Investors send General Fusion soaring in debut as first publicly traded fusion company

by News Feed Editor | Jul 14, 2026 | Technology

General Fusion began trading on the Nasdaq today under the ticker GFUZ, becoming the first publicly listed fusion power company, beating competitor and Trump-backed TAE Technologies by several months.  And investors seemed to want in. The stock rallied as trading...

Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again

by News Feed Editor | Jul 13, 2026 | Technology

A pattern is emerging among people who’ve already made it big. They’re rolling up their sleeves again, seemingly out of fear of missing AI’s defining moment and, presumably, the irresistible allure of making even more money — potentially a lot more. Tom Blomfield, who...

Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”

by News Feed Editor | Jul 13, 2026 | Technology

Uber has spent the last year quietly pushing beyond the two businesses most people associate it with. There’s ride-hailing, of course, and delivery, but spend time in the app and you’ll now find hotel bookings powered by Expedia, “shop for me” concierge features, and...

Video-generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B

by News Feed Editor | Jul 13, 2026 | Technology

Singapore-based video-generation startup PixVerse said today that it has closed its Series C extension, with a total of $439 million raised in the round. The company told TechCrunch that, with the new tranche of funding, its valuation has crossed over $2 billion. With...

X just tweaked its algorithm to make it more friendly, less battleground

by News Feed Editor | Jul 13, 2026 | Technology

X has made a “tweak” to its algorithm to boost the visibility of posts to users’ “mutuals” — the people they follow who follow them back, head of product, Nikita Bier, said Monday. “We noticed this data was missing from the algo and it made your friends appear less in...

Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation

by News Feed Editor | Jul 13, 2026 | Technology

Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes agent, is finalizing a new round of funding led by Robot Ventures, with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to three sources with knowledge of...