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This Khosla-backed autonomous pod startup just raised $170M. Now, it’s aiming for more.
Glydways is in talks to raise another $250 million as it prepares to launch three pilot programs.
View the articleAccel raises $5B to back late-stage bets
Accel announced on Tuesday that it raised $5 billion in fresh capital to back late-stage companies building AI.
View the articleIndia’s vibe-coding startup Emergent enters OpenClaw-like AI agent space
Emergent's Wingman lets users manage and automate tasks through chat on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram.
View the articleAnthropic shrugs off VC funding offers valuing it at $800B+, for now
VCs are frothing at the mouth to write more checks to Anthropic at a valuation that matches or beats OpenAI's.
View the articleAirwallex is about to take on Stripe and the rest of the payments industry — in the physical world
Airwallex, valued at $8 billion, is launching a point-of-sale product that lets businesses accept in-person payments in multiple countries via a single platform.
View the articleMotorola sues social platforms and creators over posts, raising speech concerns in India
Motorola has sought a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from publishing or sharing what it describes as false or defamatory content about its products, including reviews, videos, comment...
View the articleAllbirds Is Pivoting to AI Compute. Sure, Why Not
Once a $4 billion apparel juggernaut, Allbirds will rebrand as NewBird AI, a “GPU-as-a-Service” company. Hey, if you can't beat ’em, join ’em.
View the articleAfter sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI
Allbirds is ditching wool sneakers for AI servers, rebranding as NewBird AI after locking in a $50M convertible financing facility.
View the articleSweden blames Russian hackers for attempting ‘destructive’ cyberattack on thermal plant
Sweden's minister for civil defense said Russian hackers are "now attempting destructive cyber attacks against organizations in Europe."
View the articleSnap is cutting 1,000 jobs, 16% of its workforce
The company cites advancements in AI for the cuts.
View the articleReid Hoffman weighs in on the ‘tokenmaxxing’ debate
Reid Hoffman says tracking AI token use can gauge adoption, but cautions it should be paired with context and not treated as a direct productivity metric.
View the articleAdobe’s new Firefly AI assistant can use Creative Cloud apps to complete tasks
Adobe says the assistant can work across apps like Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Express, Illustrator and its other apps to do tasks for you.
View the articleChipmakers AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm are all investing in this buzzy self-driving tech startup
The involvement of AMD, Arm, and the venture arm of Qualcomm is about more than money. It's also about tapping into the variety of compute platforms that Wayve's self-driving system will need to use.
View the articleAmazon unveils a slimmer Fire TV Stick HD, opens Ember Artline TVs for preorder
Following the initial release of the first-generation Fire TV Stick HD two years ago, Amazon has created a new model that is its thinnest streaming device to date, the company says.
View the articleThis startup is betting tokenmaxxing will create the next compute giant
Parasail raised $32 million in a Series A, signaling a fractured future of models and compute.
View the articleGitar, a startup that uses agents to secure code, emerges from stealth with $9 million
The company uses AI to review code that, more often than not these days, has also been generated by AI.
View the articleThis energy startup’s bet on 100-year-old grid tech is paying off
Ayr Energy is using a shortage of power conversion equipment to break open a decades-old market.
View the articleHBO Max comes to India via exclusive JioHotstar deal
HBO Max will be available to JioHotstar subscribers as an add-on starting at ₹49 (about $0.50) per month and would feature content from HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Televi...
View the articleFathom adds a bot-less meeting mode in a bid to take on Granola
Fathom will allow you to choose between video, audio-only, and transcription modes.
View the articleAI Slop Is Making the Internet Fake-Happy
A new study examines the impact of the rise of AI-generated websites on the internet—and found some surprising results.
View the articleSpotify launches the ability to purchase physical books in the US and UK
Spotify users in the US and UK can officially purchase physical books through the Android app. iOS users will get the feature next week.
View the articleThe Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought
An analysis by WIRED and Indicator found nearly 90 schools and 600 students around the world impacted by AI-generated deepfake nude images—and the problem shows no signs of going away.
View the articleAnthropic’s rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts
One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI's recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic's current $380 billion val...
View the articleAI data center startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months after hitting $7.5B, says report
Fundraising is reportedly flowing for Fluidstack after it secured a $50 billion deal to build data centers for Anthropic.
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