Databricks settles on $5B raise at $190B valuation
Data and AI startup Databricks negotiated a $5 billion funding round at a $190 billion valuation after investors pushed back on higher asks.
Thrive’s Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria
OpenAI-backed investor Joshua Kushner criticizes venture capitalists for excessive hype around AI investments amid market froth.
Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations
Google updates its AI image generation tools to let users optionally remove visible watermarks from outputs.
Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs
AI inference startup Kog introduces optimizations that extract significantly higher performance from existing GPU hardware.
Meta releases Glimmer, an open-weight AI model for local hardware
Meta launches Glimmer as a downloadable open-weight AI model that users can run on their own devices, contrasting with its closed API models.
Supermassive black hole spews energy 300,000 light years into deep space
Astronomers observed a supermassive black hole ejecting energy three times the length of the Milky Way galaxy.
Scientists create largest 2D map of the universe with 5.6 trillion pixels
A new cosmic map containing nearly 4 billion objects provides an unprecedented view of the universe for ongoing astronomy research.
Astronomers Find a New Object from the Early Universe Using Webb Data
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a previously unknown object dating to the early universe.
NASA’s Moon Base Is Taking Shape with 20+ Lunar Landings Planned
NASA advances lunar infrastructure through a series of over 20 robotic and commercial landings in preparation for a sustained Moon base.
Voyager 2 Was Running Out of Power. NASA Just Bought It More Time
NASA engineers implemented power-saving measures to extend the operational life of the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
Crypto Market Industry Shakeout 2026
Bitcoin trades near $65,000 amid a broader market contraction, with capital shifting toward established networks and regulated platforms.
Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent are heating up
Discussions intensify for a potential acquisition of PayPal by fintech giant Stripe in partnership with private equity firm Advent.