Dapta raises $6M seed round led by Chingona Ventures

Colombian AI startup Dapta raised $6M in a seed round led by Chingona Ventures, with participation from Crew… The post

EFY Finance secures investment from Tether to expand across Latin America

Panama based fintech EFY Finance secured an investment from Tether as part of its seed funding round. The… The post

Peak XV-Backed AI Startup Blacksmith Nets $66 Mn At A Unicorn Valuation

Blacksmith’s $66 Mn Series C funding round was led by Sequoia Capital with Premji Invest, Peak XV Partners, Google Ventures, and Y Combinator also participating The startup, which

eMudhra Weak Link Tests India’s Chain Of Digital Trust

A flaw in Bengaluru-based eMudhra’s key-generation process left eight intermediate certificate authorities with weak private keys, and creating a panic of sorts in the global cyber

Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C

Blacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million Series C round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion. 

Legal AI startup Legora raises $550M Series E at $8.8B valuation

Legal AI startup Legora announced Wednesday that it raised a $550 million Series E round, valuing it at $8.8 billion. 

Meta ordered to cough up $25 billion in New Mexico privacy case

The case stemmed from the nearly decade-old Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Government websites in the EU and Canada taken offline over PHP vulnerability

All websites using PHP should update to the latest security patch.

How Wikipedia’s Editors Keep the Online Encyclopedia Human-Written

Manfred “Fred” J. Schindler Is 2027 IEEE President-Elect

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Interspecies communication

Humans are far from the only species with a gift for gab, and our furry, feathered, and finned friends could have a lot to tell us. Decoding how animals communicate with one another could offer a wind

The Download: introducing the Impossible issue

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: the Impossible issue We wanted our la

Bose Is Buying Skullcandy. It’s Not as Weird as It Sounds

By keeping Skullcandy in Park City, Utah, Bose is betting that skate cred and budget pricing will reach listeners it’s been missing.

Trump Isn’t Even Good at TV Anymore

From Trump TV to a Shark Tank knockoff, the president’s latest entertainment ventures are a steep decline from his days on The Apprentice.

OpenAI's latest AI models are coming to Google Cloud and Antigravity

Google Cloud will have GPT 6.1 Astra, Sol, and Luna in the coming weeks.

RIP BioWare: EA shuts down storied RPG studio after over three decades

Next Mass Effect project canceled as parent company lays off 400.

Tesla stars Optimus robot production in California as profit falls 43%

Tesla's revenue was flat and its expenses skyrocketed as it pressed the accelerator on its Optimus robots, AI, and autonomous driving.

Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation

Just 9 months after raising an $180 million seed round, Flapping Airplanes has landed $1 billion Series A for its mission to build AI models "without ingesting half the internet."

iFood acquires Brazilian HR and benefits startup Caju

Brazilian corporate benefits provider iFood Benefícios announced the acquisition of Caju, a startup that offers employee benefits, expense… The post