I canβt help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee TechCrunch By: Julie Bort 8 April 2026 at 05:35 Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM. And it's gaining popularity with OpenClaw users.
VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B fund to back β and build β βphysical AIβ startups TechCrunch By: Kirsten Korosec 8 April 2026 at 05:24 Eclipse will put some of that money towards incubating, or building startups.
Firmus, the βSouthgateβ AI data center builder backed by Nvidia, hits $5.5B valuation TechCrunch By: Julie Bort 8 April 2026 at 02:46 Nvidia-backed Asia AI data center provider Firmus has now raised $1.35 billion in six months.
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Why a former AirPods engineer is now building heat pumps TechCrunch By: Tim De Chant 7 April 2026 at 21:00 Merino Energy has simplified the heat pump dramatically in a quest to make them cheaper and easier to install.