As one of the show's actors, Billy Magnussen, noted, "Silicon Valley is one of those times in our modern era which is defining humanity. And what better place to make a dark comedy than in that place that develops our society at this point?"
Discord reportedly filed confidential IPO paperwork and has pinned its hopes on a debut in March.
VC firms DST Global and Iconiq are piling into e-commerce startup Swap Commerce, which is going up against Shopify.
Vanessa Larco, partner at Premise and former partner at NEA, thinks 2026 will finally be the year of consumer AI. Larco, who’s been investing in consumer and prosumer for years, thinks we’re about to see a shift in how consumers spend time online, with AI powering “concierge-like” services. The question is, will legacy consumer products […]
Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, marking its third mega-round in a year.
Skylight, known for its digital picture frame, has a new digital product that puts software and AI at the center.
Google Classroom now offers a Gemini-powered tool that generates podcast-style audio lessons for teachers to deepen engagement with students.
Caterpillar is piloting Cat AI, a system of AI agents in one of its excavators built on Nvidia's physical AI platform.
Quilt's heat pumps are built containing a suite of sensors, which have delivered mountains of data that allow its engineers to wring added performance out of its systems.
Articul8's valuation for its current funding round marks a roughly fivefold increase since its Series A.
Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a similar age group.
Calacanis, General Catalyst's Taneja, and McKinsey's Sternfels discussed how AI is reshaping technology and the labor force.
Chinese officials are reportedly reviewing whether the Meta deal violates technology export controls, potentially giving Beijing leverage it wasn't initially perceived as having.
The most surprising part is that the plastic isn't the biggest problem.
When fake content goes viral, the damage has already been done, even if the post is debunked.
Mentee Robotics was co-founded by Mobileye president Amnon Shashua.
Nvidia is among the many investors, but xAI has not disclosed if these investments come in the form of equity or debt.
“Our children cannot be used as lab rats for Big Tech to experiment on,” Senator Steve Padilla said. He just introduced a bill to ban AI chatbots in toys until safety regulations are developed.
Intel has been building chips designed for gaming PCs for years but the company is now moving into handheld devices too.
LMArena, which started as a UC Berkeley research project, has raised about $250 million total and become a unicorn in about seven months.
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