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Fusion power may not be sci-fi. Just ask the people who sunk $5B into it.

Fusion energy has been “20 years away” for decades, but has the science finally caught up? Private investment in fusion companies surged from $10 billion to $15 billion in just months, and the money is coming from places you wouldn’t expect.  Watch as Rebecca Bellan and guest host Tim De Chant sit down with Rachel Slaybaugh, general partner at DCVC on this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast. The trio breaks… Continua a leggere Fusion power may not be sci-fi. Just ask the people who sunk $5B into it.

Google makes an interesting choice with its new agent-building tool for enterprises

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform takes an interesting approach: It is geared for IT and technical users.

AI Overviews are coming to your Gmail at work

The AI Overviews will offer instant summaries pulled from across multiple emails.

Cosmetics giant Rituals confirms data breach of customer membership records

The cosmetics retailer, which counts 41 million customers in its membership data, declined to provide an accurate total number of customers affected.

Cathie Wood’s ARK makes its first lead investment in startup Lucra — and it isn’t AI 

Lucra offers corporate loyalty programs reimagined as interactive esports. But winning ARK as a lead wasn’t easy.

OpenAI teams up with Infosys to bring AI tools to more businesses

Infosys said the integration will be used to help its clients modernize software development, automate workflows, and deploy AI systems, initially focusing software engineering, legacy modernization, and DevOps.

UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones

The U.K.’s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat from spyware attacks and other cyberthreats, with more governments having access to the powerful surveillance technology than ever.

Esther and Anne Wojcicki back new healthcare accelerator, fund

Mary Minno launches early-stage startup accelerator program, Treehub, and an early-stage firm, AI Health Fund, aimed at backing startups working at the intersection of healthcare and AI.

Apple’s Cal AI crackdown signals it’s still policing the App Store

Apple tells TechCrunch Cal AI was removed not for web payments alone, but for deceptive billing, manipulative tactics, and App Store rule violations.

SusHi Tech Tokyo isn’t a conference — it’s a deal room with 60,000 people

When 60,000 attendees descend on Tokyo Big Sight April 27–29, the headline numbers are hard to ignore: 750 startup exhibitors, 151 sessions, city leaders from 49 countries. But the stat that tells you what kind of event this actually is? It’s 10,000 facilitated business meetings — brokered, booked, and tracked before most attendees even land.