How one startup is using prebiotics to try and ease the copper shortage
Five years from now, the world might start running short on copper, the critical mineral used in everything from data centers to electric v...
Spotify raises its subscription prices in the US again
Spotify raised prices for its subscription plan in the U.S. for the third time in three years, as it hiked the monthly plan from $11.99 per...
Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise
Berlin-based Parloa has raised $350 million in Series D funding from existing investors, valuing the six-year-old customer service AI start...
Tiger Global loses India tax case tied to Walmart-Flipkart deal in blow to offshore playbook
India’s top court has ruled against Tiger Global in a tax case stemming from its Flipkart exit during Walmart’s 2018 takeover, a decision t...
After Italy, WhatsApp excludes Brazil from rival chatbot ban
WhatsApp is allowing AI providers to continue offering their chatbots to users with Brazilian phone numbers, days after the country’s compe...
Indian SpaceX rival EtherealX hits 5x valuation as it readies engine tests
Ethereal Exploration Guild, an Indian space tech better known as EtherealX, has climbed 5.5x in valuation to $80.5 million after its latest...
Microsoft taps India’s Varaha for durable carbon removal offtake
Microsoft has signed a deal with Indian startup Varaha to buy more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits over the next three ...
Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI
Former OpenAI exec Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is saying goodbye to two of its co-founders, both of whom are headed back ...
The FTC’s data-sharing order against GM is finally settled
The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday it has finalized an order that bans General Motors and its OnStar telematics service from shari...
India’s Emversity doubles valuation as it scales workers AI can’t replace
As AI automates parts of the workforce, Emversity, an Indian workforce-training startup, is building talent pipelines for roles it sees AI ...