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TechCrunch Apr 29, 2026 at 20:53 Startups Rising Hot

Fusion power startup Zap Energy pulls a partial pivot, adding nuclear fission to the mix

Surprise! Fusion startup Zap Energy says it will be developing fission reactors alongside its fusion devices.

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Apr 29, 2026 at 20:53 TechCrunch

Fusion power startup Zap Energy pulls a partial pivot, adding nuclear fission to the mix

Surprise! Fusion startup Zap Energy says it will be developing fission reactors alongside its fusion devices.

Apr 9, 2026 at 13:00 TechCrunch

Radify’s sci-fi plasma reactors could break China’s dominance of rare-earth elements

Radify Metals is developing a new way to process a variety of metals that promises to be pollution free.

Apr 1, 2026 at 12:11 Hacker News

Show HN: Baton – A desktop app for developing with AI agents

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Mar 25, 2026 at 13:12 Ars Technica

Honda cancels the two electric vehicles it was developing with Sony

Sony Honda Mobility says the Afeela 1 and Afeela 2 are no more.

Mar 23, 2026 at 19:30 Ars Technica

US to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to stop developing offshore wind in US

Payment reimburses the company for two leases, one for a massive 3 GW wind farm.

Mar 20, 2026 at 16:38 Ars Technica

Amazon is reportedly developing an AI-centric smartphone

Amazon's second smartphone could forego an app store.

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Google Cloud surpasses $20B but says growth was capacity-constrained

Google Cloud topped $20B in quarterly revenue for the first time, fueled by surging demand for AI. But capacity constraints mean it could have grown even faster.

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TechCrunch Apr 29, 2026 at 18:33 Startups
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Parallel Web Systems hits $2B valuation five months after its last big raise

The AI agent-tool startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised $100 million, led by Sequoia, months after raising a previous $100 million.

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TechCrunch Apr 29, 2026 at 16:42 Startups
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TechCrunch Apr 29, 2026 at 22:20 Startups
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Google Cloud surpasses $20B but says growth was capacity-constrained

Google Cloud topped $20B in quarterly revenue for the first time, fueled by surging demand for AI. But capacity constraints mean it could have grown even faster.

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TechCrunch Apr 29, 2026 at 18:33 Startups
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Parallel Web Systems hits $2B valuation five months after its last big raise

The AI agent-tool startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised $100 million, led by Sequoia, months after raising a previous $100 million.

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TechCrunch Apr 29, 2026 at 16:42 Startups
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Google Photos uses AI to make the iconic closet from ‘Clueless’ a reality

Google says the new feature will leverage AI technology to automatically create a copy of your wardrobe that's based on the pieces of clothing appearing in your Google Photos li...

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