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This article discusses how Jacob Coxon's viral resignation thread from Anthropic exposed the AI doomer movement and its funding ecosystem, critiquing their beliefs and media influence.
The CEO of AI assistant company Instinct is seeking $1 billion in funding, potentially indicating a $10 billion valuation, which is a fourfold increase from last month.
Ian Wong, co-founder of Opendoor, launches Summation, an AI analyst tool aiming to provide trustworthy analysis, with $35M funding from Benchmark and Kleiner Perkins.
Maven Robotics emerges from stealth after raising $100 million, showcasing its autonomous robots for mixed palletizing in warehouses and planning to build 250 third-generation robots.
The Boring Company announces a $3 billion Series D funding round led by the United Arab Emirates, valuing the company at $23 billion.
Gabe Pereyra announced that his company has raised $550 million in funding at a $15.5 billion valuation, with over $400 million in annual recurring revenue and a customer base including top law firms and Fortune 500 companies.
French entrepreneur Hèlene Huby's company, The Exploration Company, raised $450 million in Series C funding, marking Europe's largest such round in space, amid growing competition with US and Chinese space industries.
Lightfld, a startup building customer context for AI agents and human users, announced a $47M Series A funding round led by a16z. Their system provides seamless account handoff and automatic updates, solving key problems in traditional CRM systems.
Lightfield raises $47M in Series A funding to reimagine CRM as an agentic world model, providing API, MCP, and CLI access for building automations.
Cognition announces raising over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation, led by major investors, with run-rate revenue growing to almost $900 million.
Cognition, an AI software company, has raised over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation, with revenue growing significantly since May.
Stoke Space raises $1 billion in Series E funding to accelerate the development of its fully reusable Nova rocket, targeting the first orbital launch in early 2027 and unveiling a larger Nova Block 2 vehicle.
Antioch Robotics announces a $32 million Series A funding round led by Greylock VC to advance AI for physical autonomy.
Stoke Space has secured significant funding and announced target launch dates for its Nova rocket in early 2027 and a larger Block 2 version by 2029, aiming to address high demand in the space launch industry.
Mistral AI has closed a €3 billion Series D funding round, valuing the company at $24 billion, making it the largest equity raise ever by a European tech company.
Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms is reportedly preparing for a hiring spree and acquisitions to enter the robotaxi business and has discussed its autonomous technology with Uber, which recently invested $100 million in the company.
Robert Scoble claims the AI service at Aligned News, which ingests 30,000 posts a day, improves all models with better memory and fewer hallucinations, and notes that its creator Blev Labs recently received funding. The post also quotes a reply discussing whether AI can learn to evoke human emotions via brain sensors.
The article covers the installation of RS-25 engines for NASA's Artemis III mission, the breakup of a Long March 6C rocket in low Earth orbit, and new funding rounds for European space startups such as Isar Aerospace and PLD Space.
An investigative report reveals that China is funding activist groups and influencers to oppose data center construction and the use of Flock surveillance cameras.
Japan's government program is funding Helical Fusion with $400 million to advance stellarator-based fusion power towards demonstration in the 2030s, focusing on continuous operation and practical engineering milestones.