All the biggest news from AWS’ big tech show re:Invent 2025
Amazon Web Services giant tech conference is happening this week with news ranging from chips to AI services.
The Download: AI agents for science, and the “censorship-industrial complex”
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI for science needs reasoning, not just data —Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google and the cofounder of Schmidt Sciences, and Suhas Mahesh, who leads the AI for science work…
Amazon challenges competitors with on-premises Nvidia ‘AI Factories’
If the product name sounds familiar, it should. It’s a collab with Nvidia that combines AWS tech with the chip maker’s tech.
Bending Spoons agrees to buy Eventbrite for $500M to revive stalled brand
The acquisition price for the events marketplace is a fraction of the $1.76 billion valuation it achieved during its 2018 IPO.
Kalshi raises $1B at $11B valuation, doubling value in under two months
The latest funding comes less than two months after Kalshi announced that it raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation.
Google tests merging AI Overviews with AI Mode
Google is testing how to make it easier to move from search to an AI chat in a new global test.
Amazon previews 3 AI agents, including ‘Kiro’ that can code on its own for days
Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced three new AI agents it calls “Frontier agents” for coding, security, and DevOps.
These Two Founders Built the ‘Dyson of Water Filters’ — and Hit Eight-Figures in Under a Year
What began as a fix for a child’s health issue is now a breakout brand endorsed by Dr. Andrew Huberman.
You Can Make 6 Figures at Apple, Disney, Google and Meta — With Up to $480,000 at One of These Tech Giants
Here’s how much nine companies paid their employees this year, according to data revealed in thousands of federal filings.
The future of deep tech will be explained to you at StrictlyVC Palo Alto on Dec 3
On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand yet will explain what’s coming. This is the final StrictlyVC event of 2025, and truly, the lineup is ridiculous.
Microreactor startup Antares raises $96M for land, sea, and space-based nuclear power
Antares is designing and building small modular reactors that it plans to deploy for commercial, space, and defense applications.