timef 05/23/2026
- Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans techcrunch.com2026-05-23 23:08:00
IBM and Scuderia Ferrari HP take TechCrunch inside how they are redefining the fan experience.
- Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it’s going public, again, and I have questions techcrunch.com2026-05-23 22:50:00
Deep Fission is seeking an IPO that could raise $157 million, though investors may have trouble buying the nuclear startup's story.
- Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth) techcrunch.com2026-05-23 21:00:00
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?
- Peec, one of Berlin’s rising startups, more than doubled annualized revenue in months to $10M, sources say techcrunch.com2026-05-23 15:01:00
Peec, which helps brands track their presence in AI searches, offers proof of a key trend among European startups.
- AI is being used to resurrect the voices of dead pilots techcrunch.com2026-05-23 07:03:33
People used AI on a spectrogram image of cockpit recordings to reconstruct them, forcing the NTSB to temporarily block access to its docket system.
- SpaceX launches Starship V3 for the first time, but loses booster on return techcrunch.com2026-05-23 06:55:57
The company had a mostly successful first launch of its upgraded Starship V3, which it needs to power its many ambitious goals in the years to come.
- Blue Origin cleared to fly New Glenn mega-rocket after April mishap techcrunch.com2026-05-23 05:37:17
Jeff Bezos' rocket company confirmed an engine failure led to the loss of an AST SpaceMobile satellite last month, but offered little detail.
- Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’ techcrunch.com2026-05-23 05:02:36
You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel homescreen, says Google.
- How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to kingmake AI startups techcrunch.com2026-05-23 04:40:48
Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware.
- Kash Patel’s clothing brand website shut down after reports it was hacked techcrunch.com2026-05-23 00:28:06
According to users on X, the website was hijacked by hackers in an attempt to trick visitors into installing malware.
- Apple says Epic lawsuit shouldn’t reshape App Store rules for all developers techcrunch.com2026-05-23 00:27:57
Apple is asking the Supreme Court to narrow the App Store injunction won by Epic Games and overturn the court’s contempt ruling over external payment fees.
- Spotify’s AI bet: more of everything, less of what you want techcrunch.com2026-05-23 00:18:10
Spotify has released a bunch of AI-powered tools that nudge users to create more content. It can be a bit much.
- You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’ techcrunch.com2026-05-23 00:16:48
After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface.
- SpaceX files to go public, and the math requires a little faith techcrunch.com2026-05-22 22:30:00
The SpaceX S-1 is finally here, and the story it tells goes way further than rockets. The filing runs to 36 pages of risk factors alone, and the numbers inside match the ambition: a $28 trillion total addressable market, a pay package tied to establishing a Mars colony, and a valuation target that would make it the largest IPO in American […]
