Microsoft's data center boom has been imperiling its 2030 carbon negative pledge, so the tech giant is turning to Vaulted Deep, which operates like a reverse oil company.

Hadrian wants to revolutionize American manufacturing through automation.

Diarrha N'Diaye-Mbaye, one of the first among the small number of Black women to raise more than $1 million in venture capital, hinted that one of the problems was tension between her and investors' expectations of a consumer retail business.

OpenAI announced the launch of ChatGPT agent, which the company claims to be its most capable AI agent product yet.

Twitch's tests are not widespread at this point, as AppSensa's research only found a handful of references in the app's code that mentioned the tests would focus on just "a few streamers" for the time being.

Meta appointed Connor Hayes, Meta's VP of product for generative AI, to become the head of Threads.

The project has created 46 full-time jobs so far. Rivian will begin installing “deep utilities” in August, with “vertical construction” set to begin in the first quarter of 2026.

The New York Times reports that the funding brings Substack's valuation to $1.1 billion, almost 70% higher than its 2021 valuation of $650 million.

The bug in the modified messaging app can expose users' “plaintext usernames, passwords, and other sensitive data,” per GreyNoise.

Boulevard's revenue soared over 500% in the last three years, partly driven by a burgeoning new client segment: med spas. The company estimates that it is powering approximately 15% of all medspas in the U.S.

The shareholders' lawsuit alleges Facebook execs intentionally violated an FTC agreement by sharing user data with third-party apps without user consent.

French AI lab Mistral introduced a range of new features to its Le Chat chatbot on Thursday that bring it closer to the capabilities of rivals like OpenAI and Google. The new update includes a “deep research” mode, native multilingual reasoning, and advanced image editing. 

San Francisco-based startup Confident Security wants to be “the Signal for AI." The company just came out of stealth with $4.2 million and a tool that wraps around AI models to guarantee data stays private.

Chainalysis said crypto thefts during the first half of 2025 were at record levels, thanks in large part to a single breach at a major crypto exchange.

Spotify is expanding access to audiobooks with two new plans, one of which offers access to family members.

The U.S. is reportedly holding up the deal due to concerns that AI chips could be smuggled to China from the UAE.

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own robotaxi service.

Only eight months after its launch, Sweden's Lovable has raised a $200 million Series A round led by Accel at a $1.8 billion valuation.

Slack is bolstering search on its app with AI features, adding transcription and summaries for huddles, and a way to see recaps of channels and threads.

The move comes as Roblox has come under fire in recent years over child safety concerns.