MrBeast Acquires Teen-Focused Finance App Step, Expanding His Business Empire
YouTube megastar MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) announced this week that his company, Beast Industries, will acquire Step, a financial application focused on serving teenagers. The app has raised a…
Alphabet’s self-driving subsidiary, Waymo, has reached a significant milestone in Nashville, Tennessee: it has officially removed safety drivers from its test vehicles, initiating fully driverless testing. This marks a crucial…
Bucks Star Giannis Takes Stake in Prediction Platform Kalshi
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo announced Friday that he has become a shareholder in prediction market platform Kalshi, making him the first NBA player to invest directly in the company.…
Super Bowl in Silicon Valley: Where Tech Titans and Touchdowns Collide
This weekend’s Super Bowl in Silicon Valley has become the ultimate networking event for tech elites. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, Apple’s Tim Cook, and other industry leaders are converging on…
La Sapienza University paralyzed for 3 days in major ransomware attack
La Sapienza University in Rome, one of Europe’s largest universities with around 120,000 students, has had its computer systems down for three days following a suspected ransomware attack. The university’s…
Amazon and Google Lead the $400B AI Capex Arms Race — But Where’s the ROI?
The AI industry is in the midst of a data center arms race. Giants believe that controlling the most computing power will determine the winner in future AI products. Amazon…
Sapiom secures $15M to build the ‘financial layer’ for autonomous AI agents.
People with no coding background can now quickly build app prototypes using “vibe coding” platforms that turn natural language into code, but connecting to external services like SMS and payments…
With €750M First Close, Mundi Ventures’ Kembara Fund Emerges as Major Capital Force for European Deep Tech and Climate Transition
Many early-stage European climate tech startups fail to secure Series B funding due to a lack of growth capital. Spain’s **Mundi Ventures** is addressing this gap with its new **Kembara…
SpaceX Enterprise Town approved to establish Municipal Police Department in Starbass
The company town of Starbase in Texas, home to SpaceX’s operations, is moving forward with establishing its own municipal police department, with plans to hire eight officers. City Administrator Kent…
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Launches Unusually Sharp Attack on Claude’s Super Bowl Ads
During the Super Bowl, Anthropic released a satirical ad: a user asks a chatbot mimicking ChatGPT for advice on talking to his mother, but the bot abruptly recommends a fictional…