Shopify competitor Swap raises $100M six months after raising $40M
VC firms DST Global and Iconiq are piling into e-commerce startup Swap Commerce, which is going up against Shopify.
Lux Capital lands $1.5B for its largest fund ever
The 25-year-old firm is an early investor in Anduril, Applied Intuition, and Runway AI.
Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation
Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, marking its third mega-round in a year.
Where VCs think AI startups can win, even with OpenAI in the game
Vanessa Larco, partner at Premise and former partner at NEA, thinks 2026 will finally be the year of consumer AI. Larco, who’s been investing in consumer and prosumer for years, thinks we’re about to see a shift in
Skylight debuts Calendar 2 to keep your family organized
Skylight, known for its digital picture frame, has a new digital product that puts software and AI at the center.
Google Classroom’s new tool uses Gemini to transform lessons into podcast episodes
Google Classroom now offers a Gemini-powered tool that generates podcast-style audio lessons for teachers to deepen engagement with students.
Caterpillar taps Nvidia to bring AI to its construction equipment
Caterpillar is piloting Cat AI, a system of AI agents in one of its excavators built on Nvidia’s physical AI platform.
WhatsApp rolls out new group chat features, including member tags
You can choose a tag that gives others in the group chat more context about who you are.
Spotify now lets you share what you’re streaming in real time with friends
You can tap a friend’s listening activity to play the track, save it, open the menu, or react with an emoji.
Illegal gambling businesses shut down following raids on commercial and residential properties in Texas
Multiple business and residential properties in Galveston, Texas were raided under suspicion of facilitating illegal gambling and organized criminal activity. The multi-location operation took place on Tuesday