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Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round
Waymo is nearing a $16 billion funding round that would value the Alphabet-owned robotaxi company at $110 billion, with most of the capital expected to come from its parent company.
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FundraisingMeet the new European unicorns of 2026
Five European-linked startups reached unicorn status in early 2026, spanning cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, defence tech, ESG software, and edtech.
AINvidia CEO pushes back against report that his company’s $100B OpenAI investment has stalled
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang rejected reports that the company is backing away from its planned $100 billion investment in OpenAI, calling the claims of friction “nonsense.”
ClimateHomeBoost’s app shows homeowners where they can save on utility bills
HomeBoost has launched a consumer-friendly app and home energy assessment kit that shows homeowners where they’re wasting energy and how to cut utility bills with cost-effective upgrades.
BriefRussian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says
Russian state-linked hackers breached parts of Poland’s power grid by exploiting weak security controls, according to a technical report released by the Polish government.
VentureReid Hoffman urges Silicon Valley leaders to stop bending the knee to President Trump
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is calling on Silicon Valley leaders to stop accommodating President Trump and to take a more forceful public stance.
SocialBluesky issues its first transparency report, noting rise in user reports and legal demands
Bluesky has released its first transparency report, detailing increased user moderation reports, more legal requests, and enforcement actions as the platform continues to grow rapidly.
AIAnthropic brings agentic plug-ins to Cowork
Anthropic has introduced agentic plug-ins to Cowork, expanding the tool’s capabilities for enterprise users by enabling customised automation across teams and workflows.
SpaceBlue Origin pauses space tourism flights to focus on the moon
Blue Origin is suspending its space tourism flights for at least two years as the company shifts its focus toward lunar missions and upcoming moon exploration efforts.
AppsInstagram might soon let you remove yourself from someone’s Close Friends list
Instagram is developing a feature that would allow users to remove themselves from another person’s Close Friends list, according to Meta.
BriefInformant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’
A confidential informant told the FBI in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein employed a “personal hacker,” according to newly released U.S. Justice Department documents.
AIOpenClaw’s AI Assistants Are Now Building Their Own Social Network
OpenClaw, the open-source AI assistant project formerly known as Clawdbot, is gaining attention as its agents begin interacting on a new social network built specifically for AI systems.
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