timef 06/01/2026
- How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 — and what every company gets regardless techcrunch.com2026-06-01 23:20:52
Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Here’s how to get there and why the opportunity starts well before the main stage.
- Alphabet plans to raise $80 billion to pay for AI buildout techcrunch.com2026-06-01 22:55:09
The Google parent company plans to raise the funds by selling stock.
- Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year techcrunch.com2026-06-01 21:40:35
In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition.
- Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP techcrunch.com2026-06-01 21:35:00
If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big.
- From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield’s alumni now? techcrunch.com2026-06-01 20:26:08
We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch's podcast for founders at every stage.
- Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents techcrunch.com2026-06-01 20:03:40
The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident.
- Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access techcrunch.com2026-06-01 18:34:32
Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.
- Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO techcrunch.com2026-06-01 18:19:53
The company says it needs "significant" water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge.
- A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping techcrunch.com2026-06-01 17:50:18
The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers.
- Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers techcrunch.com2026-06-01 17:22:46
Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V.
- Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund techcrunch.com2026-06-01 16:42:22
Mike Schroepfer's Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world's energy and material shortages.
- Anthropic files to go public techcrunch.com2026-06-01 16:36:55
The company said Monday it has filed confidentially for an IPO.
- SpaceX says it may issue ‘significant’ equity in ‘future transactions’ techcrunch.com2026-06-01 16:09:56
The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.
- This AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies techcrunch.com2026-06-01 16:00:00
Windborne Systems' newest weather forecasting model beats the best government predictions by days.
- DuckDuckGo makes its ‘no-AI’ search engine easier to access as its traffic booms techcrunch.com2026-06-01 14:49:10
Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches 'no AI' web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users.
- Revolut rolls out services to thousands of users in India ahead of broader launch techcrunch.com2026-06-01 14:46:08
The British fintech has built a waitlist of about 450,000 users in India as it prepares for a broader launch.
- Strava declares war on scrapers ahead of IPO techcrunch.com2026-06-01 12:00:00
Strava will charge a flat monthly fee from developers to access its API
- Unastella, a South Korean rocket startup that launched from home, raises $24M techcrunch.com2026-06-01 10:00:00
The Seoul-based rocket startup is developing its own launch vehicles and engines.
