​We polled nearly a dozen VCs to find out which W26 startups are the sought after in the batch.  

​Whoop founder Will Ahmed has spent 14 years building a health wearable beloved by elite athletes, and is now racing Oura — and the FDA, and the limits of consumer medicine — to turn it into something that could one day save your life.  

​The deal would effectively double the company’s $5.6 billion valuation in just four months.  

​Wall Street giants JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are extending a 12-month, unsecured loan to the Japanese conglomerate.  

​SK hynix’s potential U.S. listing could raise $10-$14 billion to help it build more capacity, encourage others to follow, and end the ‘RAMmageddon’ memory shortage.  

​Waymo’s weekly paid robotaxi trips have increased tenfold in less than two years.  

​The European Union’s top executive body has confirmed a cyberattack after hackers reportedly stole reams of data from the European Commission’s cloud storage.  

​Index Ventures is said to be leading a $250 million to $350 million round.  

​The two companies have been collaborating on a joint venture that would see Rivian tech go in VW’s EVs.  

​Handala, a pro-Iranian hacking group allegedly working for Iran’s government, published emails it said were taken from the Gmail account of FBI director Kash Patel.