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In Brief Posted: 11:57 AM PST · December 3, 2025 Image Credits:Alex Wong / Getty Images Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s VC firm 1789 Capital, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense, as reported by the Financial Times. The contract is part of a…

Tonight, at Playground Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand yet will explain what’s coming. This is the final StrictlyVC event of 2025, and truly, the lineup is ridiculous. Image Credits:Aaron V Barrera Photography The series has traveled around the globe under the auspices of TechCrunch: Steve…

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. gettyPresident Donald Trump is no fan of renewable energy, deriding efforts to expand wind and solar power as a “joke.” “They don’t work. They’re too expensive. They’re not strong enough to fire up…

If the product name sounds familiar, it should. It’s a collab with Nvidia that combines AWS tech with the chip maker’s tech…

Amazon Web Services giant tech conference is happening this week with news ranging from chips to AI services…

Every week, it seems as if one of the major robotaxi companies makes a new announcement. Tesla Robotaxi, Amazon’s Zoox, and Alphabet’s Waymo are three of the most prominent players in the U.S. autonomous vehicle space. Founded in 2009.Passed the first U.S. state self-driving test in Las Vegas…