What will power the grid in 2035? The race is wide open

Fusion, fission, and even natural gas are appeared tied in the race to deliver new power to the grid in the early 2030s.

Waymo’s skyrocketing ridership in one chart

Waymo’s weekly paid robotaxi trips have increased tenfold in less than two years.

Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware

The tech giant’s claim that it has not seen any successful spyware attacks targeting Apple devices with Lockdown Mode enabled comes amid a leak of hacking tools targeting users running devices with older software.

A ‘pound of flesh’ from data centers: one senator’s answer to AI job losses

Fears of AI-driven job loss are growing fast, and they’re fueling backlash against data centers. Sen. Mark Warner suggests taxing them to help workers survive the transition.

The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead

Anthropic finds AI isn’t replacing jobs yet, but early data shows growing inequality as experienced users gain an edge, raising concerns about future displacement and workforce divides.

Who’s driving Waymo’s self-driving cars? Sometimes, the police.

First responders have had to take control of Waymo vehicles and move them during emergency situations, including in at least two active crime scenes, TechCrunch found.

Arinna raises $4M seed round to solve the space power problem

Arinna builds solar cells specifically for spacecraft and has developed an ultrathin new material that it expects to be far more flexible and more efficient than current technology.

Harbinger’s next product will be hybrid emergency vehicles

The young California startup is already building RVs, FedEx vans, and box trucks. Now its hybrid powertrain will underpin ambulances and mobile healthcare units.

Lululemon bets Epoch Biodesign can eat its shorts, literally

Startup Epoch Biodesign uses enzymes to break plastic waste down into monomers, the chemical building blocks that can be used to make new plastic.