Khosla-backed Mazama taps super-hot rocks in race to deliver 24/7 power
Geothermal startup Mazama Energy said it drilled a borehole that set a temperature record. Such superhot rocks could make geothermal a key player in data center power.
Aurora expands self-driving trucks route to El Paso
Aurora’s first driverless route was from Dallas to Houston. This next one is Fort Worth to El Paso.
Mirror’s founder is back with a new ‘connected screen’ startup: a gaming device called ‘Board’
Mirror’s founder is back with a connected gaming startup called Board that combines board games and video games.
Netflix launches redesigned profiles for kids
Netflix announces new Kids’ profiles with real-time recommendations, a ‘My Netflix’ hub, and more.
Netflix CTO announces interactive real-time voting for live content
While watching live content, viewers will be able to vote to directly influence the outcome of what they’re watching on their TV or mobile device.
Netflix CTO says more vertical video experiments are coming, but streamer is not competing with TikTok
Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone says company is experimenting with vertical video, but isn’t trying to be TikTok.
Identifee, built by Wells Fargo alumni, unifies productivity tech for bankers into a single platform — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
The startup’s platform is built on several modular systems that clients can purchase individually or as a complete suite.
Elloe AI wants to be the ‘immune system’ for AI — check it out at Disrupt 2025
Elloe AI promises a system capable of fact-checking AI outputs, making sure they don’t violate laws and regulations, and that they are safe for the users.
Charter Space brings fintech to spacecraft insurance and is showing off its stuff at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
The goal is faster, cheaper, and more reliable risk evaluation for spacecraft insurance, and eventually to power new forms of credit and nondilutive funding for space companies looking outside venture capital and
CyDeploy wants to create a replica of a company’s system to help it test updates before pushing them out — catch it at Disrupt 2025
Tina Williams-Koroma said CyDeploy uses machine learning to understand what happens on a company’s machine and then creates a “digital twin” where system administrators can test updates.