Freeform Raises $67M Series B to Expand Laser AI Production | TechCrunch

Freeform Raises $67M Series B to Expand Laser AI Production | TechCrunch

Tech investors haven’t given up on the dream of making physical products with the same speed and ease as coding software. Executives from Freeform, a startup developing a new 3D printing system for metal parts, told TechCrunch that the company has raised a $67 million Series B to expand its manufacturing platform. Investors include Apandion, … Read more

Why the Orbital AI Economy Is So Brutal | TechCrunch

Why the Orbital AI Economy Is So Brutal | TechCrunch

In a sense, this whole thing was inevitable. Elon Musk and his coterie have been talking about artificial intelligence in space for years — mainly in the context of Iain Banks’ sci-fi series about a far-future universe where sentient spaceships roam and rule the galaxy. Now Musk sees an opportunity to realize a version of … Read more

FCC accused of withholding DOGE information ‘in bad faith’

FCC accused of withholding DOGE information 'in bad faith'

A year and nearly 2,000 pages of documents later, a group suing to reveal what the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was doing at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says the agency withheld relevant documents “in bad faith” and is asking a court to allow discovery and depositions to obtain the information. “To date, Defendant … Read more

How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder power | TechCrunch

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Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI to create what could be a blueprint for Silicon Valley’s new power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling the highest market capitalization of historic conglomerate GE, and Musk vocal about his view that “technical victory is determined by the speed of innovation,” the question is … Read more

NASA astronauts can now take their phones with them on their mission to the moon | TechCrunch

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Get ready for selfies that are out of this world. NASA astronauts will be able to take their smartphones into space for the first time, starting with the Crew-12 and Artemis II missions. Crew-12 is expected to head to the International Space Station next week, while the much-anticipated Artemis II mission, which will bring humans … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX City Gets Police Department | TechCrunch

US billionaire businessman and pilot Jared Isaacman flies in formation aboard a fighter jet over the SpaceX sign, close to the Starship spacecraft, before his third test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on March 13, 2024. Elon Musk's SpaceX announced it was eyeing March 14 as the earliest date for the next test launch of its giant Starship rocket, with which it hopes to one day colonize Mars. Two previous attempts have ended in spectacular explosions, though the company has adopted a rapid trial-and-error approach in order to accelerate development. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Starbase, the corporate city that Elon Musk’s SpaceX created in South Texas, is creating its own police force. The City Commission approved an ordinance during a special meeting Tuesday that would create a city police department subject to approval by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). The department will be led by a police … Read more