 54 years. And the timing is fitting: This…
The SEC drops its four-year-old investigation into EV startup Faraday Future
The Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into electric vehicle startup Faraday Future, despite SEC officials in the case recommending enforcement action last year, TechCrunch has learned. Four…