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RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12B across three startups and investors still want more
Investors can't seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. Storytelling and communication are one of his superpowers, according to Jiten Behl, who joined Rivian when the company had just a handfu...
View the articleGeneral Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z
Compulsive X user Marc Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.
View the articleA hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see
The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers' data without a password.
View the articleSilicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up
Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite vacation spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity.
View the articleTesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators
Newly un-redacted crash reports reveal some of the troubles Tesla has had as it tries to scale its robotaxis.
View the articleGreg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shakeup
OpenAI is once again reorganizing its executive ranks as part of its effort to unify ChatGPT and Codex into one core product experience.
View the articleOpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts
Once users connect their accounts, they will see a dashboard of their portfolio performance, spending, subscriptions, and upcoming payments.
View the articlePower prices are up 76% on America’s biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingers
The price spike is a reminder of a deeper problem: The U.S. power grid was not designed for the electricity demands of an AI-driven economy, and the gap between what the grid can deliver and what the ...
View the articleUS orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip
While the summit appeared cordial, China remains a key adversary of the United States, given its advanced intelligence and espionage capabilities.
View the articleRunway started by helping filmmakers — now it wants to beat Google at AI
AI video-generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an AI outsider is an advantage, not a liability.
View the articleEven GoPro is pivoting to defense
The action camera maker, like so many other companies these days, is looking to defense applications as it evaluates a possible sale.
View the articleMeridian Ventures launched a $35M fund with a focus on MBA-deferred founders
Meridian Ventures, the venture firm founded by Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney, announced on Friday the raise of a $35 million second fund to back pre-seed and seed-stage companies founded by those wh...
View the articleOsaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac
Osaurus combines local and cloud AI models in a Mac app that keeps users’ memory, files, and tools on their own hardware.
View the articleIndian Uber rival Rapido raises $240M at $3B valuation
Rapido has driven its growth by enabling ride-hailing for lower-cost and more flexible modes of transport such as motorbikes and autorickshaws.
View the articleMira Murati Wants Her AI to ‘Keep Humans in the Loop’
The Thinking Machines Lab founder and former CTO of OpenAI tells WIRED she isn’t interested in automating people out of jobs. Instead, she’s building AI that can collaborate.
View the articleThe Real Losers of the Musk v. Altman Trial
A federal jury is now deciding whether Elon Musk will win his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman—but the trial has made everyone look bad.
View the articleWhat the jury will actually decide in the case of Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman
Here's what the biggest tech court case of the year is all about.
View the articleElon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger
More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weake...
View the articleOpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone
The update gives users enhanced flexibility over how they can manage their workflows.
View the articleTwo from MIT named 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
The prestigious fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.
View the articleLovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware
Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.
View the articleAn Engineer’s Post Protesting Laptop Surveillance Is Going Viral Inside Meta
Meta employees in the US and UK are organizing against corporate software that tracks workers’ keystrokes and mouse activity.
View the articleCerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn’t take the meeting
Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So Eric Vishria dragged his feet ten years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' pitch.
View the articleWhat happens when AI starts building itself?
Richard Socher's new $650 million startup wants to build an AI that can research and improve itself indefinitely — and he insists it will actually ship products.
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