Tim De Chant, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:44:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Tim De Chant, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 Inertia moves to commercialize one of the world’s most elaborate science experiments https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/inertia-moves-to-commercialize-one-of-the-worlds-most-elaborate-science-experiments/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111011 Battery recycler Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/battery-recycler-ascend-elements-files-for-bankruptcy/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:16:52 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111445 Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/every-fusion-startup-that-has-raised-over-100m/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2878248 Radify’s sci-fi plasma reactors could break China’s dominance of rare-earth elements https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/radifys-sci-fi-plasma-reactors-could-break-chinas-dominance-of-rare-earth-elements/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110639 How nuclear batteries could speed the race to fusion power https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/how-nuclear-batteries-could-speed-the-race-to-fusion-power/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110278 Why a former AirPods engineer is now building heat pumps https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/why-a-former-airpods-engineer-is-now-building-heat-pumps/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:27 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109765 AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong? https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/ai-companies-are-building-huge-natural-gas-plants-to-power-data-centers-what-could-go-wrong/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:48:22 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109180 People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/people-would-rather-have-an-amazon-warehouse-in-their-backyard-than-a-data-center/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:20:36 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109229 Commonwealth Fusion Systems leans on magnets for near-term revenue https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/commonwealth-fusion-systems-leans-on-magnets-for-near-term-revenue/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:15:27 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108629 Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/metas-natural-gas-binge-could-power-south-dakota/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:35:36 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108480 What will power the grid in 2035? The race is wide open https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/what-will-power-the-grid-in-2035-the-race-is-wide-open/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107120 Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/data-centers-get-ready-the-senate-wants-to-see-your-power-bills/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:23:31 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3106568 Arbor Energy just landed a billion-dollar order to bring rocket turbine tech to the power grid https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/arbor-energy-just-landed-a-billion-dollar-order-to-bring-rocket-turbine-tech-to-the-power-grid/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:17:46 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3105851 Lululemon bets Epoch Biodesign can eat its shorts, literally https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/lululemon-bets-epoch-biodesign-can-eat-its-shorts-literally/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3104978 Crusoe makes big battery buys for its data centers https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/crusoe-makes-big-battery-buys-for-its-data-centers/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:40:10 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3105671 Cauldron Ferm has turned microbes into nonstop assembly lines https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/cauldron-ferm-has-turned-microbes-into-nonstop-assembly-lines/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3105067 Sam Altman-backed fusion startup Helion in talks to sell power to OpenAI https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/sam-altman-openai-fusion-energy-board-helion/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:03:36 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3104763 How fusion power works and the startups pursuing it https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/21/how-fusion-power-works-and-the-startups-pursuing-it/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093026 The best AI investment might be in energy tech https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/the-best-ai-investment-might-be-in-energy-tech/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3097938 Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the ‘valley of death’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/geothermal-startup-fervo-catapults-itself-over-the-valley-of-death/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:26:26 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3104104