AI network startup Eridu emerges from stealth with hefty $200M Series A
Unlike a vibe-coded product built by a college dropout, Eridu’s co-founder, Drew Perkins, has been inventing networking tech since the dawn of the internet.
Xprize founder Peter Diamandis launches new contest to manifest a new Star Trek
The famed author and investor has launched the Future Vision Xprize with sponsors like Google, Marc Benioff, Ben Horowitz, to fund optimistic sci-fi films.
Microsoft, Google, Amazon say Anthropic Claude remains available to non-defense customers
Trump’s Department of War feud with Anthropic won’t impact other companies that are using Claude via Microsoft and Google products.
Cluely CEO Roy Lee admits to publicly lying about revenue numbers last year
The $7 million in annual recurring revenue that Cluely CEO Roy Lee shared last summer was a lie, its founder and CEO Roy Lee admitted on Thursday on X.
Hardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months
Nominal providers hardware testing equipment to defense tech companies. Founders Fund led the preemptive deal.
Stripe wants to turn your AI costs into a profit center
Stripe released a preview intended to allow AI companies to easily track, pass through, and make a profit on underlying AI model fees.
MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app built by teens
After wooing Cal AI for months, MyFitnessPal has successfully acquired its up-and-coming rival, Cal AI, the app built by teens soaring on the apps stores.
OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets
The company said such trades violates its internal company policies about using confidential information for personal gain.
A VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source’s funding problem, permanently
A group of well-known open source programmers and a VC have launched the Open Source Endowment. They hope this new method will provide funding for good.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: This isn’t our first SaaSpocalypse
Salesforce reported a solid year-end earnings and then pulled out all the stops to ward. off more talk of the death of its business to AI.