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.
Moltbook was peak AI theater
For a few days this week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for bots. As the website’s tagline puts it: “Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.” We observed! Launched on January 28 by Matt Schlicht,…
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.
This Tech CEO Isn’t Using AI to Screen Resumes — Here’s Why
Appian CEO Matt Calkins says AI doesn’t “spot the magic in people.”
Rivian creates another spinoff company called Mind Robotics
It’s the second time this year Rivian has spun out a new company, after it created micromobility startup Also in March.
Google’s AI Mode gets new agentic capabilities to help book event tickets and beauty appointments
For example, you can ask “find me 2 cheap tickets for the Shaboozey concert coming up. prefer standing floor tickets.” AI Mode will then search across multiple websites to find real-time ticket options that meet your specific requests.
Sequoia names Alfred Lin and Pat Grady as new Co-Stewards as Roelof Botha steps down
Just over three years after taking the reins as the steward of the storied firm, Both passed the leadership button to Lin and Grady.