What happens in Vega$: Steroids, swimmers, and a billion-dollar hustle

May 31, 2026 Lucas Ropek

The Enhanced Games — a singular sporting competition where a majority of the athletes were on performance-enhancing drugs — may herald a new business model that the tech industry is ready to embrace.

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Black founders raise highest amount of quarterly funding since 2022, but there’s a catch
Black founders raise highest amount of quarterly funding since 2022, but there’s a catch

Speaking to TechCrunch, Crunchbase’s head of research Gené Teare said the factors holding back Black founde...

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SoftBank says it will invest up to €75B to build French data centers
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75B to build French data centers

The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity.