Elon Musk wants to build a giant catapult on the moon
For years, Elon Musk has talked about colonizing Mars. Now, he's talking about building Looney Tunes contraptions on the moon ...
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Elon Musk says recruiting engineers in Texas is harder due to ‘significant other problem'
Recruiting for SpaceX in South Texas is particularly difficult, he said: "It's like a technology monastery thing, remote and ...
After He Sold His First Company, Elon Musk Chose A McLaren F1 Instead Of A House. The Choice Ties Directly To The Elusive Tesla Roadster
CEO Elon Musk sold his first company, Zip2, for more than $300 million in 1999, he suddenly had enough cash to buy just about ...
Elon Musk said we'd reach Mars in 2026. Now, he says SpaceX is building a city on the moon
The CEO said that the company is shifting its focus from Mars to creating a "self-growing city" on the moon because it would be more practical.
Elon Musk's Mom Says She Knew He Was a Genius When He Was 3 Years Old, But Wasn't Sure He'd Do Great Things —'Many Geniuses End Up in a Basement'
Every parent thinks their kid is a genius. Some still say it after finger painting disasters and forgotten homework. A few ...
How to get into a16z’s super-competitive Speedrun startup accelerator program
TechCrunch spoke to a16z partner Joshua Lu for some tips on standing out for the Speedrun program.
Cash App adds payment links so you can get paid in a DM
The new feature allows users to share payment requests in a variety of digital settings.
Amazon’s new eero Signal keeps you connected to the internet when outages occur
A new device from eero will keep you online even if your ISP goes down.
The search is on: 2026 Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award nominations are open
Nominations for the 2026 Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award are open, inviting SMBs with groundbreaking innovation a chance to win scaling opportunities. Last day to apply is February 13.
Activist investor Ancora publicly opposes the WBD-Netflix deal
An investment group is trying to sway Netflix shareholders to reject the WBD deal in favor of Paramount.
DOJ says Trenchant boss sold exploits to Russian broker capable of accessing ‘millions of computers and devices’
The former boss of the L3Harris-owned hacking and surveillance tools maker Trenchant faces nine years in prison for selling several exploits to a Russian broker, which counts the Russian government among its customers.
Why the economics of orbital AI are so brutal
A 1 Gw orbital data center would cost roughly $42.4B—almost three times its ground-bound equivalent.
Google releases the first beta of Android 17, adopts a continuous developer release plan
Google is changing how developers get access to new APIs and features of the latest version.
Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ AI feature lets you personalize your feed
The platform's new feature lets users tell Threads what they temporarily want to see more or less of in their feed.
How AI changes the math for startups, according to a Microsoft VP
Amanda Silver is a corporate vice president at Microsoft’s CoreAI division, where she works on tools for deploying apps and agentic systems within enterprises.
NanoClaw solves one of OpenClaw's biggest security issues — and it's already powering the creator's biz
The rapid viral adoption of Austrian developer Peter Steinberger's open source AI assistant OpenClaw in recent weeks has sent enterprises and indie developers into a tizzy.It's easy to easy why: OpenClaw is freely available now and offers a powerful means of autonomously completing work and performing tasks across a user's entire computer, phone, or even business with natural language prompts that spin up swarms of agents. Since its release in November 2025, it's captured the
Aerska raises $39M to help RNA medicines reach the brain
For families living with neurodegenerative disease, the hardest part is not always the diagnosis. It is the slow erosion that follows: memory fading, personality shifting, independence shrinking. It unfolds quietly. First, forgotten appointments. Then repeated questions. Then moments when a familiar face no longer feels familiar. The illness does not isolate itself to one body. It rearranges the lives around it. Partners become caregivers. Children become decision-makers. Conversations grow shor
The next Renaissance: Why creativity is the currency of the AI age
We stand at one of history’s most exhilarating crossroads. Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of work, business, and human potential at breathtaking speed. The very capabilities that make us most human, our creativity, our imagination, our ability to dream up what doesn’t yet exist, are becoming our most valuable assets. This is not a story about humans versus machines. It’s a story about human potential unleashed. It’s about a future where technology handles the tedious so we can fo
Samsung to hold its Galaxy S26 event on February 25
Samsung is going to launch S26 lineup just before Mobile World Congress (MWC).
Two co-founders of Elon Musk's xAI resign, joining exodus
Feb 10 (Reuters) - xAI co-founders Tony Wu and Jimmy Ba have resigned from the artificial intelligence firm they started with billionaire Elon Musk less than three years ago, they said in social media ...