Pacific Fusion finds a cheaper way to make its fusion reactor work
The fusion power startup recently completed some experiments at Sandia National Laboratory’s Z Machine and shared the results exclusively with TechCrunch.
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Trump’s critical mineral reserve is an admission that the future is electric
The administration’s $12 billion stockpile of critical minerals is aimed at blunting China’s influence. But it also revels the direction of the global economy.
Data breach at govtech giant Conduent balloons, affecting millions more Americans
The ransomware attack at Conduent allowed hackers to steal a “significant number of individuals’ personal information” from the govtech giant’s systems. Conduent handles personal and health data of more than…
Fundamental raises $255 million Series A with a new take on big data analysis
Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises.
Substack confirms data breach affects users’ email addresses and phone numbers
Substack said that customer data was accessed in October 2025, but wasn’t discovered until early February.
ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI
ElevenLabs CEO argued at Web Summit Qatar that voice is the next interface for AI, as OpenAI, Google, and Apple push conversational systems into wearables, new hardware, and everyday interactions.
Governance isn’t a burden — it’s a business strategy
Regulatory pressure is real. Regulations keep piling up – ESG, GDPR, supply chain due diligence and now the EU AI Act. There’s no sign of it slowing down. And it’s…
The Absolute Insanity of Moltbook
What the… AI agents arguing over memes? Sure, why not.
Google’s subscriptions rise in Q4 as YouTube pulls $60B in yearly revenue
The company said it now has 325 million paying users across Google One and YouTube Premium, up from 300 million users three months earlier.