Luminar receives a larger $33 million bid for its lidar business
A new leading bidder has appeared in the Luminar bankruptcy case: Redmond, Washington-based MicroVision, which beat out Quantum Computing Inc.’s bid by $5 million.
China’s Moonshot releases a new open-source model Kimi K2.5 and a coding agent
The company said that the model was trained on 15 trillion mixed visual and text tokens.
Node-based design tool Flora raises $42M from Redpoint Ventures
Flora’s node-based design tool is being used by companies like Pentagram and Lionsgate.
Uber launches an ‘AV Labs’ division to gather driving data for robotaxi partners
Uber is not developing its own robotaxis again; instead it plans to collect and offer data. It’s a bet that more volume will help autonomous vehicle partners solve the weirdest edge cases.
Finland unveils new operator license fees ahead of 2027 Gambling Act
The Ministry of the Interior of Finland has announced a raft of changes to operator license fees as part of the incoming 2027 Gambling Act. This update comes in a substantial year for legal reform in the
Evoke posts strongest quarter but CEO slams UK Budget tax hikes
The gambling company evoke Plc has seen its strongest quarter of the year, with revenue reaching £464 million ($635 million) but the CEO highlights disappointment in the UK Budget which he says dealt a ‘significant
Northwood Space secures a $100M Series B and a $50M Space Force contract
This is the El Segundo, California-based startup’s second raise in less than a year.
SEC charges Lottery.com and former executives for alleged financial fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought forward charges against Lottery.com, Inc. (Lottery.com) and former senior figures for alleged breaches of financial fraud regulations. Those charged include
‘Among the worst we’ve seen’: report slams xAI’s Grok over child safety failures
“We assess a lot of AI chatbots at Common Sense Media, and they all have risks, but Grok is among the worst we’ve seen,” Robbie Torney of Common Sense Media said.
Polymarket secures multi-year soccer partnership with MLS to boost engagement nationwide
Polymarket, alongside Soccer United Marketing (SUM), has announced a new multi-year partnership deal with Major League Soccer (MLS). As part of the agreement, Polymarket, one of the biggest names in the prediction