News and updates about major technology companies and startups.
The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating Andreessen Horowitz over potential board conflicts at Databricks and Fivetran, invoking a century-old antitrust law. This could signal a new era of scrutiny for venture capital firms.
Castelion, a defense startup founded in 2022, has achieved a $13 billion valuation by pioneering cost-effective and rapid production of hypersonic weapon systems.
Runlayer and Rippling have withdrawn their legal claims without any financial settlement, yet the episode offers a valuable warning for startup founders about competitive dynamics.
Puzzle CEO Sasha Orloff reveals the financial discipline and metrics that win over investors, based on his experience raising over $1 billion.
Makers Fund has raised $250 million in its fourth round, bringing total assets under management to $1.5 billion, to back startups in games and interactive entertainment.
Google's PhotoScan technology is being explored to estimate body composition and cardiometabolic risk from simple smartphone images, potentially transforming preventive healthcare.
Google has stopped pushing Git tags for some Android source code, altering how developers access and track the platform's development.
OpenAI is ramping up customer privacy protections for enterprise clients, intensifying competition with rival Anthropic over data security assurances.
AI-native accounting startup Rillet has raised $100 million in a Series C round led by Iconiq, reaching a $1 billion valuation just two years after emerging from stealth.
Cognition's CEO has refuted reports that SpaceX was in talks to acquire the AI coding startup, even as SpaceX moves to bolster its enterprise AI capabilities with the Cursor acquisition.