Apple Produces 25% Of Global iPhones In India As Supply Chain Shift Accelerates
Apple is now manufacturing about 25% of its global iPhone output in India, reaching a milestone analysts predicted several years ago as the company continues efforts to diversify production away…
AI Networking Startup Eridu Raises $200 Million Series A To Build New Infrastructure For Data Center AI
Eridu, an artificial intelligence networking startup founded by veteran technology entrepreneur Drew Perkins, said Tuesday it has emerged from stealth with a $200 million Series A funding round aimed at…
Lux Aeterna Raises $10 Million To Develop Reusable Satellites With Heat Shield Technology
Lux Aeterna, a startup founded by a former SpaceX satellite engineer, has raised $10 million in seed funding to develop satellite structures designed to survive atmospheric reentry and return payloads…
Solid State Transformer Startups Gain Funding As Data Center Power Demands Increase
A new generation of startups is developing solid state transformers as an alternative to the iron-core transformer, a technology that has supported electrical grids for more than 140 years but…
Neura Robotics And Qualcomm Partner To Develop Processors And Platforms For Physical AI Robots
Neura Robotics and Qualcomm have announced a partnership to develop technology for the next generation of robots powered by physical artificial intelligence. The collaboration focuses on integrating Qualcomm processors with…
Slate Auto Names Former Amazon Executive Peter Faricy CEO Ahead Of Electric Truck Launch
Slate Auto has appointed Peter Faricy as its new chief executive, replacing the company’s founding CEO months before the planned launch of its first electric truck. The leadership change took…
OpenAI Acquires Promptfoo To Expand AI Security Testing For Enterprise Agent Platform
OpenAI has announced the acquisition of Promptfoo, a company founded in 2024 to develop tools that identify vulnerabilities in large language models. OpenAI said the startup’s technology will be integrated…
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Steps Down As Company Names Toni Schneider Interim Chief Executive
Bluesky chief executive Jay Graber is stepping down from the company’s top leadership position and will move into a new role as chief innovation officer. The company said Monday that…
AI Researchers From OpenAI And Google DeepMind Support Anthropic Lawsuit Over Pentagon Supply Chain Risk Label
More than 30 employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind have filed a legal statement supporting Anthropic in its lawsuit against the US Department of Defense after the agency designated the…
FAA Approves Pilot Program Allowing Electric Air Taxi Testing Across 26 US States
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved eight pilot projects that will allow several companies to begin broader testing of electric aircraft across the United States as early as this summer.…
Anthropic Files Lawsuit Against US Government Over Supply Chain Risk Designation
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has filed a lawsuit against the US government after being designated a “supply chain risk” by the Department of Defense. The company argues that the decision…
Live Nation Reaches Tentative Settlement With US Justice Department In Antitrust Case Over Ticketmaster
Live Nation has reached a tentative settlement with the US Department of Justice in an antitrust case examining the company’s influence over the live events sector, including its ownership of…
OpenAI Delays ChatGPT ‘Adult Mode’ Feature As Company Prioritizes Core AI Improvements
OpenAI has postponed the release of “adult mode,” a planned ChatGPT feature intended to allow verified adult users to access erotica and other adult content, as the company shifts its…
PopSockets Founder David Barnett Reflects On Building A Global Phone Accessory Brand Without Venture Capital
David Barnett, the founder of PopSockets, says the journey from a garage project to one of the most widely recognized phone accessories began with a simple personal problem and years…
Alphabet Structures Pay Package For Sundar Pichai Worth Up To $692 Million Over Three Years
Alphabet has structured a new compensation package for Google chief executive Sundar Pichai that could reach $692 million over three years, according to a company filing first reported by the…
OpenAI Robotics Lead Caitlin Kalinowski Resigns Following Pentagon AI Agreement
Caitlin Kalinowski, the hardware executive leading OpenAI’s robotics team, said she has resigned from the company following its recently announced agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense that allows the…
GSMA Pushes $40 Smartphone Initiative To Expand Internet Access Across African Markets
A coalition of telecom operators, smartphone manufacturers, and industry groups is working to introduce smartphones priced around $40 in an effort to expand internet access in developing markets, though questions…
City Detect Raises $13 Million To Expand AI System That Monitors Building Conditions For Local Governments
City Detect, a startup that uses computer vision to help local governments monitor building conditions and neighborhood maintenance issues, said Friday it has raised $13 million in a Series A…
Rivian Targets Rapid U.S. Launch For R2 Electric SUV As Company Pushes Toward Mass-Market Scale
Rivian plans to introduce its upcoming R2 electric SUV at one of the fastest launch paces seen for a new electric vehicle in the United States, aiming to reach tens…
Science Corp. Raises $230 Million To Advance Brain-Computer Interface Implant For Vision Restoration
Science Corporation, a brain-computer interface startup founded by former Neuralink president Max Hodak, said Wednesday it has raised $230 million in a Series C funding round as the company works…