Sunday

3 May 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Fal nabs $140M in fresh funding led by Sequoia, tripling valuation to $4.5B

Fal nabs $140M in fresh funding led by Sequoia, tripling valuation to $4.5B

Fal, a startup that hosts image, video, and audio AI models for developers, has announced that it raised $140 million…
SpaceX reportedly planning 2026 IPO with $1.5T valuation target

SpaceX reportedly planning 2026 IPO with $1.5T valuation target

SpaceX is planning to go public in mid-to-late 2026 and is looking to raise $30 billion at a valuation of…
Why Cursor’s CEO believes OpenAI, Anthropic competition won’t crush his startup

Why Cursor’s CEO believes OpenAI, Anthropic competition won’t crush his startup

Anysphere, the company that makes AI coding assistant darling Cursor, isn’t thinking about an IPO any time soon, its co-founder…
Rivian is building its own AI assistant

Rivian is building its own AI assistant

Rivian has spent nearly two years building its own AI assistant, an effort that remains separate from its multi-billion dollar…
Three in ten U.S. teens use AI chatbots every day, but safety concerns are growing

Three in ten U.S. teens use AI chatbots every day, but safety concerns are growing

The Pew Research Center released a study on Tuesday that shows how young people are using both social media and…
Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for Crusoe data centers

Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for Crusoe data centers

Aircraft startup Boom Supersonic said Tuesday it will start selling a version of its turbine engine as a stationary power…
Truecaller now lets users protect households from scam calls

Truecaller now lets users protect households from scam calls

Truecaller has launched a household-level scam protection feature as the Swedish company broadens its role beyond caller ID in response…
Ford and Renault team up on cheaper EVs in a ‘fight for our lives’

Ford and Renault team up on cheaper EVs in a ‘fight for our lives’

Ford CEO Jim Farley acknowledged the automaker is in “a fight for our lives in our industry” as it seeks…
NASA and USPS stop using Canoo EVs despite CEO’s pledged support

NASA and USPS stop using Canoo EVs despite CEO’s pledged support

NASA and the United States Postal Service have stopped using electric vans made by now-bankrupt EV startup Canoo, despite the…
Fairphone refreshes its good-looking, repairable headphones

Fairphone refreshes its good-looking, repairable headphones

Colors like black and white for gadgets are classic, but when a company brings out a different color without it…