News and updates about major technology companies and startups.
Runlayer and Rippling have withdrawn their legal claims without any financial settlement, yet the episode offers a valuable warning for startup founders about competitive dynamics.
Puzzle CEO Sasha Orloff reveals the financial discipline and metrics that win over investors, based on his experience raising over $1 billion.
Makers Fund has raised $250 million in its fourth round, bringing total assets under management to $1.5 billion, to back startups in games and interactive entertainment.
Google's PhotoScan technology is being explored to estimate body composition and cardiometabolic risk from simple smartphone images, potentially transforming preventive healthcare.
Google has stopped pushing Git tags for some Android source code, altering how developers access and track the platform's development.
OpenAI is ramping up customer privacy protections for enterprise clients, intensifying competition with rival Anthropic over data security assurances.
AI-native accounting startup Rillet has raised $100 million in a Series C round led by Iconiq, reaching a $1 billion valuation just two years after emerging from stealth.
Cognition's CEO has refuted reports that SpaceX was in talks to acquire the AI coding startup, even as SpaceX moves to bolster its enterprise AI capabilities with the Cursor acquisition.
Stripe’s acquisition of OpenRouter is less about sci-fi ambitions and more about securing a critical piece of AI infrastructure for payments.
Waymo's next-generation, lower-cost robotaxi, the Ojai, is now available to all riders in three cities, marking a major step toward scaling autonomous ride-hailing and future profitability.