The Uranium Algorithm: How Terranox AI is Fueling the Nuclear Renaissance
We built AI to write code, but now it's digging for radioactive rocks. Inside Terranox AI, the startup modernizing the hunt for uranium to fuel the AI power boom.
How Parker Conrad Built a $13.5B Empire by Ignoring Silicon Valley
Forget the MVP. Parker Conrad built Rippling by doing everything at once. Inside the $13.5B "Compound Startup" strategy that is killing SaaS sprawl.
Why Tesla’s Battery Genius Left to Fix the Grid with Heron
Why walk away from the top engineering job at Tesla? Because you found a bigger problem. Inside Drew Baglino's new startup, Heron, and the race to fix the US power grid.
How Figure AI Built a Robot in 12 Months
It usually takes a decade to build a robot. Brett Adcock did it in 12 months, hitting a $2.6B valuation. Inside Figure AI's sprint to solve the labor shortage.
Why Varda is Moving Factories to Orbit
The Industrial Revolution stopped at the sky. Varda Space Industries is pushing it to orbit, manufacturing perfect pharmaceutical crystals in zero-g.
How Crusoe Energy Feeds AI Without the Grid
AI needs power, but the grid is tapped out. Crusoe Energy brings the data center to the oil field, turning waste gas into H100 compute.
Why Terra Industries is the Next Defense Giant
The "Anduril of Africa" has arrived. Terra Industries is securing the continent's $300B infrastructure gap with autonomous drones and AI, backed by 8VC.
How Epirus is Ending the Drone Age with Microwaves
We can't shoot $2M missiles at $500 drones. Epirus solves the math of modern warfare with a solid-state "Force Field" that fries electronics instantly.
The Grid is Broken. Base Power is fixing it from the Edge.
Base Power is deploying distributed batteries, smart controls, and utility partnerships to rebuild reliability from the edge.
The Eventbrite Killer: How Posh is Turning Ticketing into a Social Network
Posh is reframing events as a social graph where discovery, trust, and conversion live in one feed.
The Anti-Generator: How Petra Power is Killing the Diesel Engine
Petra Power is reinventing backup energy with a rugged, silent, fuel-flexible solid oxide fuel cell that outperforms diesel generators on cost, efficiency, and longevity.
StarCloud: The Startup Building Data Centers in Space
StarCloud is pursuing orbital data centers to unlock abundant power, near vacuum cooling, and global coverage. This article explains the technical approach, launch and servicing strategy, and the economics behind running AI workloads in space.