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Now is the time to invest in edtech

Just tacking AI onto a product isn’t enough, and investors are hoping that the technology will lead to more innovation in the space.

Exxon wants to drill enough lithium out of Arkansas to power 1M EVs per year

Fossil fuel giant Exxon is betting its U.S. lithium operation will power a new generation of electric vehicles. The U.S. has hundreds of thousands of tons of “recoverable” lithium, which c

Bitcoin miners are dusting off Kentucky coal towns, spurred by state crypto tax incentives

Kentucky and mining-focused businesses alike have reaped benefits from legislation to incentivize bitcoin miners to establish roots in the southeastern state.

As ExxonMobil asks for handouts, startups get to work on carbon capture and sequestration

Earlier this week, ExxonMobil, a company among the largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions and a longtime leader in the corporate fight against climate change regulations, called for a massive

‘Alexa, pay for gas’ command to work at over 11,500 Exxon and Mobil stations this year

Pumping gas is not that difficult, but Amazon thinks the process could be even easier by way of a voice command, spoken aloud when you arrive at the pump: “Alexa, pay for gas.” Today, Amaz

Amazon drives deeper into cars with new Alexa partners, Echo Auto expansion

Amazon is no longer content trying to dominate the home. The ecommerce giant made several announcements Monday ahead of CES 2020 that target the car, including partnerships with Lamborghini and Rivian

An interview with economist Thomas Philippon, author of ‘The Great Reversal’

Economist Thomas Philippon’s new book, “The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free Markets,” went on sale this past week, highlighting the United States’ failure to block

Elon Musk actually believes Rex Tillerson could be an “excellent” Secretary of State

Tesla and SpaceX CEO met with Donald Trump on Monday, and just a day later, he’s expressing optimism about Trump’s choice for Secretary of State, former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson. On th

Apple Pushes Past Exxon To Become The Most Valuable Public Company In The World

Well, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/07/18/id-shut-it-down-and-give-money-back-to-investors/">I didn't expect it to happen until the fall</a> — but I also didn't anticipate the stock market co

This Fall, Apple Has A Shot At Becoming The Most Valuable Company In The World

In January, we noted that <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/03/apple-300-billion/">Apple surged past an amazing $300 billion market cap</a>, making them by far the most valuable tech company in

Apple: Actually, $50 Billion Isn't Cool Either. You Know What's Cool? $300 Billion.

<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-259802" title="a" src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/a.png" alt="" />Last night, the Internet was set ablaze by the news that Facebook was t