SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose’s former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M
Traditionally, sleep earbuds have been designed to mask outside noise and promote sleep with calming sounds. But today, a Boston-based…
China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself
For China’s top AI researchers, the borders are quickly closing. Researchers, startup founders and executives at private firms are now…
ClickHouse triples anualized revenue to $250M, charting a path toward an IPO
Database provider ClickHouse has crossed $250 million in annualized revenue run rate, tripling its business from last year, Yury Izrailevsky,…
YouTube will now automatically label AI videos
As AI video models become more powerful, YouTube is no longer solely relying on creators to label their AI videos…
Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis
There is a certain wildness in the tech industry these days that both mimics previous eras of large changes, like…
Robinhood now lets your AI agents trade stocks
As the tech industry rallies around AI agents, some companies are building capabilities to enable AI agents to make payments…
Airbnb-backed WeRoad raises $58M to take its group travel platform to the US
WeRoad, the Milan-based group travel startup, has raised a $58 million Series C round led by Airbnb as it prepares…
UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak
A website called UK Visa Portal is publicly exposing the passports and selfie photos of applicants who signed up and…
What we’re looking for in Startup Battlefield 2026, and how to apply in time for the May 27 deadline
Every year I read through thousands of Startup Battlefield applications. And every year, I see the same pattern: The founders…
Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S.
Volvo Cars reached an agreement with the Trump administration that exempts the automaker from a U.S. crackdown on Chinese-connected vehicle…