Tesla just increased its spending plan to $25B — here’s where the money is going

Tesla’s planned capex for 2026 is three times higher than what the company has historically spent. Its CFO said, as a result, Tesla will have a negative free cash flow the rest of the year.

Meta will now allow parents to see the topics their child discussed with Meta AI

Topics can range from “School,” “Entertainment,” and “Lifestyle” to “Travel,” “Writing,” and “Health and Wellbeing,” among others, Meta says.

India’s app market is booming — but global platforms are capturing most of the gains

Non-gaming apps, led by streaming and AI, are driving growth, even as India’s spending per user lags global peers.

Beehiiv rolls out new creator tools, including webinars and customizable paywalls

Beehiiv is clearly done being just a newsletter platform based on today’s launch of a new webinar feature, customizable paywalls, and more.

AI galaxy hunters are adding to the global GPU crunch

Astronomers are turning to GPUs to find needles in the galactic haystack.

Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations, researchers say

The Citizen Lab found two separate surveillance vendors abusing the backbone of cellular networks to spy on several victims across the world.

AI galaxy hunters are adding to the global GPU crunch

Astronomers are turning to GPUs to find needles in the galactic haystack.

Fusion doesn’t have a normal startup timeline, and investors are fine with that

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.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan and guest host Tim De Chant sit down with Rachel Slaybaugh, general partner at DCVC, to break down why serious… Continua a leggere Fusion doesn’t have a normal startup timeline, and investors are fine with that

Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones

The iPhone and iPad bug allowed law enforcement using forensic tools to read messages that had long been deleted by the Signal app.

From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield’s alumni now?

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.