NASA and Boeing deny Starliner crew is ‘stranded’: “We’re not in any rush to come home”

June 28, 2024

NASA and Boeing officials pushed back against recent reporting that the two astronauts brought to the ISS on Starliner are stranded on board. The companies said in a press conference Friday that they are using “the luxury of time” to learn as much about the capsule as possible before it returns to Earth.  The two […]

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Forget the debate, the Supreme Court just declared open season on regulators

June 28, 2024

As the country reels from a Presidential debate that left no one looking good, the Supreme Court has swooped in with what could be one of the most consequential decisions it has ever made, in the context of the tech industry. By reversing a 40-year-old decision, the court has opened up regulators to endless interference […]

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Kleiner Perkins announces $2 billion in fresh capital, showing that established firms can still raise large sums

June 28, 2024

Many VC firms are struggling to attract new capital from their own backers amid a tepid IPO environment. But established, brand-name firms are still able to raise large funds. On Friday, Kleiner Perkins announced that it closed on more than $2 billion in fresh capital across two funds, a slight increase from the 52-year-old firm’s […]

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DEI? More like ‘common decency’ — and Silicon Valley is saying ‘no thanks’

June 28, 2024

Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje‘s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. I just came off recording an episode of Equity, where I learned about the newest wave of stupidity. The tech industry’s DEI allergy has hit a […]

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Hubspot says it’s investigating customer account hacks

June 28, 2024

The company “identified a security incident that involved bad actors targeting a limited number of HubSpot customers and attempting to gain unauthorized access to their accounts” on June 22.

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