Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 18 June 2026 at 12:59 The company has identified at least 13 instances where its robotaxis drove into highway sections closed for construction.
Roelof Botha joins SpaceXβs board of directors TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 17 June 2026 at 21:32 The former Sequoia Capital leader is filling an "existing vacancy" on SpaceX's board, days after the company went public in the largest IPO ever.
Rivian cuts hundreds of workers after R2 deliveries start TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 16 June 2026 at 18:48 The company said the cuts were part of a restructuring meant to help scale to profitability. Rivian recently pushed back its profitability goal to invest in autonomy.
SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 16 June 2026 at 21:11 SpaceX's valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday.
SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 16 June 2026 at 12:21 The deal is supposed to help SpaceX's struggling AI division. The company told IPO investors it sees a $26 trillion addressable market in AI.
SpaceXβs biggest-ever IPO just grew to $85.7 billion raised TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 15 June 2026 at 15:45 SpaceX's IPO underwriters maxed out their share purchases, adding to an already historic amount of money raised.
Robinhood sees βrecord-breakingβ traffic after SpaceX stock debuts TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 12 June 2026 at 18:05 The trading platform says some customers experienced intermittent disruptions, but those issues have resolved.
Elon Musk becomes the worldβs first trillionaire after SpaceXβs historic IPO TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 12 June 2026 at 16:55 The SpaceX IPO has boosted Musk's paper wealth to more than $1,000,000,000,000 at a time when he is more hated -- and powerful -- than ever.
SpaceX IPO closes up 19% and delivers the worldβs first trillionaire TechCrunch By: Marina Temkin Β· Sean O'Kane 12 June 2026 at 21:20 The company made its heavily anticipated debut on Friday, trading higher than its initial $135 IPO price.
Waymo launches a loyalty program with 10% cash back and free cancellations TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 11 June 2026 at 17:00 Members of the program, called "Waymo Premier," will have to pony up $29.99 per month.
Waymo says it built a better benchmark for comparing robotaxis to humans TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 10 June 2026 at 10:00 Waymo created a new computer model to help it better understand how humans behave in crash scenarios that its robotaxis encounter.
Top Lucid Motors executive departs amid new CEOβs leadership shakeup TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 10 June 2026 at 04:35 The exec, Emad Dlala, has left just a few months after being promoted to SVP of engineering and digital, TechCrunch has learned.
Rivian starts deliveries of its all-important R2 SUV TechCrunch By: Sean O'Kane 9 June 2026 at 17:46 Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has called it "maybe the most important thing we've launched to date."