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Global investing in startups hit $297 billion in Q1 2026, breaking all records, according to new Crunchbase data. That’s a…

Robotaxis operated by Baidu’s Apollo Go stalled throughout Wuhan, China, in some cases trapping passengers for up to two hours,…

Decentralized finance company Drift says it has suspended withdrawals and deposits after confirming a security incident.  The crypto platform said…

Rec Room, once hailed as a promising giant in the social gaming world, announced Monday it would be shutting down…

French lab Mistral AI has raised $830 million in debt to build a new data center near Paris that will…

Uber is buying Berlin-based startup Blacklane, which provides on-demand, black-car chauffeur services, as the ride-hail giant expands deeper into luxury…

Winter testing has been completed for the VW ID.EVERY1, the first vehicle under a joint venture between Rivian and Volkswagen…

SoftBank has taken on a new $40 billion loan to help it cover its $30 billion commitment to invest in…

The European Union’s top executive body has confirmed a cyberattack after hackers reportedly stole reams of data from its cloud…

As AI makes inroads into the worlds of editorial and media, websites are scrambling to establish ground rules for its…

The explosion of new data center projects in the U.S. has led to a growing backlash against the infrastructure that…

Meta is laying off several hundred employees across multiple teams, including sales, recruiting, and the Reality Labs division, as reported…

Data center developer Crusoe is ramping up its energy storage capacity with battery buys from Form Energy and Redwood Energy.…

For generations, Ida Huddleston and her family have owned a farm in northern Kentucky. And they’ve turned down at least…

Lovable, the AI-powered app-building platform last valued at $6.6 billion, is on the hunt for acquisitions. On Monday, the startup’s…

Apple Maps has never been considered the crème de la crème of navigation apps (that honor obviously goes to Google…