Max Q: Firefly conquered the night
In this issue: Firefly Aerospace conquered the night, news from Varda Space and more
The EV SPACs are running out of juice
News from Canoo and Arrival illustrates just how far off the rails the EV-SPAC boom has gone.
Not all companies need to be venture-scale
Companies often attempt to raise from VCs despite knowing they can’t possibly deliver venture-scale returns.
Unity reportedly backtracking on new fees after developers revolt
Unity, the popular cross-platform game and media development engine, is on the defensive after receiving intense backlash over a controversial new fee structure, which developers using the platform decried as
Writer nets $100M for its enterprise-focused generative AI platform
Investors haven’t tired of generative AI startups yet — particularly those with clear enterprise applications. Case in point, Writer, which is developing what it describes as a “full-stack” generative AI platform
Questions every VC needs to ask about every AI startup’s tech stack
The true value proposition of AI companies now lies not just within the models, but also predominantly in the underpinning datasets.
One of the FBI’s most wanted hackers is trolling the U.S. government
Earlier this year, the U.S. government indicted Russian hacker Mikhail Matveev, also known by his online monikers “Wazawaka” and “Boriselcin,” accusing him of being “a prolific ransomware affiliate” who carried out
UK police officers’ data stolen in cyberattack on ID supplier
The personal details of thousands of U.K. police officers have been stolen after a suspected ransomware attack on a third-party supplier. Greater Manchester Police, one of the largest police departments in the U.K.,
You can now FaceTime from your Apple TV 4K
Alongside today’s release of its flagship iPhone software, iOS 17, Apple has also rolled out an update to the operating system powering Apple TV with the launch of tvOS 17. The most notable feature of the update is
Stoke Space completes milestone test in quest to build a fully reusable rocket
Stoke Space, a startup that’s taking an unconventional approach to rocket design, successfully completed a key test of its second stage prototype, bringing the company one step closer to flying a fully reusable