Category: Startups

Xreal, Google’s smartglasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of XREAL, thinks the smart glasses business has finally reached a turning point. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/24/xreal-googles-smartglasses-partner-thinks-it-has-finally-mastered-this-notoriously-tricky-industry/

Everyone is navigating AI security in real time — even Google We’re in the transition period — all of us. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/24/everyone-is-navigating-ai-security-in-real-time-even-google/

TechCrunch Mobility: Robotaxi reality check Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/24/techcrunch-mobility-robotaxi-reality-check/

I tried Amazon’s Bee wearable and am both intrigued and slightly creeped out Like other AI wearables, Amazon’s Bee offers an odd combination of convenience and privacy anxiety. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/24/i-tried-amazons-bee-wearable-and-am-both-intrigued-and-slightly-creeped-out/

Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it’s going public, again, and I have questions Deep Fission is seeking an IPO that could raise $157 million, though investors may have trouble buying the nuclear startup’s story. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/nuclear-startup-deep-fission-says-its-going-public-again-and-i-have-questions/

Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans IBM and Scuderia Ferrari HP take TechCrunch inside how they are redefining the fan experience. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/ferrari-is-using-ai-to-create-f1-superfans/

These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware Apple, Meta, and Google offer special security modes that provide your devices more secure against targeted spyware attacks. Here are how those modes work, what they do, and how to switch them on. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/you-dont-have-to-click-anything-to-get-hacked-anymore-heres-how-to-fight-back/

SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India’s rooftop solar market draws major VC interest SolarSquare could be valued at up to $500 million in the financing expected to close next month. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/solarsquare-in-talks-to-raise-up-to-60m-as-indias-rooftop-solar-market-draws-major-vc-interest/

Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth) Elon Muks’s xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers. What happened to the “solar-electric economy” he promised? Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/elon-musk-has-given-up-on-solar-power-on-earth/

Bliq.ai wins approval for fully driverless road operations in Estonia Driverless car startup Bliq.ai this week announced that it has received approval to operate its vehicles on public roads in Estonia without a driver behind the wheel.  The approval marks the first authorisation of its kind in an EU member