Lightspeed Venture Partners has secured a record $9 billion in fresh capital, the largest in its 25-year history. This comes as limited partners pour money into a handful of established firms with recent IPO wins, while smaller VCs are left out in the cold.
Instagram is taking Reels to the living room. The company announced a pilot of “IG for TV,” a new app that brings its short-form video feed to Amazon Fire TV devices first. It’s a clear move to compete with YouTube and TikTok on the biggest screen in the house.
For the first time, researchers have captured detailed images of plasma turbulence inside a fusion reactor. The findings show it plays two surprising, contradictory roles that could reshape reactor design.
Kongsberg Satellite Services is taking its ground stations to space. The Norwegian operator has booked a SpaceX launch to deploy the first satellites of its “Hyper” constellation, designed to relay data between satellites without needing a ground station in range. This could be a game-changer for re
The high-flying stocks of AI infrastructure companies are taking a beating. Investors are getting spooked by the enormous debt these firms are taking on to build out data centers, even as the broader market holds steady.
Mattel is hitting pause on its plans to release an AI toy with OpenAI this year. The company now says any future product won’t target young children, a major shift following widespread safety concerns.
A new startup called Valerie Health just raised a $30 million Series A to automate everything from scheduling to faxes in independent doctors’ offices. It’s a big bet on using AI to fix the frustrating admin side of healthcare. But is the problem just about technology?
Nvidia is acquiring SchedMD, the company behind the popular Slurm workload manager. This move is a strategic play to control more of the AI infrastructure stack, specifically how complex jobs are scheduled across thousands of GPUs. It’s about optimizing network traffic and GPU utilization at a massi
Ross Gerber, a prominent Tesla investor, has turned bearish on the company’s self-driving prospects. He’s betting that Tesla won’t catch up to Waymo and has publicly criticized the company’s recent performance.
New data reveals a surprising gap in workplace AI adoption. While 45% of employees dabble with AI tools a few times a year, a mere 10% have made it a daily habit. The slow integration points directly to a leadership problem.
