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Last 24 hours to grab your +1 pass at 50% off to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Last 24 hours to grab your +1 pass at 50% off to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Today is the last day to lock in a +1 pass at 50% off to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, happening on October 13-15 in San Francisco. Register here.

techcrunch.com
Jan 30
TCStartupsTransportation
Tesla’s energy storage business is growing faster than any other part of the company

Tesla’s energy storage business is growing faster than any other part of the company

Energy storage products like the Megapack, Megablock, and Powerwall drove

techcrunch.com
Jan 29
ClimateTransportationBatteries
Trump administration’s legal setbacks are good news for offshore wind — and the grid

Trump administration’s legal setbacks are good news for offshore wind — and the grid

Three offshore wind projects under construction on the U.S. East Coast are back to building after judges rebuked the Department of the Interior's actions.

techcrunch.com
Jan 17
ClimateGovernment & Policylawsuits
How one startup is using probiotics to try and ease the copper shortage

How one startup is using probiotics to try and ease the copper shortage

Transition Metal Solutions is applying a special cocktail to coax microbes into unlocking more copper from ore.

techcrunch.com
Jan 15
ClimateFundraisingExclusive
Trump Media is merging with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6B+ deal

Trump Media is merging with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6B+ deal

The merger would broaden Trump Media’s holdings into the nascent fusion power space while data centers clamor for more electricity amid the ongoing AI boom.

techcrunch.com
Dec 18, 2025
ClimateStartupsDonald Trump
Nordic founders are taking bigger swings, and it’s paying off

Nordic founders are taking bigger swings, and it’s paying off

Ten years ago, raising €1 million in Copenhagen was enough to make waves in the region’s tech scene. Today, the Nordics are turning out billion-dollar companies like Lovable — which hit $200 million in revenue just 12 months after launching. Dennis Green-Lieber, founder of AI-powered customer intelligence platform Propane, has had a front-row seat to that shift […]

techcrunch.com
Nov 26, 2025
StartupsClimateFundraising
Musk’s xAI to build small solar farm adjacent to Colossus data center

Musk’s xAI to build small solar farm adjacent to Colossus data center

The artificial intelligence company said it was working with a developer to build a solar farm on 88 acres next to its Memphis site. Given the proposed size, the solar farm would likely produce around 30 megawatts of electricity, only about 10% of the data center’s estimated power use.

techcrunch.com
Nov 26, 2025
AIClimatedata centers