Year: 2026

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-explodes-during-testing-in-florida/

Glean’s top line crosses $300M as AI budget-cutting becomes its major selling point

Glean’s top line crosses $300M as AI budget-cutting becomes its major selling point The enterprise AI search startup tripled its annual revenue even as tech giants entered the category. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/gleans-top-line-crosses-300m-as-ai-budget-cutting-becomes-its-major-selling-point/

Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind

Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind A new law and AV tracker tool gives the clearest accounting yet of how many robotaxis and self-driving trucks are in Texas. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/waymo-dominates-texas-autonomous-vehicle-registrations-as-tesla-trails-behind/

How to apply to Startup Battlefield 2026, what you need ahead of the June 8 deadline

How to apply to Startup Battlefield 2026, what you need ahead of the June 8 deadline Startup Battlefield applications are due tomorrow, so now’s the time to put the finishing touches on your submission! Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/how-to-apply-to-startup-battlefield-2026-what-you-need-ahead-of-the-june-8-deadline/

The internet is being rebuilt for machines

The internet is being rebuilt for machines As AI agents move from experiments to production, AWS, Cloudflare, and others are redesigning cloud infrastructure for a future dominated by machine-generated internet traffic instead of human users. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/the-internet-is-being-rebuilt-for-machines/

Caudal Energy raises £4.3M to scale fin-inspired tidal power technology

Caudal Energy raises £4.3M to scale fin-inspired tidal power technology Caudal Energy, a company developing a new class of predictable renewable power systems, has raised £4.3 million in funding, led by Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE) and Empirical Ventures, with participation from other investors, including existing investors Zero Carbon Capital and

iFAST Diagnostics bags £5M to speed up infection testing and tackle antimicrobial resistance

iFAST Diagnostics bags £5M to speed up infection testing and tackle antimicrobial resistance UK biotech iFAST Diagnostics has closed a £5 million funding round. iFAST is addressing the $4 billion (and growing) Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) market. It has developed a test delivering results in under three hours from a

Mykor lands £4M to scale waste-based construction materials

Mykor lands £4M to scale waste-based construction materials Mykor, a UK biotechnology company developing low-carbon construction materials from industrial and agricultural waste, has secured £4 million in funding to accelerate the scale-up of its industrial biofabrication technologies. The round was led by Clean Growth Fund, with participation from the British

London data centre firm Pure DC secures $2.7BN for European and Middle East expansion

London data centre firm Pure DC secures $2.7BN for European and Middle East expansion A London-headquartered data centre firm today said it had secured $2.7bn in financing, with the funds earmarked to expand across Europe and the Middle East amid soaring AI workload demands.   Pure Data Centres (Pure DC),

RevEng.AI raises $15M to secure AI-generated software

RevEng.AI raises $15M to secure AI-generated software RevEng.AI, a cybersecurity company focused on software supply chain verification, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by NATO Innovation Fund, with participation from Sands Capital, In-Q-Tel, IQ Capital, and Episode One. The company is building a binary-native verification