Thursday

2 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Okta CEO: The next frontier of security is AI agent identity

Okta CEO: The next frontier of security is AI agent identity

Today, I’m talking with Todd McKinnon, who is co-founder and CEO of Okta, a platform that lets big companies manage…
Uber is buying Berlin startup Blacklane to bolster its ‘Elite’ offering

Uber is buying Berlin startup Blacklane to bolster its ‘Elite’ offering

Uber is buying Berlin-based startup Blacklane, which provides on-demand, black-car chauffeur services, as the ride-hail giant expands deeper into luxury…
ScaleOps raises $130M to improve computing efficiency amid AI demand

ScaleOps raises $130M to improve computing efficiency amid AI demand

AI may be booming, but behind the scenes, companies are wasting vast amounts of expensive compute. GPUs sit idle, workloads…
The Download: brainless human clones and the first uterus kept alive outside a body

The Download: brainless human clones and the first uterus kept alive outside a body

2 Elon Musk reportedly joined Trump’s call with Modi about the Iran War It remains unclear what Musk was doing during the conversation. (NYT $)  + India…
AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.3B valuation in pre-IPO round

AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.3B valuation in pre-IPO round

Fresh off a successful Series C funding round in November, the South Korean fabless AI chip startup Rebellions has raised…
Qodo raises $70M for code verification as AI coding scales

Qodo raises $70M for code verification as AI coding scales

As AI coding tools generate billions of lines of code each month, a new bottleneck is emerging: ensuring that software…
KitchenAid redesigned its iconic mixer so you can set an exact speed

KitchenAid redesigned its iconic mixer so you can set an exact speed

KitchenAid calls its new Artisan Plus Stand Mixer the biggest upgrade to the appliance since 1955. If you’ve ever been…
Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones

Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones

Last Monday, the same day it announced itself to the world in Wired, R3 sent us a sweeping disavowal of…
Starcloud raises $170 million Series Ato build data centers in space

Starcloud raises $170 million Series Ato build data centers in space

Starcloud’s latest funding round values the space compute company at $1.1 billion, making it one of the fastest startups to…
Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant

Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant

Galen Buckwalter didn’t hesitate to get a craniotomy in 2024 as part of a brain implant study at Caltech. The…