Lunar Energy raises $232M to deploy home batteries that prop up the grid
The startup has raised more than $500 million, to date, from investors to build a massive, distributed power plant supported by residential batteries.
Hackers publish personal information stolen during Harvard, UPenn data breaches
The prolific cybercrime group ShinyHunters took responsibility for hacking Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, and published the stolen data on its extortion website.
ElevenLabs raises $500M from Sequoia at an $11 billion valuation
ElevenLabs’ valuation has raised more than three times in the last 12 months.
Roblox’s 4D creation feature is now available in open beta
Roblox’s highly anticipated 4D creation feature has officially arrived in open beta.
Alexa+, Amazon’s AI assistant, is now available to everyone in the U.S.
Amazon opens Alexa+ to everyone in the U.S. The AI feature is free for Prime members across devices, and free for everyone on mobile and web.
SNAK Venture Partners raises $50M fund to back vertical marketplaces
SNAK Venture Partners announced Wednesday the close of its oversubsubscribed $50 million debut fund, anchored by Pritzker Group.
Uber appoints new CFO as its AV plans accelerate
Uber is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, its VP of strategic finance and investor relations, to be its CFO, replacing its current finance chief Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah.
Apeiron Labs gets $29M to flood the oceans with autonomous underwater robots
Most of what we know about the ocean just skims the surface, literally. We’ve gathered a large quantity of data on the oceans from satellites, but most of that is based on the top layer of water. Below that, the
Pilot Wells Lay Groundwork for Hydrogen-Powered Energy Production
New pilot wells in Quebec suggest natural hydrogen could emerge as a scalable, low-cost energy source, offering an alternative to manufactured hydrogen and influencing future decarbonization strategies. The post
Spotify upgrades its lyrics feature with offline access, more translations
Spotify is revamping its lyrics feature, adding offline access for Premium users, global lyric translations, and a more prominent placement in the Now Playing view.