Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom
The AI boom is proving to be a windfall for construction workers building the massive data centers that power everything. According to the Wall Street Journal, data center construction workers are seeing pay increases of 25% to 30% compared to their previous jobs, and in some cases, much more. Among them is Demond Chambliss, who […]
Data center energy demand predicted to jump nearly 300% by 2035
Planned data center construction shows no signs of slowing down, with new additions requiring 2.7 times (almost three times) the sector’s current electricity demand over the next 10 years, according to a new report from BloombergNEF. By 2035, data centers will consume 106 gigawatts of power, a significant increase from the 40 gigawatts used today. […]
Europol shuts down crypto-mixing website that helped launder 1.3 billion euros
A coalition of law enforcement agencies coordinated by Europol announced on Monday the closure of cryptocurrency laundering service Cryptomixer. Europol confirmed the seizure in a press release, stating that Cryptomixer is “the platform of choice for cybercriminals seeking to launder illegal proceeds from a variety of criminal activities, including drug trafficking, arms trafficking, ransomware attacks, […]
Nvidia’s $2 billion Synopsys bet strengthens its grip on chip design stack
Nvidia is investing $2 billion in Synopsys, which makes software and components for semiconductor chip design. The deal deepens the companies’ existing partnership as analysts begin to scrutinize the increasingly common circular trades in the AI industry and warn of potential bubbles. Nvidia announced that it has purchased Synopsys stock for $414.79 per share as […]
Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus boosts Black Friday sales
Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus saw a spike in adoption on Black Friday, according to new data released over the weekend by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. In the US, Amazon sessions that led to purchases jumped 100% on Black Friday compared to the following 30 days, but sessions that led to purchases that did not […]
How AI PR startup Clipbook landed Mark Cuban’s investment via cold email
On Monday, Clipbook, an AI-powered platform that helps companies monitor media coverage, announced a $3 million seed round co-led by Mark Cuban, Commonweal Ventures, and Carpenter Capital. The partnership came about because Clipbook founder Adam Joseph made a fiasco with a cold email that he didn’t expect anyone to read, he told TechCrunch. Joseph launched […]
At least 80 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far
With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year. While most are AI-related, a surprising number are focused in other industries like satellite space companies Loft Orbital and blockchain-based trading site Kalshi. […]
Varda says he’s proven that space manufacturing works, but now he wants to make it boring.
When Will Bluey talks about the future, the timeline is shorter than many imagine. Varda Space Industries’ CEO predicts that within 10 years someone will be able to stand at the landing site and watch multiple purpose-built spacecraft swoop towards Earth like shooting stars every night, each carrying medicines made in space. In 15 to […]
New report examines how David Sachs benefits from Trump administration role
David Sachs’ role as President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency czar could work out very well for his investments and friends, according to a new report in the New York Times. But Sachs fired back in a post on X in which he described a five-month reporting process in which the accusations were “debunked […]
ChatGPT was launched 3 years ago today
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI announced a new product to the world, innocuously describing it as a “conversational interaction model called ChatGPT.” It is no exaggeration to suggest that ChatGPT has since transformed the business and technology world and has become extremely popular. ChatGPT is still #1 on Apple’s list of free apps. At the […]