September 08, 2026

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A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride: Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, "You Can See Everything," stunned Telluride audiences Sunday night with its generous access to the Theranos founder. Read More

What we expect from the upcoming Apple launch: While Apple's first foldable iPhone Ultra will headline the September 9 launch, we're also expecting news about AirPods and HomePods. Read More

Eric Wu's newest company, out of stealth since May, is going after construction's labor crunch: Eric Wu, who built and ran Opendoor before stepping away in 2022, has had his new company, NavigateAI, out of stealth since May — building AI copilots that give construction workers real-time, hands-free guidance through smartphones and Meta's AI glasses, backed by $25 million from Elad Gil, Khosla Ventures, and Lennar to tackle a labor shortage severe enough that data center projects alone now need 4,000 to 5,000 workers apiece. Read More

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TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road — and a snag: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Read More

A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it: The latest heist is one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency to date. Read More

Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch: Bluecore Energy announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $50 million seed round — just months after raising a $10 million pre-seed and coming out of stealth. Read More

Mistral raises €3B as sovereign AI becomes big business: The French AI lab has raised €3 billion at a €21 billion valuation in a Series D round led by Samsung, Scaleup Europe and PSG Equity. Read More

Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets: Stoke has "completed the initial closing" of a $1B Series E round intended to help it reach orbit and prepare a new, larger rocket for operations. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Poseidon Aerospace lands $60M ahead of first pilotless test flight: The startup is trying to rethink the economics of cargo aircraft by removing pilots from the equation entirely. Read More

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