Defense tech is red hot right now. Anduril and Mach Industries just doubled and quadrupled their valuations, respectively, and the U.S. government is proposing a 40% increase in defense budget. A wave of new startups is chasing those government contracts, but according to Ross Fubini, the venture investor who wrote Anduril’s first check, most of them will get lost in the Valley of Death between prototype contract…
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its April 2026 Personal Income and Outlays report on May 28, 2026, showing prices climbing faster on an annual basis, disposable income contracting, and the personal saving rate falling for a fourth straight month to a multi-year low. The April figures …
Darshana Zaveri and Josh Phillips, co-Managing Partners Courtesy of Catalyst Health VenturesOn a Saturday night, at a party, Josh Phillips’s phone lit up with a text message from one of his CEOs. We just saved a life. Attached was a photo of a blood clot, pulled from a patient’s heart because of a device his…
One of the most fantastical claims SpaceX is making during the countdown toward a share offering is that it is helping create one of the most advanced civilizations across the Milky Way. (Image by: QAI Publishing/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesOne of the most fantastical claims SpaceX is making during…
BALTIMORE, MD – SEPTEMBER 05: A general view of the Los Angeles Dodgers logo on an equipment bag in the dugout before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 5, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Dodgers have built enough pitching depth…
IMF team to visit Mozambique next week for economic talks
When I reach out to the self-proclaimed “open source baddie” CC for an interview, I’m pretty sure she’s emailing me back from a pink mermaid purse. “I’m just having so much fun,” she tells me about her seashell cyberdeck. “It’s a Tamagotchi. It’s also an e-reader. It’s networked to my vault and my servers, so…
Goldman CEO says high oil prices could shift consumer behavior in second half of 2026
We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch’s podcast for founders at every stage…
In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition…
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