Armis raises $435M pre-IPO round at $6.1B valuation after refusing M&A offers
Armis is hoping to launch its IPO in late 2026 or early 2027, its co-founder and CEO Yevegny Dibrov told TechCrunch.
Anthropic to challenge DOD’s supply chain label in court
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said he plans to challenge the Department of Defense’s designation of the AI firm as a supply chain risk. He claims most Anthropic customers are unaffected by the label.
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Former Meta employees launch a ring to take voice notes and control music
A raft of voice-based hardware devices have emerged, aimed at companionship, productivity, or personal growth. These include card-shaped devices from Plaud and Pocket; pendants from Friend, Limitless, and Taya; and a wristband from Bee, which is now part of Amazon. Now, two former Meta employees who worked on interface design have launched Sandbar, a startup […]
‘That’s Insulting!’: Watch the Pitch That Got Investors Hot
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Goldman Sachs doubles down on MoEngage in new round to fuel global expansion
MoEngage already has customers across 75 countries, with North America being its biggest business driver.
NVIDIA, Qualcomm join U.S., Indian VCs to help build India’s next deep tech startups
Qualcomm Ventures has joined six Indian venture firms, collectively adding more than $850 million to boost India’s deep-tech ecosystem.
Trump flips and re-nominates Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
The reversal comes after weeks of pressure from people like Elon Musk, who accused Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of being ill-equipped for the job.
Amazon sends legal threats to Perplexity over agentic browsing
Amazon won’t allow agents on its site that don’t identify themselves as such. Perplexity is not pleased.
People Inc forges AI licensing deal with Microsoft as Google traffic drops
People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot.
Beta Technologies ends first day on NYSE in the green and $1B raised
The electric aviation company Beta Technologies made an impressive showing in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange.