Hadrian raises $260M to build out automated factories for space and defense parts
Hadrian wants to revolutionize American manufacturing through automation.
Microsoft is buying tons of carbon removal from Xprize startup Vaulted Deep
Microsoft’s data center boom has been imperiling its 2030 carbon negative pledge, so the tech giant is turning to Vaulted Deep, which operates like a reverse oil company.
After raising over $3M, popular VC-backed beauty brand Ami Colé is shuttering
Diarrha N’Diaye-Mbaye, one of the first among the small number of Black women to raise more than $1 million in venture capital, announced on Thursday the closure of her award-winning beauty startup Ami Colé.
Meta appoints generative AI VP to run Threads
Meta appointed Connor Hayes, Meta’s VP of product for generative AI, to become the head of Threads.
Rivian restarting work on its Georgia factory, emails show
Emails obtained through a public records request show Rivian has resume the prep work for its planned factory in Georgia.
Substack raises $100M from Chernin Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Skims CEO and more
The New York Times reports that the funding brings Substack’s valuation to $1.1 billion, almost 70% higher than its 2021 valuation of $650 million.
OpenAI launches a general purpose agent in ChatGPT
OpenAI announced the launch of ChatGPT agent, which the company claims to be its most capable AI agent product yet.
Twitch starts testing vertical video streams
Twitch’s tests are not widespread at this point, as Appsensa’s research only found a handful of references in the app’s code that mentioned the tests would focus on just “a few
Zuckerberg and Meta investors reach settlement in $8B privacy case
The shareholders’ lawsuit alleges Facebook execs intentionally violated an FTC agreement by sharing user data with third-party apps without user consent.
Mistral’s Le Chat chatbot gets a productivity push with new ‘deep research’ mode
French AI lab Mistral introduced a range of new features to its Le Chat chatbot on Thursday that bring it closer to the capabilities of rivals like OpenAI and Google. The new update includes a new “deep research”