Standard Nuclear emerges from the ashes of a failed startup

Standard Nuclear emerged from stealth Wednesday with $42 million in funding to make advanced nuclear fuel. Except Standard Nuclear isn’t an entirely new company. Rather, it’s built on assets purchased at auction following the bankruptcy of the Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) for $28 million. The new company’s CEO, Kurt Terrani, served as vice president … Read more

OpenAI’s open model is delayed

The release of OpenAI’s first open model in years will be delayed until later this summer, CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on X on Tuesday. Altman said the open model would be released sometime after June. “[W]e are going to take a little more time with our open-weights model, i.e. expect it later … Read more

US Open golf: Rory McIlroy makes pre-major driver change and in ‘better place’ ahead of Oakmont | Golf News

Rory McIlroy has reverted to a familiar driver ahead of the US Open, as he looks to “forget about” recent disappointments and continue his impressive major record. McIlroy became just the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam after his dramatic play-off victory at The Masters in April, although failed to contend at last … Read more

Why VCs should care about TechCrunch All Stage 2025

Let’s be honest: Most events aren’t built for VCs — they’re built around VCs. Panels, keynotes, maybe a few startups worth watching, and a sea of business cards you’ll forget by dinner. TechCrunch All Stage 2025 flips that script, when we fill up Boston’s SoWa Power Station on July 15. This isn’t just a chance … Read more

Tebi, the new startup by Adyen’s departed cofounder, raises a fresh $30M from Alphabet’s CapitalG

Dutch payments firm Adyen now has a market cap of over $61 billion, but that didn’t stop its cofounder Arnout Schuijff from stepping down in 2021 to focus on his new startup, Tebi. Now an Amsterdam-based fintech startup with 35 employees, Tebi helps restaurants, bars and other hospitality businesses manage their operations with an all-in-one … Read more

Arsenal Women to play all WSL games at Emirates Stadium from next season | Football News

Arsenal have confirmed their women’s team will play all 11 of their Women’s Super League home matches at Emirates Stadium next season. The newly crowned European champions hosted nine league matches at the Emirates across 2024/25, with an average attendance of 34,000 – and a high of 56,748 in February’s 5-0 win over Tottenham. Next … Read more