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One way to track the speed of the AI boom is to follow the hardware supply chain. Nvidia is the classic example: As AI companies build out data centers, they’re buying up billions of dollars of GPUs each month, turning Nvidia into the most valuable company on earth. But Nvidia has suppliers too, and looking at them can give us an even longer-term view of the market. That’s why we care about ASML, a Dutch photolithography company that has become a key linchpin for the semiconductor industry. ASML is the sole supplier of the EUV equipment needed to make cutting-edge…
Founders don’t scale alone. They scale by learning from peers, building at the same pace, connecting with those who have already been there, and meeting investors aligned with what they’re building. On June 23 in Boston, TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 brings together 1,100 founders and investors for a day focused entirely on growth, execution, and real-world scaling. Tickets are now live at the lowest price of the year. This is TechCrunch’s flagship founder conference, built for founders first. The focus is on peer connection, honest conversations, and practical, expert-led insight, with opportunities to connect with investors aligned with founders’ innovation. Super Early Bird pricing is available now. Save up to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team, the U.S. Education Department said Wednesday.The department offered San Jose State a deal that would resolve the case. The university, located in California, would have to accept the administration’s definition of “male” and “female,” restore titles and records that Trump officials say were “misappropriated by male athletes,” and issue an apology to female athletes.University officials did not immediately comment.The department has taken action against a series of states, schools and colleges that allow…
On a Monday night NBC News segment, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern over “some of the things we’ve seen in the last few days,” referring to the violence of Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Amodei focused on the importance of preserving democracy at home, both on NBC and in a post on X that specifically called out “the horror we’re seeing in Minnesota.” On NBC, he said he’s a believer in arming democracies to defend against autocratic countries, and that “we need to defend our own democratic values at home.” He added that Anthropic has no contracts with Immigration…
Some of the biggest companies in the world want to let you know how they’re doing.(Want might be a strong word. It’s more like, are required to by regulators, but that doesn’t roll off the tongue.)Either way, seven companies with market caps totalling more than $20 trillion are checking in.I broke down what to keep an eye out for with each of them.Today Meta: Mark Zuckerberg still wants to spend big on AI. There’s one problem. Meta, unlike some of its Big Tech peers, doesn’t have a cloud business that’s already benefiting from the AI boom. And its ads business…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kyle Elliott, 33, a career coach who lives in California. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Getting laid off is very traumatic — and it’s becoming more common.I’ve been a full-time career coach to tech employees at startups and in Big Tech since 2017, and I’ve seen how layoffs have become more visible in recent years.I help clients navigate life after a layoff, including what role they want next and how to apply for new jobs.Amazon has announced new plans to cut staff, and I want affected employees to…
Autonomous vehicle startup Waabi has raised $1 billion and struck a partnership with Uber to deploy self-driving cars on the ride-hailing platform — the company’s first expansion beyond autonomous trucking. The funding consists of an oversubscribed $750 million Series C round co-led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners and roughly $250 million in milestone-based capital from Uber to support the deployment of 25,000 or more Waabi Driver-powered robotaxis exclusively on its platform. The companies did not provide a timeline for such a large-scale deployment. The partnership represents a bet that the startup’s AI technology can succeed where others have…
So-called “night owls” may face a higher risk for heart attack and stroke, a new study published Wednesday finds.Researchers found that “evening type” people had poorer cardiovascular health scores than those who were neither “morning type” or “evening type” people and had an associated 16% higher risk of heart attack and stroke.The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, analyzed survey and biometric data from more than 320,000 British adults aged 39 to 74.Participants were asked whether they considered themselves a “definite morning” person, a “definite evening” person or somewhere in between, termed “intermediate.”Heart disease fatalities drop…
As a continuation of President Donald Trump ‘s pitch to Americans on affordability and the economy under his administration, the U.S. Treasury and White House are celebrating the upcoming launch of a program they view as a key milestone: “Trump Accounts.”A provision of Trump’s tax legislation, Trump Accounts are meant to give $1,000 to every newborn, so long as their parents open an account. That money is then invested in the stock market by private firms, and the child can access the money when they turn 18.A U.S. Treasury event Wednesday brings together an assortment of politicians and celebrities —…