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OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B
Miles Wang, an OpenAI researcher whose work includes using AI to accelerate scientific and biological discovery, is leaving the ChatGPT maker to launch a new startup focused on developing AI models for drug discovery, according to four…
SK Hynix South Korean shares jump 11% as Asia tech stocks rally
SK Hynix Inc. signage at the company's office in Seongnam, South Korea, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSK Hynix led a broad rally in Asian technology shares on Wednesday, tracking a rebound in U.S.…
Lucid Motors denies report it’s considering bankruptcy
Lucid Motors is denying a report that it’s weighing filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Nick Twork, the company’s chief communications officer, told TechCrunch in a statement that the “rumors are completely false.”…
New York becomes first U.S. state to impose AI data center ban
US President Joe Biden (2L), with US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul, looks at a 3D rendering of a future Micron factory presenting by CEO of Micron Technology Sanjay Mehrotra (L) during a tour of…
UMC starts mass production in Singapore; Citi sees improving outlook
Commercial buildings illuminated at dusk in Singapore, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTaiwan's second-largest contract chipmaker, United Microelectronics…
Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again
A pattern is emerging among people who’ve already made it big. They’re rolling up their sleeves again, seemingly out of fear of missing AI’s defining moment and, presumably, the irresistible allure of making even more money —…
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Betting on Shenzhen over Silicon Valley
The Huaqiangbei electronics market in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong province Friday, Aug. 08, 2025.Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesHi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of…
Investors send General Fusion soaring in debut as first publicly traded fusion company
General Fusion began trading on the Nasdaq today under the ticker GFUZ, becoming the first publicly listed fusion power company, beating competitor and Trump-backed TAE Technologies by several months.
And investors seemed to want in.…
SpaceX stock sinks for a second-straight day, nearing $135 IPO price
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesShares of SpaceX slipped for a second trading day on Monday, bringing Elon Musk's company closer to its $135 initial public offering price just days after making its entrance into the Nasdaq-100.…
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reports 68% surge in June revenue
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a…
TechCrunch Mobility: A robotaxi ultimatum
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility!
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman spar on X after Apple files OpenAI lawsuit
Elon Musk and Sam Altman criticized each other in new posts on X, highlighting the billionaires' long-standing tussle over OpenAI's evolution.Musk and Altman helped to start OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit artificial intelligence research…
Smart glasses without a camera? Even Realities bets productivity beats recording everyone
In the past few years, multiple tech executives have told us that glasses could be the next big interface for consumer hardware. And yet, today’s smart glasses rely a lot on phones, even if they have good hardware. Even Realities’ G2…
AI executives says demand ‘almost unlimited’ amid stock volatility
Master | Moment | Getty ImagesChip stocks have had a blistering rally over the past year as investors bet on the semiconductor sector's central role in the global AI infrastructure buildout.But renewed volatility around chip stocks has…
Mag 7 and software could boost portfolio in second half: ETF Action
Overlooked market areas may have a banner second half of the year.ETF Action co-founder Mike Akins is encouraging investors to boost exposure to groups that underperformed compared with major artificial intelligence stocks.He told "ETF…
This slushie machine was a lifesaver during NYC’s heat wave
Last weekend’s brutal NYC heat wave had me craving a frozen drink almost every afternoon. Normally, that would mean sweating through a walk to 7-Eleven for a slurpee. This time, though, I stayed home and put the new Ninja Slushi Twist…
The volatile AI trade marched higher, but oil kept Wall Street on edge last week
Wall Street's record-setting start to the week ran into two familiar sources of volatility: the artificial intelligence trade and oil. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday closed above 53,000 for the first time ever before renewed…
US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals
U.S. federal cybersecurity agency CISA said it did not have a prepared response plan for how it should handle a cybersecurity incident in May, after an investigative reporter notified the agency that a contractor had publicly exposed…