AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it started with a Reddit post
Runpod, an AI app hosting platform, has rapidly ascended to a $120 million annual revenue run rate just four years after its launch, according to company founders Zhen Lu and…
Digital analytics platform Dataroid raises $6.6M to boost global expansion
Istanbul — Dataroid, an AI-powered digital analytics and customer engagement platform, announced that it has completed a US $6.6 M Pre-Series A investment round led by the FinAI Venture Capital Fund of Tacirler…
Oshen built the first ocean robot to collect data in a Category 5 hurricane
A British startup, Oshen, is making waves in the field of oceanographic data collection with its fleet of durable, autonomous micro-robots. Founded in 2022, the company has rapidly gained traction…
Italian fashion legend Valentino dies at 93
Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, renowned for his iconic red dresses and elegant couture favored by celebrities and royalty for decades, has died at the age of 93. The news…
Trump administration’s legal setbacks are good news for offshore wind — and the grid
A series of legal challenges against the Trump administration culminated this week with court orders allowing construction to resume on several stalled offshore wind projects along the East Coast. The…
Who gets to inherit the stars? A space ethicist on what we’re not talking about
The burgeoning commercial space industry is facing a critical ethical and legal debate as companies plan for increased activity beyond Earth’s atmosphere. A recent prediction that it will soon be…
Why Silicon Valley is really talking about fleeing California (it’s not the 5%)
A proposed wealth tax in California is sparking a significant debate and prompting some of the state’s wealthiest residents to consider relocating. The ballot initiative, spearheaded by a healthcare union,…
Moxie Marlinspike has a privacy-conscious alternative to ChatGPT
Concerns over data privacy are mounting as artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into daily life. A new project, privacy-focused AI service Confer, launched in December by Signal co-founder Moxie Marlinspike,…
How YC-backed Bucket Robotics survived its first CES
Las Vegas recently hosted the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a sprawling event showcasing the latest technological innovations. Among the thousands of exhibitors was Bucket Robotics, a San Francisco-based startup…
Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows
Meta’s Threads is experiencing a surge in popularity, now surpassing X (formerly Twitter) in daily active users on mobile devices, according to a recent report from market intelligence firm Similarweb.…