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16 May 2026 Vol 19
Monarch Tractor’s collapse ends in with an acquisition by Caterpillar

Monarch Tractor’s collapse ends in with an acquisition by Caterpillar

Monarch Tractor’s assets have been acquired by construction giant Caterpillar, after struggling to pivot to a software services business, according…
Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company

Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company

Doug Field, who left Apple five years ago to helm Ford’s multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles and software, is stepping…
NASA Wants to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

NASA Wants to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

Having demonstrated that it has the operational capability to transport humans safely to the moon and back, the United States…
OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents

OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents

Agentic AI is the tech industry’s newest success story, and companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are racing to give enterprises…
Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI

Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI

Historically, marketers relied on designers and other creative professionals to develop images and videos for personalized online ad campaigns. In…
Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers

Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers

After helping lead the lawsuit that bankrupted media firm Gawker, Aron D’Souza says he saw something broken in the American…
This Khosla-backed autonomous pod startup just raised $170M — now it’s aiming for more

This Khosla-backed autonomous pod startup just raised $170M — now it’s aiming for more

Glydways, a San Francisco-based startup developing personal autonomous pods designed to operate on dedicated 2-meter-wide lanes in cities, has raised…
India’s vibe-coding startup Emergent enters OpenClaw-like AI agent space

India’s vibe-coding startup Emergent enters OpenClaw-like AI agent space

Emergent, an Indian startup known for its vibe-coding platform, has launched “Wingman,” a messaging-first autonomous AI agent, as it expands…
Why Amazon Is Buying Globalstar—and What It Means for Your iPhone

Why Amazon Is Buying Globalstar—and What It Means for Your iPhone

On Tuesday, Amazon announced it would be acquiring Globalstar, a company that manufactures and operates low-Earth-orbit satellites with the spectrums…
Anthropic shrugs off VC funding offers valuing it at $800B+, for now

Anthropic shrugs off VC funding offers valuing it at $800B+, for now

VCs love to chase after the hottest startups, but startups aren’t always interested in selling more shares. So it is…