March 30, 2026

ScaleOps raises $130M to improve computing efficiency amid AI demand: ScaleOps just raised $130M to tackle GPU shortages and soaring AI cloud costs by automating infrastructure in real time. Read More

AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.3B valuation in pre-IPO round: The startup, which is planning to go public later this year, designs chips specifically for AI inference, another challenger to Nvidia's dominance. Read More

Why OpenAI really shut down Sora: OpenAI's decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own faces — so was this some kind of elaborate data grab? Read More

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‘Project Hail Mary’ becomes Amazon MGM’s biggest box office hit: Amazon’s bet on “Project Hail Mary” has paid off handsomely. Read More

Starcloud raises $170 million Series A to build data centers in space: Starcloud becomes the fastest Y Combinator startup to reach unicorn status, just 17 months after demo day. Read More

Mark Zuckerberg texted Elon Musk to offer help with DOGE: While the relationship was once thorny enough that Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cagefight, things seem to have warmed up by the early days of the second Trump administration. Read More

Qodo raises $70M for code verification as AI coding scales: As AI floods software development with code, Qodo is betting the real challenge is making sure it actually works. Read More

Sora’s shutdown could be a reality check moment for AI video: Is this just normal corporate strategy, or are we about to see a broader pullback on AI-generated video? Read More

Join Stripe at Sessions 2026—the internet economy conference—happening April 29–30 in San Francisco. Join fellow business leaders, founders, and developers to explore the latest in financial technology, global commerce, and strategies for growth. Register with code s26techcrunch100 for a complimentary pass.

The Pixel 10a doesn't have a camera bump, and it's great: The Google Pixel 10a can lay flat on a table, but otherwise the company hasn't brought a ton of upgrades to its newest budget smartphone. Read More

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