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Former Tesla product manager wants to make luxury goods impossible to fake, starting with a chip

The fake goods crisis cuts two ways. Luxury brands lose more than $30 billion a year to counterfeits, while buyers in the booming $210 billion second-hand market have no reliable way to verify that what they’re purchasing is genuine. Veritas wants to solve both problems with a solution that combines custom hardware and software. The […]

Singapore says China-backed hackers targeted its four largest phone companies

The Singaporean government said the China-backed hackers gained "limited access to critical systems" run by the country's top four telecommunication giants, but said they did not disrupt services or steal customers' data.

Vega raises $120M Series B to rethink how enterprises detect cyber threats

Vega Security raised $120 million, bringing its valuation to $700 million, in a round led by Accel. The company aims to rethink how enterprises detect cybersecurity threats.

What to know about Netflix’s landmark acquisition of Warner Bros. 

Learn more about Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros., considered the most historic megadeal in Hollywood, as it continues to develop.

Google expands tools to let users remove sensitive data about themselves from Search

Users will be able to more easily request the removal of results that include private information or non-consensual explicit imagery.

Trump EPA reportedly seeks to revoke landmark air pollution rule

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is reportedly expected to repeal the 2009 "endangerment finding" that underpins U.S. climate regulatory efforts.

YouTubers aren’t relying on ad revenue anymore — here’s how some are diversifying

YouTubers are no longer just creators, and in some cases, their side businesses are growing faster than their channels.

Hauler Hero collects $16M for its AI waste management software

Hauler Hero has seen its customer base, revenue, and head count double since the company raised its seed round in 2024.

India orders social media platforms to take down deepfakes faster

India’s new rules take effect February 20, tightening deepfake oversight and shrinking takedown windows to as little as two hours.

Former GitHub CEO raises record $60M dev tool seed round at $300M valuation

Thomas Dohmke's new startup offers an AI system to allow developers to better manage all the code AI agents produce.

Kimbal Musk, Elon’s Brother, Offers Explanation For Epstein Files Appearances

Kimbal and Elon Musk were both in the latest tranche of Epstein files alongside numerous other high-profile names.

Epstein Files: Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg seen at Jeffrey Epstein dinner, email photo goes viral

An email photo circulating online has reignited debate after appearing to show Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg at a dinner with Jeffrey Epstein, as fresh details from the Epstein files draw renewed ...

Elon Musk's brother responds after Epstein 'party' email revealed

Kimbal Musk said he was named in files associated with the sex offender because Epstein "subscribed to a newsletter" he sent.

Tesla Billionaire Elon Musk Issues Serious Dollar Warning—Sparking Wild Bitcoin Speculation After Price Crash

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has (again) predicted the end of the U.S. dollar, sparking speculation he’s gearing up for a ...

Why Elon Musk’s X Canceled Turning Point USA’s All-American Halftime Show for Super Bowl 60

Elon Musk’s X canceled Turning Point USA’s All-American halftime show during Super Bowl 60. Here’s why the stream was pulled.

Elon Musk fired back at an X user who said the government 'throws money at him,' saying it's a 'clown's analysis'

Elon Musk responded to a post on X about government contracts and subsidies tied to his companies, highlighting the value of ...

Elon Musk's xAI loses another cofounder

xAI cofounder Tony Wu has left Elon Musk's AI startup, becoming the fourth cofounder to exit the company in the past year.

CEO Elon Musk Just Gave a Mouth-Watering Update on Tesla's Robotaxi Fleet. Should You Buy In or Be a Skeptic?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has big plans for the company's robotaxi fleet, but investors must identify what's realistic and what's hype.

Allonic is rebuilding robotics from the inside out

Budapest-based robotics company Allonic has raised $7.2 million in a pre-seed round, marking what investors are calling the largest pre-seed funding round in Hungarian startup history. The raise was led by Visionaries Club with participation from Day One Capital, Prototype, SDAC Ventures, TinyVC, and more than a dozen angels from organisations including OpenAI and Hugging Face. Allonic’s $7.2m pre-seed matters because it breaks a quiet rule in Europe: that truly hard hardware problems are suppos

Tem raises $75 M to automate energy markets with AI-first platform

London-based energy software company Tem has closed a $75 million Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with additional funding from AlbionVC, Atomico, Hitachi Ventures, Schroders Capital, Voyager Ventures, Allianz, and others. The round reportedly values the company at more than $300 million and will fund its expansion into the United States and Australia. Tem builds an AI-native energy platform designed to automate the pricing, matching, and execution of electricity transactions,