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Founder And Company Focus Complyance, a startup founded by Richa Kaul, announced on Wednesday that it has raised a $20 million Series A round led by GV. Kaul said she…

All-Hands Meeting And Lunar Plan Elon Musk told employees at xAI during an all-hands meeting on Tuesday night that the company needs a manufacturing facility on the moon, according to…

Termination Reported By The Wall Street Journal Ryan Beiermeister, who served as OpenAI’s vice president of product policy, was fired in January after a male colleague accused her of sexual…

Departures Announced On X xAI co-founder Yuhuai, also known as Tony Wu, said on Monday night that he is leaving the company, writing on X, “It’s time for my next…

Amazon’s Reported Plans Amazon is considering a marketplace that would let publishers license their content directly to AI companies, according to The Information, as technology firms continue to look for…

Google provided U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with personal data tied to the Google account of Amandla Thomas-Johnson, a British student and journalist, in response to an administrative subpoena that…

Rivian has shown how it has reworked the manual door releases on its upcoming R2 SUV after criticism across the industry that electronic door handles can be hard to find…

Government Confirms Targeting Of Telecom InfrastructureSingapore’s government said a known Chinese cyber-espionage group targeted four of the country’s largest telecommunications companies in a months-long operation, marking the first time authorities…

Expanded Fundraising Round University of Texas spinout Apptronik, which builds humanoid robots for companies including Google DeepMind, said on Wednesday that it has re-opened its Series A round and raised…

Funding And ValuationFormer GitHub chief executive Thomas Dohmke has raised what his lead backer Felicis described as the largest seed round ever for a developer tools startup. The company, called…

Deal And PartiesPop star Britney Spears has sold the rights to her entire music catalogue to independent publisher Primary Wave for about $200 million (£146 million), the BBC reported. The…

Court Testimony And Case ScopeThe head of Instagram told a California court that it is not possible to define a single level of use that is harmful for everyone, arguing…

Fundraising Round And Investor LineupAnthropic is in the final stages of raising $20 billion in new capital at a valuation of $350 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the…

Breach And Scope Of DataA hacktivist has scraped more than half a million payment records from a provider of consumer-grade phone surveillance apps, exposing customer email addresses and partial payment…

Deal Structure And AssetsUber said it has agreed to acquire the food delivery business of Turkey’s Getir, marking the latest step in the restructuring of a company that was once…

Profit Decline And Oil Price ImpactBP reported a fall in annual profit and said it would increase its cost-cutting target after a drop in crude prices weighed on results. The…

Subscriber Growth And ProfitSpotify said it increased the number of people using its platform for music, podcasts, and audiobooks, even as competition in streaming remains intense. The company reported that…

Tariff Credit Change And Cost ImpactFord said its tariff costs were $900 million (£660 million) higher than expected last year after a late change to the Trump administration’s tariff relief…

Regulatory Ruling And ComplaintsThe U.K. advertising regulator has banned a Disney advert for the film “Predator Badlands,” saying it was likely to frighten and distress children. The Advertising Standards Authority…

Record-Breaking Domain PurchaseCrypto.com founder Kris Marszalek has bought the domain AI.com for $70 million, setting a new record for the most expensive domain purchase, according to the Financial Times. The…