Narrowing down the 30 most visionary startups of the year to just five finalists was no easy feat. VivaTech’s Innovation of the Year attracted an extraordinary pool of applicants—startups tackling massive global challenges with bold, technically sophisticated, and scalable solutions. From redefining human-machine interaction to revolutionizing healthcare, climate, and infrastructure, each company brought something unique […]
After its data was wiped, KiranaPro’s co-founder cannot rule out an external hack
Exclusive: The company’s co-founder and CTO blame a former employee for a breach, but cannot rule out that it wasn’t.
Europe will have to be more Tenacious to land its first rover on the moon
Tenacious was set to become the first European-made rover to land on the Moon, but communications were lost with the lander that carried it.
Why are Elon Musk and Donald Trump fighting?
Elon Musk donated $288 million to Trump’s 2024 election campaign, but now the tech mogul is calling for Trump’s impeachment.
Circle IPO soars, giving hope to more startups waiting to go public
The USDC stablecoin issuer ended its first trading day at a 167% jump from its $31 IPO price.
Cursor’s Anysphere nabs $9.9B valuation, soars past $500M ARR
The massive round is Anysphere’s third fundraise in less than a year. The 3-year-old startup secured its previous capital haul of $100 million at a pre-money valuation of $2.5 billion late last year.
Court denies Apple’s request to pause ruling on App Store payment fees
A U.S. court denied Apple a stay on a ruling that requires the company to stop charging developers for payments made outside the App Store through links in apps.
Hugging Face says its new robotics model is so efficient it can run on a MacBook
AI dev platform Hugging Face released an open AI model for robotics called SmolVLA, which the company claims outperforms much larger models for robotics in both virtual and real-world environments.
iOS 19: All the rumored changes Apple could be bringing to its new operating system
As Apple prepares to unveil iOS 19 at WWDC 2025 on Monday, several rumors have surfaced, including a potential new name for the operating system, an entirely new design inspired by the Vision Pro, and more. Here’s a roundup of the most notable features rumored to be coming to iOS 19. New name Sources […]
North America takes the bulk of AI VC investments, despite tough political environment
Despite what some experts have characterized as an environment increasingly hostile to AI R&D, North America continues to receive the bulk of AI venture dollars, according to data from investment tracker PitchBook. Between February and May of this year, VCs poured $69.7 billion into North America-based AI and machine learning startups across 1,528 deals. That’s […]