Vema predicts cheap hydrogen could change where data centers are built

Vema Hydrogen drills wells to stimulate hydrogen production deep underground, which could result in some of the cheapest hydrogen available.

Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants 

Carbon Robotics’ Large Plant Model will allow farmers to kill new types of weeds without having to retrain the machines.

Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants 

Carbon Robotics’ Large Plant Model will allow farmers to kill new types of weeds without having to retrain the machines.

Coalition demands federal Grok ban over nonconsensual sexual content

Nonprofits urge the U.S. government to suspend Grok in federal agencies after the xAI chatbot generated thousands of nonconsensual sexual images, raising national security and child safety concerns.

Linq raises $20M to enable AI assistants to live within messaging apps

Linq offers an API that lets companies offer their AI assistants via iMessage, RCS, and SMS.

Bye-bye corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates.

Elon Musk’s reported merging of SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla harkens back to the heyday of General Electric — or maybe the robber barons of the Gilded Age.

TechCrunch Mobility: The great Tesla rebranding

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

India offers zero taxes through 2047 to lure global AI workloads

New Delhi’s latest move comes as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft expand data center investments in India.

Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary makes $7M on opening weekend

While the documentary is exceeding box office expectations, it’s unlikely to make a profit in theaters.

Indonesia ‘conditionally’ lifts ban on Grok

Indonesia has followed Malaysia and the Philippines in lifting a ban on xAI’s chatbot Grok.