Rivian sacrifices 2027 profit goal to push deeper into autonomy: Rivian admitted in a regulatory filing that it is delaying its goal of reaching "positive EBITDA" next year because of how much it is spending on developing self-driving technology. Read More
Anori, Alphabet's new X spinout, is tackling one of the world's most expensive bureaucratic nightmares: Anori aims to shrink down the pre-development process by getting all parties, including the city, on to a unified platform from the start so that compliance conflicts are surfaced in weeks instead of months or years. Read More
Consumer-focused privacy company Cloaked raises $375M as it expands to enterprise: Cloaked's latest round is a mix of equity and growth funding. Read More
Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite
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Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents: A rogue AI agent inadvertently exposed Meta company and user data to engineers who didn't have permission to see it. Read More
Feds intensify investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded its probe after finding more instances of Tesla's driving software struggling in low-visibility conditions. Read More
Sam Altman's thank-you to coders draws the memes: Altman expresses gratitude for people who knew how to write their code from scratch. The internet replies with salty jokes. Read More
Uber taps Rivian to build robotaxis in deal worth up to $1.25B: Uber is kicking off the partnership with an initial $300 million investment, while Rivian will provide as many as 50,000 autonomous R2 SUVs. Read More
K2 to launch its first high-powered satellite for space compute: K2's Gravitas is an ambitious project that aims to demonstrate the tech needed to build data centers in space. Read More
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