Building the new backbone of space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, True Anomaly’s Even Rogers and Vast’s Max Haot will join the Space Stage to explore what’s needed to unlock a sustainable and scalable space economy.

OpenAI is building five new Stargate data centers with Oracle and SoftBank

OpenAI is continuing to build out massive AI data centers to train and serve increasingly powerful AI models.

How Al Gore used AI to track 660M polluters

A new tool from Climate Trace allows people to track the path of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, which causes as many as 10 million deaths annually.

South Korea’s ‘Silicon Valley’ struggles to live up to its global ambitions

South Korea’s Pangyo continues to anchor the nation’s tech economy, though accessibility and competition test its edge.

Google’s cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in over 40 countries

Google’s new, cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in more than 40 countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

Depop launches a fashion collaging tool to style Pinterest-worthy outfits

Depop’s new styling and collaging tool allows users to design curated outfits.

Alibaba to offer Nvidia’s physical AI development tools in its AI platform

Alibaba said on Wednesday that it is integrating Nvidia’s AI development tools for robotics, self-driving cars and connected spaces into its Cloud Platform for AI.

UK police arrest man linked to ransomware attack that caused airport disruptions in Europe

The U.K.’s National Crime Agency said the investigation into the ransomware attack against Collins Aerospace is “in its early stages and remains ongoing.”

‘SIM Farms’ Are a Spam Plague. A Giant One in New York Threatened US Infrastructure, Feds Say

The agency says it found a network of some 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards—enough to knock out cell service in the NYC area. Experts say it mirrors facilities typically used for cybercrime.

Trump’s Tylenol Directive Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers Warn

Experts fear that Donald Trump’s anti-painkiller tirade could lead to an increase in risk factors for autism, and don’t trust the administration to assess data as it continues to search for a cause.