Forget rockets β Longshot wants to fire cargo into space from a gun. See it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 13 October 2026 at 20:05 Longshot is trying to build a gun big enough to make space data centers a reality.
WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 12 October 2026 at 19:19 A Silicon Valley startup that uses weather balloons and AI to predict the weather won a U.S. military contract worth almost $50 million.
Anthropic canβt reliably control its AI agents. Itβs cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 10 October 2026 at 02:18 Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice.
Xonaβs commercial GPS alternative is about to go live TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 9 October 2026 at 14:00 Xona's precision timing and navigation service will enter beta testing after SpaceX launches six satellites designed by the company.
OpenAIβs math solutions arenβt meeting the fieldβs standards yet TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 8 October 2026 at 20:10 OpenAI's flood of proofs deviated from the guidelines set by a group of mathematical researchers consulted by the frontier lab.
Hark releases an AI personal assistant with a focus on privacy TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 6 October 2026 at 20:22 The AI lab's personal assistant is an operating system from the future designed to compete with Muse, Dots, and Instinct.
Can Safeworld convince people that GenAI robots wonβt hurt them? TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 5 October 2026 at 14:00 Safeworld is building digital humans to make sure robots don't hurt the real ones.
Google thinks SpaceXβs Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 1 October 2026 at 21:18 Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.
Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 1 October 2026 at 18:49 Amazon Web Services' Strand Labs has released the latest Jevalike decision model, Strands Decider 2B.
SpaceX and Google both said no. Now his software is riding a SpaceX rocket next to Googleβs TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 13 October 2026 at 18:30 Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, offering open software that works on many companies' satellites, versus SpaceX's closed, all-in-one iPhone-style approach.
OpenAIβs Jev clone could help the frontier lab stop its swarming agents TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 30 September 2026 at 21:00 OpenAI's "Decisions API" is a Jev clone that confirms the importance of fast, cheap intelligence.
Destro AIβs secret sauce is getting robots and humans on the same page TechCrunch By: Tim Fernholz 30 September 2026 at 18:00 "One of the biggest reasons we are winning against robotics companies is because we are not a robotics company."