At least 80 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far

Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this ...

There's more than one way to stage 'Nutcracker'

Local stages large and small stage "The Nutcracker" with twists, family-friendly mash-ups and even a dance-along. Each ...

More of Silicon Valley is building on free Chinese AI

AI startups are seeing record valuations, but many are building on a foundation of cheap, free-to-download Chinese AI models.

OpenAGI emerges from stealth with an AI agent that it claims crushes OpenAI and Anthropic

MIT spinout OpenAGI claims its Lux AI agent scores 83.6% on a rigorous computer-use benchmark where OpenAI's Operator hits 61 ...

Highway 1 closure scheduled for emergency response drill

A major route connecting the San Francisco Peninsula to the San Mateo County coastside will be shut down overnight between Thursday and Friday, the California Department of ...

Bizarre Chernobyl fungus that feeds on radiation may be key to space travel

Inside one of the most radioactive reactors in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a fungus has evolved a bit of a quirk. It can gobble up radiation. Cladosporium sphaerospermum has been found growing ...