AI coding agent startup Niteshift has raised a $7 million seed round from a who’s who of angels. It’s betting companies will want power over, not lock-in, with model makers.
The three hard-tech moonshots fueling SpaceX’s unbelievable IPO
Most of the value in SpaceX’s IPO is effectively a call option on the company’s ambitious space data center plans.
Pinterest bets on creators with Amazon Storefront integration
Pinterest is adding support for Amazon Storefronts, allowing creators to earn affiliate commissions more easily while showcasing their product recommendations in one place.
Warner Music acquires AI attribution startup Sureel AI
Through the acquisition, WMG aims to better track when its artists’ work is used in AI-generated content or for training AI models.
ServiceNow tells customers a bug left some of their data exposed to the internet
ServiceNow is used by thousands of enterprises to automate their internal processes, but says several customers had data accessed because of a security bug.
Jedify raises $24M to help companies arm AI agents with context on their business
The funding round was led by Norwest, with participation S Capital VC, Cerca Partners, and Oceans Ventures. Snowflake Ventures also participated as a strategic investor.
Decart’s new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats
Decart is launching Oasis 3, a real-time world model that generates photorealistic driving environments for autonomous vehicle testing, now available via API for developers to build on.
Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends
Users under 16 years old will get a separate profile to show Stories and Spotlight posts to friends that they follow back.
Why everyone’s an energy company now
Electricity demand from AI data centers is pushing everyone — including automakers like GM and Ford — into the energy storage business.
Avalanche’s desktop fusion reactor delivers blistering-hot plasma
Fusion power startup Avalanche Energy said its reactor prototype heated a plasma to over 10 million degrees C.