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• Space Force bets on commercial entrants in $4B satcom contest [2d]
• Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq said to be nearing new fundraising at $6B valuation [2d]
• Luma and Runway expect robotics to eventually be a big revenue driver for them [3d]
• Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data [3d]
• Anthropic reportedly nears $170B valuation with potential $5B round [3d]
• SOSV bets plasma will change everything from semiconductors to spacecraft [3d]
• Cash App users can now pool money for group payments — even with non-users [3d]
• Google’s NotebookLM rolls out Video Overviews [3d]
• OpenAI launches Study Mode in ChatGPT [3d]
• Spotify hints at a more chatty voice AI interface in the future [3d]
• Tea app’s second data breach exposed over a million private messages [3d]
• YouTube rolls out age estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections [3d]
• Google’s AI Mode gets new ‘Canvas’ feature, real-time help with Search Live, and more [3d]
• Telecom giant Orange warns of disruption amid ongoing cyberattack [3d]
• Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Tesla tunnels under Nashville [3d]
• Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat now on App Store [3d]
• Microsoft in talks to maintain access to OpenAI’s tech beyond AGI milestone [3d]
• Get inside Disrupt: Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 [3d]
• Fed up with brands that use corn syrup and skim milk, this mother developed her own ‘clean’ baby formula [3d]
• Golden Dome may not be the golden ticket Silicon Valley is hoping for [3d]
• TikTok adds YouTube Music as an option to save songs playing in videos [3d]
• Adobe adds new AI-powered image editing features to Photoshop [3d]
• This founder left Silicon Valley to challenge U.S. defense supremacy from Athens, and investors are paying attention [3d]
• Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users’ email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers [3d]
• Food delivery service Calo scores $39 million in Series B extension as it sets eyes on the UK [3d]
• Aeva strikes lidar chip-making deal with LG subsidiary [3d]
• AI data analyst startup Julius nabs $10M seed round [3d]