Tim De Chant, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:34:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 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 Why investors are going gaga over solid-state transformers https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/why-investors-are-going-gaga-over-solid-state-transformers/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094571 SoftBank to spend an eye-popping $33B to build huge US gas power plant https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/softbank-to-spend-an-eye-popping-33b-to-build-huge-u-s-gas-power-plant/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:27:58 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094431 Heron Power raises $140M to ramp production of grid-altering tech https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/heron-power-raises-140m-to-ramp-production-of-grid-altering-tech/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093811 DG Matrix raises $60M to make data center power smarter https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/dg-matrix-raises-60m-to-make-data-center-power-smarter/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093588 Climactic launches hybrid fund to get startups through the ‘valley of death’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/climactic-launches-hybrid-fund-to-get-startups-through-the-valley-of-death/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:57:57 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093543 Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/fusion-startup-helion-hits-blistering-temps-as-it-races-toward-2028-deadline/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092675 Trump administration undermines EPA enforcement of Clean Air Act https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/trump-administration-undermines-epa-enforcement-of-clean-air-act/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:13:31 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092396 Twilio co-founder’s fusion power startup raises $450M from Bessemer and Alphabet’s GV https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/twilio-co-founders-fusion-power-startup-raises-450m-from-bessemer-and-alphabets-gv/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:29:43 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091913 Trump EPA reportedly seeks to revoke landmark air pollution rule https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/trump-epa-reportedly-seeks-to-revoke-landmark-air-pollution-rule/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:47:13 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091472 Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/tem-raises-75m-to-remake-electricity-markets-using-ai/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:01:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091233 Google- and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon-removal competitor https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/google-and-microsoft-backed-terradot-acquires-carbon-removal-competitor/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:26:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3090493 Pacific Fusion finds a cheaper way to make its fusion reactor work https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/pacific-fusion-finds-a-cheaper-way-to-make-its-fusion-reactor-work/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089946 Trump’s critical mineral reserve is an admission that the future is electric https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/trumps-critical-mineral-reserve-is-an-admission-that-the-future-is-electric/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:48:44 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089280 Lunar Energy raises $232M to deploy home batteries that prop up the grid https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/lunar-energy-raises-232m-to-deploy-home-batteries-that-prop-up-the-grid/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:56:40 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089505 Apeiron Labs gets $9.5M to flood the oceans with autonomous underwater robots https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/apeiron-labs-gets-95m-to-flood-the-oceans-with-autonomous-underwater-robots/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089354 Gradient’s heat pumps get new smarts to enable old-building retrofits https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/gradients-heat-pumps-get-new-smarts-to-enable-old-building-retrofits/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:56:45 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088864 Vema predicts cheap hydrogen could change where data centers are built https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/vema-predicts-cheap-hydrogen-could-change-where-data-centers-are-built/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:15:49 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088967 Avalanche thinks the fusion power industry should think smaller https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/avalanche-thinks-the-fusion-power-industry-should-think-smaller/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088849 Bye-bye, corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/bye-bye-corporate-conglomerates-hello-personal-conglomerates/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:39:08 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3088437 HomeBoost’s app will show you where to save on your utility bills https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/31/homeboosts-app-will-show-you-where-to-save-on-your-utility-bills/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:15:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087940