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Canva gets to $4B in revenue as LLM referral traffic rises
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (506+ words) Creative company Canva ended 2025 on a high note with a 20% increase in monthly active users, growth that was partially propelled by adoption of its AI tools. The company still sees the majority of its business from North America, with continued…...
Trump’s critical mineral reserve is an admission that the future is electric
1+ week, 6+ day ago (680+ words) The Trump administration announced this week the U.S. government would work to build a $11.7 billion stockpile of critical minerals. That's the headline; the subtext is more intriguing. The stockpile initiative, branded as Project Vault, is the latest attempt by the administration…...
Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (328+ words) Tim De Chant is a senior climate reporter at TechCrunch. He has written for a wide range of publications, including Wired magazine, the Chicago Tribune, Ars Technica, The Wire China, and NOVA Next, where he was founding editor. De Chant…...
U.S. and Australia sign $3B critical minerals deal
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (206+ words) President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese inked an agreement on Monday that will pump billions of dollars into critical minerals projects. The U.S. and Australia will together contribute $3 billion to the projects over the next six months. The…...
U.S. government takes stake in Canadian lithium miner and its Nevada mining project
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (337+ words) The U.S. Department of Energy has taken equity stakes in Canadian company Lithium Americas and its Nevada mining joint venture with General Motors as part of a renegotiation of a federal loan. Shares of Lithium Americas spiked 34% in after-hours trading. The…...
Trump administration wants 10% stake in American lithium miner that sells to GM
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (401+ words) The Trump administration might be fond of calling the energy transition the "green new scam," but that isn't stopping it from seeking a significant stake in what promises to be the largest lithium mine in the Western Hemisphere. In exchange…...
Trump administration wants 10% stake in Canadian lithium miner that sells to GM
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (456+ words) The Trump administration might be fond of calling the energy transition the "green new scam," but that isn't stopping it from seeking a significant stake in what promises to be the largest lithium mine in the Western Hemisphere. In exchange…...
How a New Jersey startup found an electrifying way to slash copper costs
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (676+ words) Skyrocketing demand for copper promises to push prices to new heights. As the global economy transitions away from fossil fuels, it is going to need twice as much copper in the coming years than humanity has mined throughout all of…...
CoreWeave acquires data center provider Core Scientific in $9B stock deal
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (273+ words) Maxwell Zeff is a senior reporter at TechCrunch specializing in AI. Previously with Gizmodo, Bloomberg, and MSNBC, Zeff has covered the rise of AI and the Silicon Valley Bank crisis. He is based in San Francisco. When not reporting, he…...
Trump administration may sell deep-sea mining leases at startup’s urging
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (585+ words) Tim De Chant is a senior climate reporter at TechCrunch. He has written for a wide range of publications, including Wired magazine, the Chicago Tribune, Ars Technica, The Wire China, and NOVA Next, where he was founding editor. De Chant…...