Bending Spoons agrees to buy Eventbrite for $500M to revive stalled brand
The acquisition price for the events marketplace is a fraction of the $1.76 billion valuation it achieved during its 2018 IPO.
The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…
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Kalshi raises $1B at $11B valuation, doubling value in under two months
The latest funding comes less than two months after Kalshi announced that it raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation.
Google tests merging AI Overviews with AI Mode
Google is testing how to make it easier to move from search to an AI chat in a new global test.
Amazon previews 3 AI agents, including ‘Kiro’ that can code on its own for days
Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced three new AI agents it calls “Frontier agents” for coding, security, and DevOps.
These Two Founders Built the ‘Dyson of Water Filters’ — and Hit Eight-Figures in Under a Year
What began as a fix for a child’s health issue is now a breakout brand endorsed by Dr. Andrew Huberman.
You Can Make 6 Figures at Apple, Disney, Google and Meta — With Up to $480,000 at One of These Tech Giants
Here’s how much nine companies paid their employees this year, according to data revealed in thousands of federal filings.
The future of deep tech will be explained to you at StrictlyVC Palo Alto on Dec 3
On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand yet will explain what’s coming. This is the final StrictlyVC event of 2025, and truly, the lineup is ridiculous.
Microreactor startup Antares raises $96M for land, sea, and space-based nuclear power
Antares is designing and building small modular reactors that it plans to deploy for commercial, space, and defense applications.
AI Is Creating New Winners and Losers. Here’s How Smart Leaders Are Restructuring to Get Ahead.
A seismic talent shake-up is unfolding as AI rewrites the rules, forcing leaders to decide how — and how fast — to adapt.
Amazon Employees Say Its AI Strategy Threatens Jobs and the Environment
More than 1,000 Amazon employees anonymously signed an open letter to CEO Andy Jassy.