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TechCrunch May 12, 2026 at 18:05 Startups Rising Hot

Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies

OpenAI's CEO recalls a "particularly hair-raising" conversation with the SpaceX founder.

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May 12, 2026 at 18:05 TechCrunch

Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies

OpenAI's CEO recalls a "particularly hair-raising" conversation with the SpaceX founder.

May 12, 2026 at 17:30 TechCrunch

Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit

Google and SpaceX are in talks to build data centers in orbit, pitching space as the future home for AI compute, even as costs today rema...

May 12, 2026 at 11:00 Ars Technica

Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built

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May 11, 2026 at 09:00 SecurityLab

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Anthropic warns investors against secondary platforms offering access to its shares

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TechCrunch May 12, 2026 at 17:33 Startups
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Potholes cost cities millions: This company is using AI and trucks to fix them

Fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they're deteriorating.

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