Castelion Raises $1 Billion at $13 Billion Valuation to Expand Hypersonic Missile Production
Castelion, a defense technology startup founded by former SpaceX executives, has raised a $1 billion Series C at a $13 billion valuation. Andreessen Horowitz, Carlyle, and JPMorgan Chase co-led the…
Linkdaze Combines Family Calendars, Chores, and AI Meal Planning in One Display
Linkdaze is positioning its smart digital calendar as a shared household organizer that can combine schedules from multiple services while also handling chores, meal planning, shopping lists, and family photos.…
Pew Finds AI Signs in 35% of Web Pages Published Since ChatGPT’s Launch
More than one-third of English-language web pages published after ChatGPT launched show significant signs of AI authorship or editing, according to a new Pew Research Center study. Pew found AI-related…
Mayfield Hires Former Cerebras Investor Adit Singh as Infrastructure Partner
Venture capital firm Mayfield has hired Adit Singh as an infrastructure partner, adding an investor with a background in semiconductors, hardware, and early-stage infrastructure companies. Singh previously helped source and…
Ramp Launches Router to Manage AI Model Access and Inference Spending
Ramp has launched Router, an AI model routing service that lets companies access and switch between multiple large language models through a single API. The expense management company says it…
U.S. Senators Demand Answers From TikTok Over Safety Experiment Involving 15 Million Users
U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal have given TikTok until September 1 to answer questions about an experiment that withheld an algorithmic safety feature from about 15 million U.S.…
Meta Rolls Out Pocket AI Game-Making App Across the U.S.
Meta is rolling out Pocket, an experimental app that lets users create small interactive games with AI prompts, to everyone in the U.S. The app first launched quietly in Brazil…
Rillet Raises $100 Million at $1 Billion Valuation as AI Accounting Business Grows
AI accounting startup Rillet has raised $100 million in a Series C round that values the company at $1 billion. Iconiq led the financing, with returning investors including Andreessen Horowitz…
Offshore Sportsbooks Offer Betting on Little League World Series Games
Offshore sportsbooks are offering betting markets on the Little League Baseball World Series, an international tournament featuring players who are generally 10 to 12 years old. U.S.-regulated sportsbooks and federally…
U.S. Public Concern About AI Rises as Industry Faces Growing Trust Problems
Public concern about artificial intelligence is rising in the U.S., with new polling showing more Americans are uneasy about its role in daily life and skeptical of the people leading…
Google Adds Interactive Study Tools, Quizzes, and 3D Simulations to Search and Gemini
Google has added a new set of study tools across Search and Gemini, including AI-generated interactive visuals, customized quizzes, file-based study documents, and 3D simulations. The company is also bringing…
OpenAI Says Technical Error Revoked Some Researchers’ Cybersecurity Access
OpenAI says a technical error caused some cybersecurity researchers to lose access to Daybreak Blue, a vetted program that gives approved users fewer restrictions when using advanced AI models for…
T-Mobile Physically Cut a Cable to Expel Salt Typhoon Hackers From Its Network
T-Mobile cybersecurity staff physically cut a network cable in 2024 after tracing suspicious activity to a compromised system linked to China-backed hacking group Salt Typhoon, according to new reporting from…
Retro-Inspired Gadgets Bring Typewriters, Cassette Players, Instant Cameras, and Landlines Back
Older technology is finding new life as hardware companies combine familiar designs with features such as Bluetooth, cloud syncing, USB-C, Wi-Fi, and app connectivity. Current products range from distraction-free digital…
TerraPower Plans First Data Center Nuclear Project as AI Power Demand Grows
TerraPower plans to announce its first nuclear power project designed for a data center this year, according to Bloomberg. The Bill Gates-founded nuclear startup expects construction on the project to…
Navi Raises $100 Million From Prosus at About $1.3 Billion Valuation
Indian fintech Navi has raised $100 million from Prosus, marking its first institutional funding since Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal started the company in 2018. The investment values the Bengaluru-based startup…