Home / TechnologyTechnologyTechCrunchTechnologyTechCrunch·Aug 19, 2026·1 min readTravis Kalanick kicks off another round of VC bashing: ‘1% are helpful’After raising $1.7 billion for his new robotics company Atoms, Travis Kalanick is introspective about the role VCs have played in his career.View original source — TechCrunch ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesTechnologyThe VergeTechnologyAug 19, 2026 · 1 minDoes giving a camera wings dodge the FCC’s drone ban?The VergeTechnologyThe Next WebTechnologyAug 19, 2026 · 1 minFive days after buying Cursor for $60bn, SpaceX tried to buy CognitionThe Next WebTechnologyTechCrunchTechnologyAug 19, 2026 · 1 minWaymo’s cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three citiesTechCrunchTechnologyTechRadarTechnologyAug 19, 2026 · 1 minAlabama town left powerless against massive new Bitcoin mining data center after developer finds loophole in state…TechRadar
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