Helix Carbon says it can make iron cheaper by recycling blast furnace pollution
The steel industry is a big polluter, but Helix Carbon can upcycle pollution from blast furnaces to drive down emissions
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FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room
It’s not clear exactly for what purpose the recording device was used, but FBI director Kash Patel said the scheme
Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case
A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI’s interview materials involving former Apple employees, as well as private messages
Cambridge Heavy Industries has been quietly building a desktop fusion device
Fusion power startup Cambridge Heavy Industries is building a small, laser-powered fusion device to fuel the coming wave of fusion
Licube wants to be the fuel provider to the fusion power industry — see how at TechCrunch Disrupt
Fusion power plants will need a lot of lithium, and Licube is preparing to be a key supplier.
Niobia takes the guesswork out of some of tech’s most expensive mistakes
The San Francisco startup aims to help battery and chip manufacturers identify defects on production lines, reducing downtime and costly
Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field
Field also worked on Apple’s secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.
Flox Intelligence is building AI to keep wildlife away from trains, airports, and roads
Flox’s edge devices can identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure.
Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm
Facebook is the latest social media platform to give users greater control over the algorithm that determines what appears in
Forget rockets — Longshot wants to fire cargo into space from a gun. See it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Longshot is trying to build a gun big enough to make space data centers a reality.