​This is the first public acknowledgement that the U.S. military put a space weapon in Earth’s orbit.  

​Meta One bundles expanded access to the company’s AI tools with premium features across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.  

​The five-year-old startup raised $108 million from The General Partnership, Index Ventures, General Catalyst, and Andreessen Horowitz.  

​The privacy-friendly services for viewing X posts without an account have gone dark again after X’s escalated legal action.  

​OpenAI confirms weeks of AI safety talks with Anthropic and Google DeepMind, as Trump’s team dismisses safety concerns and pushes to keep pace with China.  

​Profound has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, less than seven months after it raised a $96 million Series C.  

​Founded by veteran e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore, Wonder is slowly building a massive portfolio of restaurants and delivery companies.  

​Essentially a camera app, Superpose analyzes selfies or photos and generates four potential poses using AI.  

​Learn how to scale your startup breakthrough from prototype to production at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 with scaling leaders, Adrian Macneil (Foxglove), John Mackey (MBRYONICS), and Boris Sofman (Bedrock Robotics. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.  

​India will impose a 0.4% merchant fee on certain payments made through UPI starting October 15.