It’s Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and the funding firehose is wide open. We’re back with your daily rundown of the boldest bets and biggest checks fueling the future of tech. Today’s lineup features a wave of innovation across fintech, AI, […]
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On May 6, OpenAI acquired AI coding startup WindSurf for $3 billion, its biggest deal yet. Less than two weeks later, Microsoft quietly open-sourced AI-native features in Visual Studio Code, making the core AI editor freely accessible and allowing forks […]
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TrustCloud, a security assurance platform that leans heavily on AI to make life easier for enterprise security teams, just raised $15 million in strategic funding. The round was led by ServiceNow Ventures, with backing from Cisco Investments, Presidio Ventures, OpenView […]
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Elon Musk said Tuesday he’s committed to leading electric-vehicle maker Tesla for at least the next five years. He made the comment during an interview at the Qatar Economic Forum in Abu Dhabi. “Yes, no doubt about that at all,” […]
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CATL shares jumped 16% in their first day of trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange after the Chinese EV battery giant raised $4.6 billion in what’s now the biggest listing of 2025. The stock closed at HK$306.20, up from […]
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It’s Monday, May 19, 2025. Hope you had a great weekend. We’re back with your daily rundown of the biggest startup funding moves in tech. Today’s deals span everything from cancer-fighting biotech and AI-powered drug discovery to high-speed network infrastructure […]
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The team behind Visual Studio Code shared a major update: VS Code is officially becoming an open-source AI editor. Microsoft is making the GitHub Copilot Chat extension open source and bringing AI features directly into the core editor, all under […]
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Huawei has just launched its first laptops running its own HarmonyOS, marking its biggest move yet to break free from Western tech stacks and chip restrictions. The MateBook Pro and foldable MateBook Fold Ultimate Design, revealed Monday in Chengdu, are […]
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Nvidia on Monday announced a wave of updates at Computex 2025, headlined by the launch of “NVLink Fusion,” new silicon that opens its AI ecosystem to non-NVIDIA chips. The move signals a strategic shift as the company looks to strengthen […]
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Less than a month after reporting a record $1.4 billion profit for 2024, British fintech unicorn Revolut is doubling down on European expansion. The company announced on Monday plans to invest €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in France over the next […]
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It’s 2025, and AI is tearing down barriers, making it simpler than ever for anyone to build software. Forget the days when coding was a fortress only tech wizards could breach. Today, non-technical founders can launch apps in days, not […]
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OpenAI just unveiled its latest engineering marvel: Codex, a cloud-based software engineering agent designed to write code, fix bugs, and assist developers by running multiple tasks at once—all in isolated environments tailored to your repo. “Today, we are introducing Codex. […]
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Product-market fit (PMF) is when your startup’s product satisfies a strong market demand. In other words, it’s the moment when your users say, “I need this,” and they’re willing to pay, use, and even tell others about it. Product-market fit […]
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It’s May 15, 2025! Sorry, we were off yesterday. But today’s slate makes up for it. We’re back with your daily roundup of the latest tech startup funding news. From space manufacturing and wireless power to biotech breakthroughs and AI […]
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Hedra, an AI video startup making it easier for anyone to generate lifelike digital characters, has raised $32 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz’s infrastructure fund. Existing investors including a16z Speedrun, Abstract, and Index Ventures, joined the […]
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Food waste is a trillion-dollar problem hiding in plain sight. In commercial kitchens, as much as 30% of food never makes it to a plate—overproduced, uneaten, and tossed. That waste adds up to $382 billion a year, all while kitchens […]
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AI is advancing fast, and so is the demand for sustainable and responsible technology. As AI transforms entire industries, the real challenge isn’t just building smarter systems, but building them right. Developers and companies are now looking past raw performance, […]
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Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint is acquiring German cybersecurity firm Hornetsecurity for over $1 billion, marking its largest deal to date as it looks to expand in Europe and prepare for a return to the public markets. The move helps Proofpoint cement […]
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Coinbase confirmed Thursday that a security breach exposed personal data tied to thousands of customers, or less than 1% of its monthly users. The breach wasn’t caused by a technical flaw. It came down to bribery. Hackers paid off overseas […]
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Klarna isn’t easing into the AI era—it’s sprinting into it with fewer humans on board. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski revealed on Wednesday that the company has cut its workforce by roughly 40%, driven by AI adoption and natural attrition. The […]
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