Long Reads
Articles filed under Long Reads.
The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope tumbled out of control | TechCrunch
According to NASA, two of the three reaction wheels that control the spacecraft's alignment have failed, and there are problems with one of the spacecraft's thruster systems.
Sam Altman is ready to decelerate | TechCrunch
His change of position comes after "the first security incident that I have felt very viscerally."
MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea | TechCrunch
Runlayer is suing Rippling after Rippling evaluated the startup's MCP gateway product and then opted to build one itself.
Fast Metals is treating waste with more waste to extract critical minerals | TechCrunch
Aluminum production has saddled the world with billions of tons of caustic waste. One startup has a plan to clean it up and turn a profit.
Encore AI raises $30M to build AI agents that learn from customer calls | TechCrunch
The startup analyzes calls, messages and CRM data to identify effective sales techniques and turn them into playbooks for AI agents.
Live updates: Trump says Iran ‘going to get a beating’ as fresh fighting shatters calm | CNN
A few days of relative calm in the Middle East came to an end as Iran fired missiles at US forces and joint US-Saudi strikes targeted Iranian proxies in Iraq. Follow along for live news updates.