TikTok launches TikTok Pro Events, an app for cultural moments like the FIFA World Cup
The app allows users to engage with other fans, explore trending videos, and access curated creator feeds.
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The worst hacks and breaches of 2026 (so far)
From a massive DOGE data breach and the hacking of critical energy and water systems to the hack of an FBI surveillance system, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026.
Meet Wander, a StumbleUpon-inspired tool for discovering the ‘small web’
This open-source community project lets you create a StumbleUpon-like experience for recommending your favorite sites.
Meta’s AI agent for WhatsApp Business is now available globally
WhatsApp will charge businesses for using its AI agent based on token usage
Coralogix raises $200M on bet that someone needs to watch the AI agents
The Series F round values Coralogix at $1.6 billion and comes less than a year after its previous raise.
Plex adds new social features ahead of a major price hike for its lifetime pass
Plex has come a long way from being just a personal media server. Over the past few years, it has transformed into a streaming hub, today featuring ad-supported content and movie rental options. Now, the company is setting its sights on competing with social networking platforms like Reddit and Letterboxd: on Wednesday, Plex unveiled several […]
Suno raises at a $5.4bn valuation, more than doubling its worth in six months
Eighteen months ago Suno was the AI company the music industry wanted to destroy. Every major record label had sued it, accusing it of training its models on copyrighted songs without permission. Now the labels are its partners, and investors have repriced the company accordingly. Suno has raised new capital at a $5.4bn valuation, more than […]This story continues at The Next Web
Lovable makes Google Cloud a primary partner to win over corporate buyers
The Swedish app-builder, processing a million new projects a week, is making Google Cloud a primary partner, with Gemini models and a security layer aimed at corporate buyers. The pitch behind Lovable has always been that anyone can build software by chatting with an AI. The harder pitch, the one that turns a viral tool […]This story continues at The Next Web
Apple agrees to hand India the financials it spent months trying to withhold
For months the fight in India’s App Store antitrust case was not really about app stores. It was about a spreadsheet. The Competition Commission of India wanted Apple’s financial records; Apple did not want to give them up, least of all the global ones. On 3 June, Apple agreed to submit the financials, removing the […]This story continues at The Next Web
EU court frees Meta’s Marketplace from gatekeeper rules but keeps Messenger in
The General Court annulled the Commission’s designation of Marketplace under the Digital Markets Act, faulting its reasoning, while upholding the same label for Messenger. Meta walked into the EU’s General Court asking it to strike down two gatekeeper labels and walked out having shed one. On 3 June the Luxembourg court annulled the European Commission’s […]This story continues at The Next Web
The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on
Fusion startup Xcimer fired up the world's largest privately owned laser.
SpaceX fixes IPO at $135 a share for a $1.75tn valuation and a record listing
Companies going public almost always leave the price for last. They set a range, send executives on a roadshow, take the temperature of the institutions, and let demand decide where the shares land. SpaceX has decided to do it backwards. The company plans to fix its IPO price at $135 a share before the roadshow […]This story continues at The Next Web
Factorial raises $150M at a $2.5bn valuation, with General Catalyst betting twice
General Catalyst has decided it wants exposure to Factorial in two ways at once. The Barcelona software company has closed a $150M Series D led by the firm at a $2.5bn valuation, and General Catalyst is committing a further $540M through a separate vehicle that ties its return to the value Factorial creates for customers […]This story continues at The Next Web
Apoha emerges from stealth with $36M to teach machines how matter behaves
Science can already tell you what a molecule is and what it looks like. What it has never been able to tell you, cheaply and at scale, is how the thing behaves once it meets the messy conditions of the real world. That gap is where drugs quietly fail in trials, where food products miss […]This story continues at The Next Web
Applied Aerospace & Defense raises $650M in an IPO the market wanted ten times over
The appetite was the story. Applied Aerospace & Defense priced its initial public offering on Tuesday at $20 a share, raising $650M, and by the time the book closed the deal was said to be about ten times oversubscribed. A company that makes fuselage sections and solid rocket motor cases does not usually inspire that […]This story continues at The Next Web
DeepSeek lines up its first outside money: a $7bn round at up to $59bn
DeepSeek has spent eighteen months as the most talked-about AI lab that almost nobody could invest in. That is about to change. The Chinese startup is slated to raise roughly 50 billion yuan, about $7bn, in its first external funding round, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would value it […]This story continues at The Next Web
France’s Quobly raises €115M to put a quantum computer on a silicon chip
Most quantum-computing startups ask the world to build them an entirely new industry: exotic materials, bespoke fabrication, supply chains that do not yet exist. Quobly is making a quieter bet. The Grenoble company thinks the path to a useful quantum machine runs through the silicon chip industry that already exists, and on Wednesday it raised […]This story continues at The Next Web
Elon Musk slammed for using trans daughter Vivian as ‘scapegoat’ for his entry into politics
Musk, 54, has previously been public about blaming the “woke mind virus” for Wilson’s coming out as trans and also inspiring ...
Elon Musk’s Missed Goal Habit Is Only Getting Worse
The world’s richest man makes a lot of big predictions, but fewer than one in five actually comes in on time, according to a new analysis.
SpaceX IPO is coming. Could it push Elon Musk past $1 trillion?
SpaceX’s IPO could be one of the biggest ever. Here’s what to know about timing, valuation and what it means for Elon Musk.