With $3.5B in fresh capital, Kleiner Perkins is going all in on AI
With $3.5B in fresh capital, Kleiner Perkins is going all in on AI The fundraise includes $1 billion for investing in early-stage startups, and $2.5 billion for late-stage growth businesses.…
New Mexico just handed Meta its first courtroom defeat over child safety, and the rest of the country is watching
New Mexico just handed Meta its first courtroom defeat over child safety, and the rest of the country is watching The dollar amount isn’t as important as the fact that…
Lululemon bets Epoch Biodesign can eat its shorts, literally
Lululemon bets Epoch Biodesign can eat its shorts, literally Startup Epoch Biodesign uses enzymes to break plastic waste down into monomers, the chemical building blocks that can be used to…
OpenAI’s Sora was the creepiest app on your phone — now it’s shutting down
OpenAI’s Sora was the creepiest app on your phone — now it’s shutting down Though the underlying Sora 2 video- and audio-generation model is scarily impressive, there was not sustained…
Accel, Prosus pick six ‘off-the-map’ startups for inaugural India cohort
Accel, Prosus pick six ‘off-the-map’ startups for inaugural India cohort The six startups were selected from over 2,000 applications and will receive $500,000 to $2 million each. The six startups…
Kentucky woman rejects $26 million offer to turn her farm into a data center
Kentucky woman rejects $26 million offer to turn her farm into a data center A "major artificial intelligence company" reportedly offered a Kentucky women $26 million to build a data…
Anthropic hands Claude Code more control, but keeps it on a leash
Anthropic hands Claude Code more control, but keeps it on a leash Anthropic’s new auto mode for Claude Code lets AI execute tasks with fewer approvals, reflecting a broader shift…
Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists
Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists The idea behind the new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are…
Databricks bought two startups to underpin its new AI security product
Databricks bought two startups to underpin its new AI security product With an overflowing war chest from its recent $5 billion raise, Databricks is buying startups and looking for more.…
Crusoe makes big battery buys for its data centers
Crusoe makes big battery buys for its data centers Form Energy and Redwood Materials both received orders from the data center developer. Form Energy and Redwood Materials both received orders…