‘Star Wars’ lasers and waterfalls of molten s...

Up next

Robotaxis drive miles just to get cleaned and charged; Aseon Labs wants to fix that; plus, General Intuition bets that video games can train AI agents for the real world

Aseon Labs, which came out of Y Combinator's 2026 spring cohort, has raised $10 million from Crane Venture Partners and others. Also, General Intuition has raised $320 million to scale AI trained on millions of hours of gameplay, betting action data can help AI develop something ... Show more

. 16min 12sec

Slate Auto’s radically simple electric truck starts at $24,950; also, Valor Equity Partners looks to raise a $2.5B Fund VII

The Jeff Bezos-backed startup finally revealed more pricing details for its debut EV, including a $29,950 starting price for the SUV variant, and boosted the base range to 205 miles. Plus, new details have emerged about Valor's latest fund, which last year announced it was raisin ... Show more

. 6min 6sec

Recommended Episodes

#189 Goodbye All

Reply All

One last thing before we go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

. 50min 49sec

TechStuff Classic: TechStuff Listens to Negativland

TechStuff

Mark Hosler, one of the founding members of Negativland, joins the podcast to talk about audio collage, art, legal potholes and using technology to make mind blowing sound. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for pri ... Show more

. 34min 54sec

Introducing StartUp

StartUp Podcast

A series about what it's really like to start a business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

. 1min 4sec

The Search Begins

Land of the Giants

Some of the core values that built Google's runaway success — innovative technology to the max, an intellectually playful and open culture, and a corporate aspiration to do good ("Don’t be evil") — set it up for the existential questions it faces today. We examine how two grad st ... Show more

. 41min 20sec