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Former Sequoia partner Matt Miller raises $355M for new fund — with Sequoia’s backing

Former Sequoia partner Matt Miller raises $355M for new...

Former Sequoia partner Matt Miller has already locked in $355 million for his ne...

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Windsurf’s CEO goes to Google; OpenAI’s acquisition falls apart

Windsurf’s CEO goes to Google; OpenAI’s acquisition fal...

Notably, Google is not taking a stake in Windsurf and will not have any control ...

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Firefly Aerospace files for an IPO

Firefly Aerospace files for an IPO

Firefly is heading into the initial public offering with $176.9 million in cash ...

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Can an ‘ethical’ spyware maker justify providing its tech to ICE?

Can an ‘ethical’ spyware maker justify providing its te...

Analysis: In calling itself an ethical spyware vendor, Paragon has opened itself...

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Sequoia bets on silence

Sequoia bets on silence

There is a time-honored crisis management strategy, wherein one says nothing and...

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OpenAI delays the release of its open model, again

OpenAI delays the release of its open model, again

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Friday the company is delaying the release of its ope...

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European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones

European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense t...

With a fundraising target of €25 million, Darkstar’s goal is to help startups br...

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US government confirms arrest of Chinese national accused of stealing COVID research and mass-hacking email servers

US government confirms arrest of Chinese national accus...

Accused hacker and Chinese national Xu Zewei was arrested in Italy at the reques...

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LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say

LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say

AI infrastructure startup LangChain is raising a new round at about $1 billion v...

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Grok is being antisemitic again and also the sky is blue

Grok is being antisemitic again and also the sky is blue

Grok, the AI chatbot powered by Elon Musk's xAI company, is back with more antis...

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Apple COO Jeff Williams to step down later this month

Apple COO Jeff Williams to step down later this month

Having worked at Apple for nearly three decades, Williams has played a significa...

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Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more

Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bik...

Also, the micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $2...

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Ready-made stem cell therapies for pets could be coming

Ready-made stem cell therapies for pets could be coming

Earlier this week, San Diego startup Gallant announced $18 million in funding to...

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Microsoft is closing its local operations in Pakistan

Microsoft is closing its local operations in Pakistan

Microsoft is closing its operations in Pakistan, marking the end of a 25-year pr...

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Ask not for whom the Louvre of Bluesky tolls, it tolls for thee

Ask not for whom the Louvre of Bluesky tolls, it tolls ...

It’s a sad weekend over at Bluesky, where one of the best accounts has disappear...

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Google faces EU antitrust complaint over AI Overviews

Google faces EU antitrust complaint over AI Overviews

A group known as the Independent Publishers Alliance has filed an antitrust comp...