TECHNOLOGYFinance ministers and top bankers raise serious concerns about Mythos AI modelExperts say Mythos potentially has an unprecedented ability to identify and exploit cybersecurity weaknesses.BBC News·April 17, 2026
TECHNOLOGYFactory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprisesThe three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.TechCrunch·April 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYLuma launches AI-powered production studio with faith-focused Wonder ProjectThe studio's first project will be about Moses and star Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, to be released this spring on Prime Video.TechCrunch·April 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYNetflix co-founder and chair Reed Hastings to leave boardHastings helped to transform the video rental industry — first with physical, then digital, delivery.TechCrunch·April 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYUpscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says reportAI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise its third funding round since launching just seven months ago.TechCrunch·April 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYPhysical Intelligence, a hot robotics startup, says its new robot brain can figure out tasks it was never taughtThe new model, called π0.7, represents what the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward the long-sought goal of a general-purpose robot brain.TechCrunch·April 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYFrom the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky productThis week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen speaks with Capella Kerst, founder and CEO of geCKo Materials.TechCrunch·April 16, 2026
TECHNOLOGYBack to books - Sweden's schools give up digital learningSwedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.BBC News·April 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYAmazon-backed X-energy files to raise up to $800M in IPONuclear startup X-energy hit the road today to sell prospective investors on its initial public offering.TechCrunch·April 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYHowl recordings and an AI image: Inside South Korea's long hunt for an escaped wolfHundreds have been deployed to find Neukgu, a young wolf that has eluded capture for a week and counting.BBC News·April 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYFord EV and tech chief leaving automakerDoug Field had stints at Apple and Tesla before joining Ford in 2021.TechCrunch·April 15, 2026
TECHNOLOGYMonarch Tractor’s collapse ends with an acquisition by CaterpillarThe startup had faced mounting pressure from dealers, farmers, and a co-founder who complained that Monarch's tech didn't work properly.TechCrunch·April 15, 2026
