xAI raises $10B in debt and equity
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has raised $5 billion in debt and $5 billion in equity, Morgan Stanley said on Monday.
Google faces EU antitrust complaint over AI Overviews
A group known as the Independent Publishers Alliance has filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission over Google’s AI Overviews, according to Reuters. The complaint accuses Google of “misusing web content for Google’s AI Overviews in Google Search, which have caused, and continue to cause, significant harm to publishers, including news publishers in the […]
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Cloudflare launches a marketplace that lets websites charge AI bots for scraping
Cloudflare, a cloud infrastructure provider that serves 20% of the web, announced Tuesday the launch of a new marketplace that reimagines the relationship between website owners and AI companies — ideally giving publishers greater control over their content. For the last year, Cloudflare has launched tools for publishers to address the rampant rise of AI […]
Sri Mandir keeps investors hooked as digital devotion grows
AppsForBharat, the Indian startup behind the Hindu devotional app Sri Mandir, has raised $20 million in a new round — just over nine months after securing $18 million — as the app continues to attract not only devotees but also strong investor interest. Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital led the Series C round with participation from […]
Legal software company Clio drops $1B on law data giant vLex
Clio, last valued at $3B, makes a bet on AI-powered legal data provider
Mark Zuckerberg Reveals Meta Superintelligence Labs, Names Who He Poached From OpenAI, Google, Anthropic
In a leaked internal memo, Zuckerberg wrote that former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang would lead the new team.
NASA Will Start Live Streaming on Netflix Soon. Here’s What to Expect.
Get ready to watch rocket launches, spacewalks, and more live on Netflix.
Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech
The car traveled around 15 miles on highways, surface streets, and even a roundabout. But many questions remain about the stunt.
Next-gen procurement platform Levelpath nabs $55M
Levelpath raises a $55 million Series B led by Battery Ventures
Fintech Bolt progresses its turnaround by landing Klarna as a partner
Klarna and Bolt announced a partnership Monday, which will see Klarna’s payment options integrated into Bolt’s checkout operating system. This deal means Klarna will show up a buy-now-pay-later choice on Bolt devices. Merchants using Bolt can offer Klarna’s Pay in 4 or monthly financing options to shoppers in physical stores, and shoppers can choose that […]
Instagram now lets you share Spotify songs with sound to Stories
Instagram announced Monday it’s finally adding the ability for users to listen to previews of songs they’ve shared from Spotify to Stories.