Spyware maker Paragon confirms U.S. government is a customer
Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries. Paragon’s executive chairman John Fleming said in a statement to TechCrunch on Tuesday that, “Paragon licenses its technology to a select group of global democracies — principally, the United States and its allies.” […]
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Microsoft signs massive carbon credit deal with reforestation startup Chestnut Carbon
The 25-year deal would enable Chestnut Carbon to reforest 60,000 acres of land across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.
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Waymo employees can hail fully autonomous rides in Atlanta now
Waymo said it is launching fully driverless robotaxi rides for employees in Atlanta, an important step before the company opens the service up to members of the public later in 2025. This is the latest signal of Waymo’s push into new markets, and it comes two months after the company closed a $5.6 billion Series […]
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Factorial Capital takes a fresh approach to finding startups with a technical edge
To make smart bets on the current wave of startups, Matt Hartman thinks venture capitalists will need a deeper understanding of the tech those startups are building. Hartman (pictured above) spent nine years as a partner Betaworks before starting a new firm, Factorial Capital, where he’s developed a different approach to identifying the startups with […]
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US Justice Department sues to block HPE’s $14B acquisition of Juniper Networks
U.S. prosecutors are seeking to block the deal citing antitrust concerns.
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Her Business Is Solving the $12 Billion ‘Porch Pirate’ Problem — Here’s How a $300 Product Can Keep Your Packages Safe
‘Difficult Decision’: Amazon Announces a New Round of Layoffs. Here Are the Roles Affected.
Mark Zuckerberg Praises Elon Musk’s X Fact-Checking System, Says It’s ‘More Effective’ Than Facebook
How DeepSeek changed Silicon Valley’s AI landscape
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek provoked the first Silicon Valley freak-out of 2025 after releasing open versions of AI models that compete with the best technology OpenAI, Meta, and Google have to offer. DeepSeek claims to have built its models highly efficiently and quickly, and is providing these models at a fraction of the price American […]
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