Tel Aviv-based Cato Networks, whose tools help protect remote workforces, raised a $359M Series G at a $4.8B+ valuation, taking its total funding to $1B+ — Network security company plans to expand use of artificial intelligence with cash injection — Cyber company Cato Networks …
PitchBook: Australian startups raised $3.4B in 2024, down from 2021's $6.5B peak; 39% of early-stage capital in Australia came from overseas vs. 21% in the US — Australian startups lag far behind the US and China in funding raised despite the country's historical effectiveness at creating unicorns.
Report: Swiss deep tech startups have created over $100B in total enterprise value, with 60% of VC funding in Switzerland from 2019 to 2025 going to deep tech — With 60 per cent of venture capital now flowing into deeptech, the country outpaces global peers and redefines what a small market can achieve. .
Investigation: California colleges and universities continue to renew Turnitin subscriptions despite the cost, faulty anti-plagiarism tech, and privacy issues — Colleges and universities renew Turnitin subscriptions year after year even though its flawed detectors are expensive …
Synthesia says it has over 65K customers and serves more than 70% of the Fortune 100, with its AI avatars mainly used for training and internal communications — Constructing an avatar of myself is even weirder than I expected. — It's a choreographed experience that made me feel …
Tesla says a Model Y drove itself from Gigafactory Texas to a buyer's home 30 minutes away, marking its first fully autonomous vehicle delivery — The milestone was achieved a day early. But Tesla's robotaxis still require safety monitors and remote supervisors.
A look at AIFF 2025, Runway's third annual AI Film Festival featuring 10 shorts, as the film and TV industry remains divided over the role of AI in its future — We saw 10 AI films and interviewed Runway's CEO as well as Hollywood pros. — Last week, I attended a film festival dedicated to shorts made using generative AI.
Atlantic Council: US cyber power is hampered by an inefficient supply chain for zero days, with too few providers and “levels of middlemen” driving up costs — Atlantic Council research says market for zero days is bloated, leaving the US behind rivals such as China. — The Cyber Angle
An in-depth look at how foreign scammers use US banks to facilitate large-scale transfers of funds stolen from victims of “pig butchering” scams overseas — - Struggling Gatekeepers: In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering scams conducted by Asian crime syndicates …
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg and his lieutenants have discussed “de-investing” in Llama in favor of AI models from competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic — Unhappy with his company's artificial intelligence efforts, Meta's C.E.O. is on a spending spree as he reconsiders his strategy …
Q&A with Peter Thiel on economic and technological stagnation, US growth and dynamism, supporting President Trump in 2016, the future and risks of AI, and more — The original tech right power player on A.I., Mars and immortality. — 1.7k … Ross Douthat: Is Silicon Valley recklessly ambitious?
European Commission says Meta has proposed limited changes to its pay-or-consent ad model, and Meta faces daily fines if it determines they are not sufficient — Meta Platforms made only limited changes to its pay-or-consent model, and EU regulators cannot confirm compliance with an antitrust order.
A look at Zhipu AI, the China-backed startup offering AI tools to governments globally, as OpenAI says Zhipu is on the “front line” of the global AI race — OpenAI is putting a spotlight on an under-the-radar artificial intelligence startup that it believes is on the “front line” …
Anthropic releases preliminary results showing users who discuss emotional issues with Claude tend to grow more positive as conversations progress — People who talk to Anthropic's Claude chatbot about emotional issues tend to grow more positive as the conversation unfolds …
Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI : Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be...
