Nvidia wants in on the nuclear renaissance, invests in Bill Gates-backed TerraPower
TerraPower, the nuclear startup founded and backed by Bill Gates, announced a new $650 million funding round this week. The investment will help the company build its first commercial power plant.
Like other nuclear startups, TerraPower has been riding a wave of interest from hyperscalers, data ce
Deezer starts labeling AI-generated music to tackle streaming fraud
Deezer announced on Friday that it will start labeling albums that include AI-generated tracks as part of its efforts to combat streaming fraud.
The company reports that about 18% of the music uploaded each day — more than 20,000 tracks — is now fully AI-generated. Although most of the
After raising $38M, African e-commerce startup Sabi lays off 20%, pivots to traceable exports
African B2B e-commerce startup Sabi has laid off around 20% of its workforce (~50 employees) as it pivots from its original retail-focused platform to double down on a growing business in commodity exports.
The layoffs, confirmed by the company on Thursday, are part of a broader restructuring aime
VanMoof is back with a new custom e-bike and rebooted repair network
Dutch e-bike startup VanMoof is back two years after bankruptcy with its first model designed under new leadership. And despite past criticism that VanMoof's over-reliance on custom parts led to the company's downfall, the S6 sticks to the brand's signature bespoke design.
Today,
Tesla partners with Electrify Expo to launch full-weekend EV test drives
Electrify Expo, which has spent the last five years putting on festivals across the U.S. to educate people about electric vehicles, is launching a demo experience where people can take an EV home for a weekend. The first company to partner up is Tesla, and Electrify Expo CEO BJ Birtwell says more b
Meta unveils its Oakley smart glasses
After months of rumors, Meta has officially announced its next pair of smart glasses with Oakley. The smart glasses have double the battery life of the Meta Ray-Bans and are able to capture 3K video. The models are based on Oakley's HSTN (pronounced “how-stuhn”) design, and are described as
The Robinhood founder who might just revolutionize energy (if he succeeds)
When Baiju Bhatt stepped away from his role as chief creative officer at Robinhood last year, only those close to him could have predicted his next move: launching a space company built around tech that the aerospace industry has largely dismissed, and which might be more groundbreaking than anyone
SpaceX’s Starship blows up ahead of 10th test flight
One of SpaceX’s Starship rockets exploded on a test stand in Texas late on Wednesday night, as the company prepared for the tenth test flight of the heavy-lift rocket system.
SpaceX said “all personnel are safe and accounted for” in a post on X, and claimed there are “no ha
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines.
The technology may be challenging to master and expensive to build today, but fusion promises t
A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025
It’s already been a tumultuous year for the U.S. semiconductor industry.
The semiconductor industry plays a sizable role in the “AI race” that the U.S. seems determined to win, which is why this context is worth paying attention to: from Intel’s appointment of Lip-Bu Tan to
Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments
No company has capitalized on the AI revolution more dramatically than Nvidia. Its revenue, profitability, and cash reserves have skyrocketed since the introduction of ChatGPT over two years ago — and the many competitive generative AI services that have launched since. And its stock price soared
Stripe’s former growth lead helps African diaspora invest in startups, real estate
When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Payments in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn't afford his full salary. So he negotiated for stock to make up the difference. Eighteen months later, Stripe acquired the company, and that equity converted into Stripe shares, enough to let Kinvi lea
New code in Spotify’s app references the long-awaited ‘lossless’ tier
It’s been over four years since Spotify first announced its plans to launch a lossless audio tier that has yet to arrive.
After numerous leaks and teases from company execs, we know better than to start hoping that the long-delayed service could be finally nearing arrival.