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YC startups can now receive investment in stablecoin
All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins, crypto YC partner…
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Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says
The Polish government said Russian government hackers broke into parts of the country’s energy grid infrastructure, taking advantage of its…
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Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50B in OpenAI
OpenAI, a company already valued at $500 billion, has made it known that it’s on the hunt for another $100…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI in talks to merge, report says
SpaceX and xAI, both companies led by Elon Musk, could merge ahead of a planned SpaceX IPO this year, according…
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Trump energy department loosens rules on nuclear safety
For the last several months, nuclear startups have been raising large sums of money — well over $1 billion so far.…
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Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users
Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims its voice assistant illegally spied on users to, among other things,…
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AI chip startup Ricursive hits $4B valuation two months after launch
Ricursive Intelligence, a startup building an AI system to design and automatically improve AI chips, has raised $300 million at…
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Voice AI engine and OpenAI partner LiveKit hits $1B valuation
LiveKit, a developer of infrastructure software for real-time AI voice and video applications, has announced the raise of $100 million…
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Not to be outdone by OpenAI, Apple is reportedly developing an AI wearable
Apple may be developing its own AI wearable, according to a report published Wednesday by The Information. The device will…
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One-time hot insurance tech Ethos poised to be first tech IPO of the year
Ethos Technologies has priced its initial public offering and the expectation is that it will go public on Thursday, making…
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Snowflake, Databricks challenger ClickHouse hits $15B valuation
Database provider ClickHouse secured $400 million at a $15 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported, representing about a 2.5x increase from its…
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EPA rules that xAI’s natural gas generators were illegally used
Elon Musk’s xAI has been illegally operating dozens of natural gas turbines to power its Colossus data centers in Tennessee,…
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