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Qualcomm backs SpotDraft to scale on-device contract AI with valuation doubling toward $400M

SpotDraft now processes over 1 million contracts annually using its AI tool, with contract volumes up 173% year-over-year.

South Korea’s Edenlux set for U.S. debut of eye-strain wellness device

Edenlux builds wearable tech to protect and train your eyes, inspired by its founder’s personal vision recovery.

Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users

Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case, which accused the firm of "unlawful and intentional interception and recording of individuals’ confidential communications...

AI chip startup Ricursive hits $4B valuation two months after launch

Ricursive joins Recursive and Unconventional AI in raising massive funds at multi-billion valuations out of the gate.

Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

In the coming months, Meta is going to explore a premium experience on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp that gives users access to special features and more control over how they share and connect, w...

Some international attendees are skipping 2026 GDC due to safety fears and growing ICE presence

Many members of the international games industry are skipping the 2026 Game Developers Conference because of the growing ICE presence and other concerns.

Vinod Khosla publicly disavows Keith Rabois’ comments on ICE shooting

Unwavering Trump loyalist and VC Keith Rabois caused his colleague and his firm's founder to distance themselves from his comments on ICE.

YouTubers sue Snap for alleged copyright infringement in training its AI models

The YouTubers claim Snap, like others, used AI datasets meant for research and academic use to train its AI models.

Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown 

From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.

Social network UpScrolled sees surge in downloads following TikTok’s US takeover

UpScrolled is a social network that pledges to remain impartial to political agendas. It blends familiar features from Instagram and X, letting users share photos, videos, and text posts, discover new...

Rad Power Bikes reaches deal to sell itself for $13.2M

A company called Life Electric Vehicle Holdings has emerged as the top bidder for Rad Power's assets. It's not clear what the company plans to do with them, though.

AI startup CVector raises $5M for its industrial ‘nervous system’

TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok US deal finalized

Skylight, co-founded by CEO Tori White and CTO Reed Harmeyer, offers a built-in video editor; user profiles; support for likes, commenting, and sharing; and the ability for community curators to creat...

Anthropic launches interactive Claude apps, including Slack and other workplace tools

Claude users will now be able to call up interactive apps inside the chatbot interface, with Cowork integration coming soon.

Obvious Ventures lands fund five with a 360-degree view of planetary, human, economic health

The 12-year-old firm raised $360,360,360 for its fifth fund. And there's a reason for that number.

TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at a U.S. data center

The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week.

VC firm 2150 raises €210M fund to solve cities’ climate challenges

Europe-based venture fund 2150 raised the money to invest in climate tech startups that help solve cities' carbon footprint.

Saudi satirist hacked with Pegasus spyware wins damages in court battle

The London High Court awarded the London-based satirist and human rights activist Ghanem Al-Masarir more than £3 million, after finding the Saudi government hacked his phone and was likely behind a p...

Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti

More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand ICE leave our cities. 

Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference

Maia comes equipped with over 100 billion transistors, delivering over 10 petaflops in 4-bit precision and approximately 5 petaflops of 8-bit performance — a substantial increase over its predecesso...

Nvidia invests $2B to help debt-ridden CoreWeave add 5GW of AI compute

CoreWeave will also integrate Nvidia's products across its platform, including the new Rubin chip architecture.

SpaceX eyes mid-March for first test of upgraded Starship rocket

The launch date had been up in the air after the rocket's booster stage suffered an explosion during testing in November.

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Apple’s new AirTag is louder and can be found across longer distances

Apple's new AirTag is louder and supports better finding at longer distances.