Month: May 2026

Founders seize on Indian court ruling to revive criticism of Google’s ad business

Founders seize on Indian court ruling to revive criticism of Google’s ad business The ruling drew support from founders, while lawyers said it could force platforms to revisit how they handle trademarked keywords. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/29/founders-seize-on-indian-court-ruling-to-revive-criticism-of-googles-ad-business/

I went to the so-called ‘steroid Olympics,’ to understand why Silicon Valley is obsessed with peptides

I went to the so-called ‘steroid Olympics,’ to understand why Silicon Valley is obsessed with peptides The Enhanced Games — a singular sporting competition where a majority of the athletes were on performance enhancing drugs — may herald a new business model that the tech industry is ready to embrace.

SpaceX awarded $6.45B in Space Force contracts ahead of IPO

SpaceX awarded $6.45B in Space Force contracts ahead of IPO SpaceX already generated one-fifth of its 2025 revenue from government contracts, the company revealed in its IPO filing. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/29/spacex-awarded-6-45b-in-space-force-contracts-ahead-of-ipo/

Coders are refusing to work without AI — and that could come back to bite them 

Coders are refusing to work without AI — and that could come back to bite them  While AI is helping coders produce code faster, it may not be producing better code, researchers warn. And that could cause problems down the road for them.  Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/29/coders-are-refusing-to-work-without-ai-and-that-could-come-back-to-bite-them/

Atheni secures £350K to help teams use AI more effectively

Atheni secures £350K to help teams use AI more effectively Atheni, an AI adoption company, has raised £350,000 to further develop its platform designed to help organisations use AI more effectively across their workforce. The company is backed by angel investors, including Alex Chesterman OBE and is supported by Innovate

Kopa.ai raises €2M to build AI agents for end-to-end e-commerce operations

Kopa.ai raises €2M to build AI agents for end-to-end e-commerce operations Kopa.ai, an agentic AI platform for e-commerce teams, has raised €2 million in seed funding in a round co-led by XTX Ventures and Practica Capital, with participation from Inovia Capital and angel investor Etan Ilfeld. The company is building