OneRail’s software helps solve the last-mile delivery problem
Last-mile delivery, the very last step of the delivery process, is a common pain point for companies. According to one survey, nearly 90% of retailers struggle with their last-mile delivery operations, either because of technical issues, costs, or a combination of both.
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Blue Bear Capital lands $160M to back AI founders in climate, energy, and industry
It's a truism in the climate tech world that hardware is paramount. After all, you can't curb carbon pollution without fixing cement, steel, hydrogen, and more. But as with anything today, hardware is just part of the equation.
“In almost every case, hardware is going to be developed wit
Lighthouse, an analytics provider for the hospitality sector, lights up with $370M at a $1B valuation
We have yet another sign of the boom in the travel industry: a major fundraise by one of the B2B startups serving the space. Lighthouse, a data analytics platform for hotels and others in the hospitality industry, has closed a Series C round of $370 million. The KKR-led round catapults Lighthouse t
DOJ: Google must sell Chrome to end monopoly
The U.S. Department of Justice argued Wednesday that Google should divest its Chrome browser to help break up the company’s illegal monopoly in online search, according to a filing with the U.S District Court of the District of Columbia.
Ultimately, it will be up to District Court judge Amit
WhatsApp will finally let you unsubscribe from business marketing spam
WhatsApp Business has grown to over 200 million monthly users over the past few years. That means there are tons of businesses sending messages to users — and some of these messages could be considered spam. For customers, the only option was to either let them send messages and offers or block
OneCell Diagnostics bags $16M to help limit cancer recurrence using AI
Cancer, one of the most life-threatening diseases, is projected to affect over 35 million people worldwide in 2050 — 77% more than the estimated 20 million cases in 2022, according to the World Health Organization. Cancer survivors globally reached 53.5 million, and the recurrence rate of the dis
Hyundai reveals the Ioniq 9, its biggest EV to date
Hyundai revealed Wednesday the new Ioniq 9, an all-electric three-row SUV — and its largest EV to date — based on the Seven concept that we saw in 2021. (Look, nobody said car-naming protocol had to make sense.)
The SUV, which made its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show and will come to the U.
Nvidia’s CEO defends his moat as AI labs change how they improve their AI models
Nvidia raked in more than $19 billion in net income during the last quarter, the company reported on Wednesday, but that did little to assure investors that its rapid growth would continue. On its earnings call, analysts prodded CEO Jensen Huang about how Nvidia would fare if tech companies start u
Snowflake snaps up data management company Datavolo
Cloud giant Snowflake has agreed to acquire Datavolo, a data pipeline management company, for an undisclosed sum.
Snowflake unveiled the deal at the close of the market bell on Wednesday, when it also announced its Q3 2025 earnings. The purchase hasn’t yet closed, and it’s subject to c
Solar power magnate Gautam Adani and others indicted over alleged $250M bribery scheme
Billionaire Gautam Adani and several executives at his company, the Indian conglomerate Adani Group, have been indicted over an alleged scheme to pay more than $250 million in bribes to Indian officials in exchange for contracts to a 12 gigawatt solar power project.
The indictment, unsealed Wednes
‘PDF to Brainrot’ study tools are a strange iteration on a TikTok trend
Several AI-based study tools are capitalizing on a “PDF to Brainrot” trend, which will read the text of a document you upload over “oddly satisfying” videos, like ASMR clips of mixing paint and cutting soap, or gameplay footage from Minecraft and Subway Surfers. Then student
Fusion startup Tokamak Energy attracts $125M for its egg-like reactor design
As the world races to add more power plants to satiate AI's thirst for electricity, investors have been plowing money into nuclear fusion, the pie-in-the-sky technology that appears to be inching its way toward commercial viability.
The latest exhibit: Tokamak Energy, a U.K.-based startup that
Another VC-backed fintech, Earnin, faces crackdown over allegedly 'predatory' loans
The attorney general for the District of Columbia is suing instant payday loan fintech Earnin for “deceptively marketing and providing illegal high-interest loans,” the AG alleges.
Earnin allows its users to get loans against paychecks. It advertises that users can get $150 a day, up to $750 p
US charges five accused of multi-year hacking spree targeting tech and crypto giants
The U.S. government announced charges against five individuals accused of carrying out a multi-year hacking spree targeting tech giants and cryptocurrency owners, which security researchers dubbed 0ktapus.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice published a press release announcing the charge