VC Masha Bucher, Epstein associate and Day One founder, explains herself: After numerous news reports documented Masha Bucher's close business and personal relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Bucher took to X to explain. Read More
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE: The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration. Read More
Nearly half of xAI's founding team has now left the company: Whatever the cause of the departures, the cumulative impact is alarming. There is a lot of work left to do at xAI, and an IPO will bring more scrutiny than the lab has ever faced before. Read More
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Hauler Hero collects $16M for its AI waste management software: Hauler Hero has seen its customer base, revenue, and head count double since the company raised its seed round in 2024. Read More
Former GitHub CEO raises record $60M dev tool seed round at $300M valuation: Thomas Dohmke's new startup offers an AI system to allow developers to better manage all the code AI agents produce. Read More
Google expands tools to let users remove sensitive data about themselves from Search: Users will be able to more easily request the removal of results that include private information or non-consensual explicit imagery. Read More
Vega raises $120M Series B to rethink how enterprises detect cyber threats: Vega Security raised $120 million, bringing its valuation to $700 million, in a round led by Accel. The company aims to rethink how enterprises detect cybersecurity threats. Read More
An ice dance duo skated to AI music at the Olympics: Czech ice dancers Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek are learning the hard way that LLMs sometimes spit out straight-up plagiarism. Read More
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Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after 30 years at the company: Robert Playter announcd he is leaving Boston Dynamics after 30 years at the company in various roles, including six years as CEO. Read More
