GTC, Nvidia’s biggest conference of the year, begins Monday and runs till Friday in San Jose. TechCrunch will be on the ground covering the news as it happens — and we’re expecting a healthy dose of announcements. CEO Jensen Huang will give a keynote address at the SAP Center on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Pacific,… Continue reading Nvidia GTC 2025: What to expect from this year’s show
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Battery manufacturer Northvolt nears the end as it files for bankruptcy in Sweden
Northvolt filed for bankruptcy in Sweden on Wednesday, the latest blow to Europe’s attempts to create a battery manufacturing juggernaut that could rival the Chinese giants. Though the Swedish startup has raised more than $14 billion, it has been running short on cash recently. Northvolt had previously filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. in… Continue reading Battery manufacturer Northvolt nears the end as it files for bankruptcy in Sweden
Trump says he will label violence against Tesla as domestic terrorism
President Donald Trump said he will label violence against Tesla dealerships as domestic terrorism, per a transcript shared by the White House pool reporters, a sign of deepening ties with Elon Musk. “Tesla Takeovers” have been breaking out across the globe at Tesla dealerships as people protest what they see as a hostile takeover of… Continue reading Trump says he will label violence against Tesla as domestic terrorism
Hugging Face expands its LeRobot platform with training data for self-driving machines
Last year, Hugging Face, the AI dev platform, launched LeRobot, a collection of open AI models, datasets, and tools to help build real-world robotics systems. On Tuesday, Hugging Face teamed up with AI startup Yaak to expand LeRobot with a training set for robots and cars that can navigate environments, like city streets, autonomously. The… Continue reading Hugging Face expands its LeRobot platform with training data for self-driving machines
Waymo expands its robotaxi service across Silicon Valley
Waymo will start offering robotaxi rides to people in its “Waymo One” early rider program in Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, and “parts of Sunnyvale” starting Wednesday, an expansion that will bring its footprint in Silicon Valley to 27 square miles. The Waymo vehicles will be available around-the-clock, and the new territories add to… Continue reading Waymo expands its robotaxi service across Silicon Valley
Meet the new VC firm secretly backed by Volkswagen
A new venture firm called Leitmotif has been on a quiet blitz for the last 16 months, funding around 20 startups broadly focused on decarbonization. Its portfolio includes EV companies, space and battery plays, and four nuclear fusion startups. But the firm has only said its funding is from “European industrial interests.” Now, Leitmotif has… Continue reading Meet the new VC firm secretly backed by Volkswagen
Rad Power Bikes CEO steps down
Rad Power Bikes CEO Phil Molyneux has stepped down as part of a wider strategic reshuffling at the acclaimed electric bicycle company. The company told TechCrunch that Chief Financial Officer Stephanie Roberts will serve as interim CEO while the company searches for a replacement, and that Molyneux will serve as an adviser. The news, first… Continue reading Rad Power Bikes CEO steps down
Daqus Energy has a plan to make EV sports cars fast, light, and cheap
Cheaper, lighter, and denser: the trifecta defines an ideal battery. No one has devised a perfect cell quite yet, but one stealthy startup thinks it has found a new material that solves at least two of those challenges. Daqus Energy has been quietly operating for the past four months, refining a compound known as TAQ… Continue reading Daqus Energy has a plan to make EV sports cars fast, light, and cheap
Nirvana keeps on truckin’ with $80M at $830M valuation for its AI-powered insurance
As the U.S. trucking industry gears up for the negative impacts of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada, a startup building a new kind of trucking insurance has raised some money to grow and help truckers weather the changes. Nirvana, an AI-based insurance platform that uses real-time driving… Continue reading Nirvana keeps on truckin’ with $80M at $830M valuation for its AI-powered insurance
Chevy Silverado EV vs Rivian R1T: How two EVs handled the iconic Mint 400 off-road race
Something special went down in the desert outside of Las Vegas this weekend: two EVs took on the Mint 400 for the first time. Since the Mint 400 launched back in 1969, vehicles in this iconic desert endurance race have been powered by dead dinosaurs. Spectators and race participants alike are used to the smell… Continue reading Chevy Silverado EV vs Rivian R1T: How two EVs handled the iconic Mint 400 off-road race