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16 May 2026 Vol 19
Dark Matter May Be Made of Black Holes From Another Universe

Dark Matter May Be Made of Black Holes From Another Universe

A recent cosmological model combines two of the most eccentric ideas in contemporary physics to explain the nature of dark…
Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report

Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report

AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to nab its third funding round since launching just seven months…
From the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky product

From the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky product

For a successful deep tech startup, the laboratory breakthrough is only the first step. To spin out an innovative technology…
Slash, a Ramp competitor founded by teenagers, raises $100M at $1.4B valuation

Slash, a Ramp competitor founded by teenagers, raises $100M at $1.4B valuation

Slash Financial, which offers business banking accounts, corporate credit cards, transfers and crypto, has raised a $100 million Series C…
European police email 75,000 people asking them to stop DDoS attacks

European police email 75,000 people asking them to stop DDoS attacks

A coalition of global law enforcement agencies have sent emails to more than 75,000 alleged cybercriminals who paid for a…
Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product

Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product

Mike Krieger, Anthropic’s chief product officer, resigned from the board of interface design company Figma on April 14. His departure…
The Battle for OpenAI’s Soul

The Battle for OpenAI’s Soul

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman will head to trial this month in an Oakland, California, federal courtroom, where nine…
It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down

It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down

Bluesky’s website and app are still struggling on Thursday after experiencing service interruptions that COO Rose Wang attributed to a…
Google now lets you explore the web side-by-side with AI Mode

Google now lets you explore the web side-by-side with AI Mode

Google announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out a new way to explore the web with AI Mode, its conversational…
Two Americans sentenced for helping North Korea steal $5 million in fake IT worker scheme

Two Americans sentenced for helping North Korea steal $5 million in fake IT worker scheme

Two U.S. citizens were sentenced to seven and a half years and nine years in prison for their roles in…