Prediction Market Kalshi Hits $2 Billion Valuation in New Round
Crypto venture fund Paradigm led the round.
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Cybersecurity Firm Rubrik Acquires Agentic AI Startup Predibase
Rubrik is acquiring Predibase, a startup that helps companies train and fine-tune their AI models, to expand its agentic AI offerings.
Bumble Cuts 30% of Staff
Founder Whitney Wolfe Herd returned as CEO earlier this year to battle slowing growth.
More Than 80% of Americans Haven’t Paid for News in the Past Year
Pew said that of the people who have not paid for news, about half said they can find plenty of other news articles for free.
Anthropic’s Use of Books as Training Data Is Fair Use, Says Court
But Anthropic pirating books is not protected, and will go to trial.
Xero to Buy Accounting Startup Melio for $2.5 billion
The price is 38% off its peak valuation reached in 2021.
Waymo Expands Robotaxi Service in Atlanta to Public
Atlanta marks the Alphabet-owned company's fifth city.
Walmart Tests Smaller Warehouses To Speed Up E-Commerce Deliveries
The retail giant has experimented with several formats to better compete with Amazon’s speedy shipping times.
Polymarket Nears Funding at Over $1 Billion Valuation Led by Founders Fund
The world’s largest prediction market is finalizing deal talks to raise more than $200 million.
Cybersecurity Provider Snyk Acquires AI Startup Invariant Labs
Snyk acquired Swiss AI security research startup Invariant Labs to bolster AI security capabilities.
Fiserv Weighs Circle, Paxos for Stablecoin Push for Banks
Fiserv shares jumped 4.4% while Circle rose 9.6% Monday.
U.S. Senate Weighs $25 Million for AI Infrastructure
To receive the funds, states must follow a ban on passing AI laws.
Musk Lawyers Claim He Doesn’t Use A Computer
Musk has posted about a personal laptop used for video games in recent months, but employees at X have told reporters he primarily works from his phone.
Tech Sector Sentiment Slips Slightly, Remains Upbeat Overall
Sentiment around Google rose while readers became more bearish about Apple.
Wealthfront Submits Confidential IPO Filing
Wealthfront was last valued at $2 billion in a stock buyback last year.
OpenAI Removes Material Related to Jony Ive Deal Following Trademark Lawsuit
This month, IYO, Inc., another maker of AI devices, sued io, the AI devices startup OpenAI acquired earlier this year, for trademark infringement.
Investor Enthusiasm for Tech Stocks Fell Since April Turmoil
Small investors are looking toward cheap stocks and international companies in shift away from tech stocks.
SoftBank Proposes $1 Trillion Facility for AI and Robotics
The massive investment would follow SoftBank’s other large bets on AI and robotics.
Meta Discussed Buying Safe Superintelligence, Perplexity
SSI spoke with Meta as it was raising its most recent funding round and exploring whether Meta could provide servers for developing its technology.
Meta Announces Oakley-Branded Smart Glasses
The glasses start at $399 and will be on sale later this summer.
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