Waymo to begin testing in Chicago and Charlotte In Brief Posted: 10:33 AM PST · February 25, 2026 Image Credits:Smith Collection/Gado / Getty Images Waymo is bringing its robotaxis to Chicago and Charlotte as part of its push to continue scaling autonomous vehicles, the company said Wednesday. Starting today, Waymo will begin manual...

Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in 1 week: Window to nominate and apply for the most promising startups closes May 27 Your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100,000 in equity-free funding is gone in a week. Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27. If you’re building a breakout startup — or know a founder who is — this...

An AI data center boom is fueling Redwood’s energy storage business A year ago, Redwood Materials didn’t have an energy storage business. Now, it is the fastest-growing unit within the battery recycling and materials startup — a reflection of an AI data center building boom. The evidence of that growth, the company says, can be found at its R&D lab in San Francisco, which has expanded...

Skyryse lands another $300M to make flying, even helicopters, simple and safe Skyryse, an El Segundo, California-based aviation automation startup, has raised more than $300 million in a Series C investment, pushing its valuation to $1.15 billion and into unicorn territory. The round, which was announced Tuesday and led by Autopilot Ventures, provided a multimillion-dollar accelerant for the...

I Tried Vibe Coding the Same Project Using Different Gemini Models. The Results Were DramaticVibe coding is a lot of fun when you know the general gist of the process. It's as easy as talking to an AI chatbot and having it code up an app for you, but it requires time and patience to iron out issues. I've created several vibe coding projects, but there are always new ways to test how good these...