Indian climate tech company Varaha has completed the first tranche of its $20 million Series B funding round, led by WestBridge Capital. The company focuses on carbon removal projects in Asia and…
YC Startups Can Now Get $500K Seed Investment in Crypto
All startups admitted to Y Combinator (YC) will soon have the option to receive their seed funding via stablecoins, according to Nemil Dalal, a crypto-focused partner at YC, in an interview with…
Intel enters new markets with GPU as key strategic move
At the Cisco AI Summit, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced that the company will enter the graphics processing unit (GPU) market, a sector currently dominated by NVIDIA. Unlike traditional CPUs, GPUs are…
Stanford Students Secure $2M to Launch National Startup Accelerator for Peers
Two Stanford students, Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi, have raised $2 million for their accelerator program “Breakthrough Ventures,” which funds startups founded by U.S. college students and recent graduates. The program offers…
China Mandates Mechanical Door Handles, Phasing Out Hidden Designs
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced new regulations requiring all vehicles sold in China (excluding tailgates) to be equipped with mechanical door release mechanisms, both inside and outside the…
Waymo Secures $16 Billion War Chest for Global Robotaxi Expansion
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Alphabet, has announced the completion of a $16 billion funding round, bringing its valuation to $126 billion. The round was led by Dragoneer, DST Global,…
Cornell’s Underwater Concrete 3D Printing Tech Nears DARPA Milestone
Cornell University researchers are pioneering an effort to extend 3D printing technology into the ocean, developing an innovative method to print concrete directly underwater. Funded by DARPA, the project aims to enable…
Indonesia Lifts Ban on Grok, But With Conditions
The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs recently announced the conditional lifting of the ban on the AI chatbot Grok, developed by xAI. This decision follows similar actions taken by Southeast…
Tether’s CEO Is Everywhere — Here’s Why
If you’ve been following the news recently, you may have noticed Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino making frequent appearances in media outlets like Reuters and TechCrunch this week. This media blitz is no…
Microsoft to Continue Buying Nvidia, AMD Chips Alongside Its Own AI Processors
Microsoft announced this week that it has deployed the first batch of its self-developed AI chip, Maia 200, in its data centers and plans to expand its application over the coming months….