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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/GettyImages-2217198328.jpeg?resize=1200,800″] Maine Governor Janet Mills has vetoed a bill that would have temporarily brought permits for new data centers to a halt. If it had become law, L.D. 307 would have imposed the country’s first statewide moratorium on new data centers — lasting, in this case, until November 1, 2027. The bill also…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2194585161.jpg?w=1024″] In a letter to the residents of Tumbler Ridge, Canada, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he is “deeply sorry” that his company failed to alert law enforcement about the suspect in a recent mass shooting. After police identified 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as a suspected shooter who allegedly killed eight people, the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Climate tech startups are capital intensive, timelines are long, and the technology is often considered “first of its kind.” What’s more, a key value proposition is addressing pollution — an externality that is, at best, poorly priced by the market. Those aren’t the qualities stock pickers tend to favor. And yet, public…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1757707025.jpg?w=1024″] Canadian AI startup Cohere is taking over Germany-based Aleph Alpha, with the blessing of their governments, in a bid to offer a sovereign alternative to enterprises in an AI landscape dominated by American players. “Sovereign AI” refers to systems where companies and governments retain full control over their own data — rather…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sushitech-3-hero.webp?resize=1200,835″] Every major tech conference has themes. Most are vague enough to mean everything and nothing at the same time. SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 is doing something different — four tightly defined technology domains, each backed by live demonstrations, dedicated exhibit floors, and sessions featuring the people actually building and funding these technologies…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2264522469.jpg?resize=1200,800″] As Apple races to stay competitive in AI while navigating tariffs and supply chain uncertainty, the company’s future is about to shift under new leadership. On Monday, Apple announced that John Ternus will take over as CEO later this year, succeeding Tim Cook. Cook transformed Apple into a $4 trillion global powerhouse,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/snabbit.jpg?resize=1200,679″] Snabbit, an Indian instant house-help startup, is close to raising fresh funding at a valuation of around $400 million in a round led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, TechCrunch has learned. The Bengaluru-based startup is in talks to raise around $50 million in the round, according to three people with knowledge of the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pronto.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Pronto, an Indian instant house-help startup, is finalizing a funding round led by tech investor Lachy Groom that would value the fast-growing company at about $200 million after investment, TechCrunch has learned. The deal is expected to bring in about $20 million in fresh capital and would mark a sharp jump from…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GettyImages-524085750.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Silicon Valley tends to tolerate a certain amount of founder exaggeration when pitching investors, often dismissing it as part of selling a vision. But some choices cross the line and can lead to jail time for founders and scandal for their investors. A case in point is Joseph Sanberg, whose once high-flying…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2266940912.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Palantir has helped the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations office probe a variety of financial crimes in the U.S. for much of the last decade, The Intercept reported. The IRS has paid the firm $130 million since 2018 to use its data analysis software to pore over financial records for investigative purposes,…