Waymo raises $16B to scale robotaxi fleet internationally

Waymo said the funds will be used to fuel its growth, which has accelerated over the past year and doesn’t appear to be slowing.

Avalanche thinks the fusion power industry should think smaller

Avalanche has raised $29 million in fresh funding to pursue its unique approach to fusion power, which can currently fit on a table.

India’s Supreme Court to WhatsApp: ‘You cannot play with the right to privacy’

India’s top court is investigating WhatsApp’s data-sharing model, monopoly power, and user consent.

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.