Rillet, an AI-native accounting startup, successfully secured $100 million in funding and reached a $1 billion valuation in just 48 hours. Although the company was not actively seeking a new funding round, its staggering revenue growth and the ongoing shortage of accountants in the U.S. drove investors to act swiftly. The platform is built specifically […]
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Defense startup Castelion, founded by former SpaceX executives, has successfully raised a $1 billion Series C funding round, pushing its valuation to $13 billion. The investment was co-led by prominent firms including Andreessen Horowitz, Carlyle, and JPMorgan Chase. The company focuses on manufacturing cost-effective hypersonic weapon systems at scale, having already secured over $500 million […]
Continue ReadingGoogle is rolling out a new interactive button called “Preferred Sources” that online publishers can embed directly on their websites. This feature allows readers to easily designate a site as a favorite source, helping it appear more prominently across Google Search, Google News, and the Discover feed. The initiative aims to mitigate the traffic declines […]
Continue ReadingOpenAI has introduced a new service called Private Safety Processing, aiming to outmaneuver its rival Anthropic in the enterprise customer privacy arena. The automated system monitors for potential AI misuse across multiple sessions while simultaneously retaining none of the customer’s data. This development directly challenges Anthropic’s recent data-retention policy, which stores user data for 30 […]
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Anthro Energy has officially broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Louisville, Kentucky, designed to bolster the domestic supply chain for electric vehicle batteries in the United States. Backed by federal funding and state incentives, the plant is scheduled to begin production in 2028 and aims to supply critical battery components independent of foreign […]
Continue ReadingSocial networking platform Bluesky suffered a day-long service disruption after being hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that flooded its servers with malicious traffic. The company confirmed the incident, stating that defenses have been upgraded while monitoring continues to ensure platform stability. While official details remain sparse, cybersecurity researchers indicate that threat actors backed […]
Continue ReadingOpenAI has reportedly dissolved its dedicated preparedness team, which was originally tasked with evaluating advanced AI models for catastrophic risks and developing mitigation strategies. According to reports, these responsibilities have now been decentralized and absorbed into other specialized departments focusing on areas like cybersecurity and biological threats. This structural change marks the latest in a […]
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French startup Kog is taking a different approach to the AI inference race by focusing on deep software optimization for conventional data center GPUs, such as Nvidia and AMD models. Rather than relying on purpose-built hardware, the company uses low-level engineering techniques to extract maximum performance from the hardware enterprises already own. Led by Gaël […]
Continue ReadingIndie developer Marco Arment, creator of popular apps like Overcast and Instapaper, has released Unforgetful, a new reminder application for iOS and Mac designed specifically for chronic procrastinators. The app integrates directly with the native Apple Reminders database, allowing users to keep creating tasks via Siri while bypassing what Arment considers the shortcomings of Apple’s […]
Continue ReadingA wave of coordinated cyberattacks has targeted water treatment facilities across roughly a dozen U.S. states, raising serious concerns regarding the security of critical national infrastructure. The incidents, which began late last month, have disrupted local operations, leading to temporary shutdowns and precautionary boil-water advisories in affected communities. Although the U.S. government has yet to […]
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