May 29, 2026

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida: The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX. Read More

This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI's biggest bottleneck isn't compute -- it's memory: South Korean chip startup XCENA is betting that AI's real bottleneck is not compute, but memory. Read More

Today is the last day to apply to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Submit your session topic before today ends for a chance to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Apply now to share your insight and help shape the conversations defining the tech industry. Read More

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Slate Auto will announce pricing and take preorders for its EV on June 24: The Bezos-backed EV startup has yet to announce final pricing for its vehicle, which is supposed to start shipping by the end of this year. Read More

Anthropic raises $65 billion, nears $1T valuation ahead of IPO: Anthropic has closed a $65 billion Series H round at a $965 billion post-money valuation, marking what could be the AI startup's final private fundraise before a highly anticipated IPO. Read More

Glean's top line crosses $300M as AI budget cutting becomes its major selling point: The enterprise AI search startup tripled its annual revenue even as tech giants entered the category. Read More

Hackers are trying to steal Signal users' backups in new wave of widespread attacks: A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups containing past messages. Read More

Enter the NVIDIA Builder’s Arcade now to preview interactive challenges and NVIDIA happenings during Microsoft Build. Challenges go live June 1 and run through June 5 with daily activities focused on agentic AI.

Asana acquires no-code agent-builder StackAI: Asana will incorporate StackAI into its growing suite of AI workflow tools. Read More

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