This insurtech alleges its venture backer founded and funded a copycat: a founder’s “nightmare”
Relationships can be messy, including between startup founders and their venture investors. But in a case that takes messy to an extreme, an insurtech company in Santa Monica, Calif. called Sure is alleging that its Series A investor used privileged.....»»
Rivian, VW venture kicks off next-gen platform for R1, Scout EVs
Rivian and VW's joint venture will be used to develop a common manufacturing and tech platform for Rivian R2 and VW Scout EVs......»»
FTX sues Binance for $1.76B in battle of crypto exchanges founded by convicts
Lawsuit seeks "at least $1.76 billion that was fraudulently transferred" by SBF. The bankruptcy estate of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has sued the company's former rival.....»»
Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y’all
Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while. The global space community awoke to a new reality on Wednesday morning. The founder of this century's most innovative space.....»»
Recruiting the world"s first disabled astronaut doesn"t mean space travel is inclusive—here"s how to change that
In the past, spaceflight was the preserve of government-funded astronauts who had to meet stringent physical, cognitive, psychological and social requirements for selection. But in recent years, that has all been changing......»»
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei: US tech is great, but we have to build our own
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei: US tech is great, but we have to build our own.....»»
Teslogic Brings Android to Your Tesla, Already Fully Funded
My wife has a Tesla that she loves, and while I admit the software is pretty slick and continuously getting updated, there are times where I think to myself that it would be much more cool if it was running Android. Having access to whatever apps I w.....»»
Nightmare fuel: Researchers name the scariest thing you should worry about
What keeps you up at night? Bank account woes? An impending work presentation? Analyzing that embarrassing thing you said in the seventh grade?.....»»
A Lost Mayan City Has Been Found With Laser Mapping
Archaeologists have revealed an ancient lost Mayan city using advanced laser mapping technology, unearthing monumental structures such as pyramids and plazas. Named Valeriana, the city is believed to have been founded before 150 AD......»»
Zenity raises $38 million to secure agentic AI
Zenity announced they have received $38 million in Series B funding co-led by Third Point Ventures and DTCP, pushing the total capital raised to over $55 million. It follows the recent strategic investment by Microsoft’s venture arm, M12, with.....»»
Lawsuit: Chatbot that allegedly caused teen’s suicide is now more dangerous for kids
Google-funded Character.AI added guardrails, but grieving mom wants a recall. Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III loved interacting with Character.AI's hyper-realistic chatbots—.....»»
Traveler warns of new danger after discovering terrifying item in hotel room bed: ‘Nightmare material’
Traveler warns of new danger after discovering terrifying item in hotel room bed: ‘Nightmare material’.....»»
Chatbot that caused teen’s suicide is now more dangerous for kids, lawsuit says
Google-funded Character.AI added guardrails, but grieving mom wants a recall. Fourteen-year-old Sewell Setzer III loved interacting with Character.AI's hyper-realistic chatbots—.....»»
Family sues after teen obsessed with Character.AI commits suicide
Character.AI is a $1 billion AI startup founded by two former Google engineers. After leaving Google to start the company, Character.AI cofounders Noam Shazeer and … The post Family sues after teen obsessed with Character.AI commits suicide app.....»»
Stream.Security raises $30 million to boost cloud security
Stream.Security closed a $30 million Series B funding round led by U.S. Venture Partners, with participation from new investors, Citi Ventures, and existing investors, Energy Impact Partners (EIP), Cervin Ventures, TLV Partners, and Glilot Capital Pa.....»»
De-extinction company provides a progress report on thylacine efforts
Stem cell editing, complete genome, and cane toad resistance mark necessary steps. Colossal, the company founded to try to restore the mammoth to the Arctic tundra, has also deci.....»»
Goldman Sachs to face CFPB fine over handling of Apple Card disputes
Goldman Sachs’ Apple Card nightmare continues to get worse. A new report today reveals that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to fine Goldman Sachs after an investigation into its customer service practices for Apple Card. The CFPB.....»»
Sonos Arc Ultra, Car Key expands, & Shortcuts automations with Clicks on HomeKit Insider
On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast Clicks co-founder and CMO Jeff Gadway joins to discuss Shortcuts automations, the new Sonos line, and more.HomeKit Insider PodcastGuest co-host this week is Jeff Gadway. He founded Clicks keyboard case w.....»»
ScaleVoice"s AI ‘workers" can contact customers and seem human
The startup is seeking new venture capital to help fuel an expansion of its AI "workers" designed to automate outbound dealership calls and texts......»»
Basecamp-maker 37Signals says its “cloud exit” will save it $10M over 5 years
Co-founder thinks other companies should consider a "swim against the stream." 37Signals is not a company that makes its policy or management decisions quietly. The productivity s.....»»
Surviving Hamas leaders ‘dead men walking’: Son of Hamas founder
Surviving Hamas leaders ‘dead men walking’: Son of Hamas founder.....»»