On Wednesday, Emm, based in the UK,announced a $9 million seed(6.8 million)round led by Lunar Ventures as it prepares to officially launch the smart menstrual cup in 2026.

With the new AI-generated content control, users who want to see less of this sort of content can dial things down, while those who enjoy it can choose to see more of it.

The Jeep Recon, an all-electric SUV with an estimated 250 miles of range, is here, and I couldnt be more surprised. Heres why. Three years ago, Jeep unveiled how it was reshaping its portfolio with the launch of three EVs two of which were bound for the North American market by 2024. The all-electric []

Constellation Energy will use the loan to refurbish a reactor it idled in 2019. Microsoft has agreed to buy the power once the facility reopens in 2028.

Taking a page from Big Tech, legacy industries, and their U.S. peers, European tech companies are increasingly learning to lobby for themselves.

The permit is the final regulatory step to launch a robotaxi service in Arizona, a state that has become a hub of autonomous vehicle technology testing and development.

Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue says all the attention is on LLMs, but smaller, specialized models will make sense in many use cases going forward.

Lambda's new raise was a solid beat over the amount that deal-watchers say it was hoping to hit.

A federal judge ruled that Meta is not a monopoly in lawsuit with the FTC.

The lawsuit is the latest problem to crop up for the startup.

The investment follows an announcement last week that Toyota will spend up to $10 billion over the next five years in the United States.

Quora's AI platform Poe now lets users engage in group chats with up to 200 people across AI models and bots.

Spherehelpsautomate registration,calculation, filing, and remittance obligations for companies.

Venture funds have longer timelines than anyone planned for, compelling LPs to rip up and rebuild their allocation models.

In a year that again saw AI assistants and tools climb the app store charts over and over, it's interesting to see a timer that helps you disconnect from your tech winning Google's highest app award.

Google released Gemini 3, its latest and most advanced foundation model, to be made immediately available through the Gemini app and AI search interface.

Waymo said it will do the same in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando in the coming weeks -- the latest steps in the company's continued expansion across the U.S.

TaylaCannon's Rebuildr receives $1.1 million investment from Slow Ventures

Zap Energy's Fuze-3 device has generated record plasma pressures for the startup's unique approach to fusion power.

This is not a large-scale public launch, nor a commercial one. But it brings the Amazon-owned company one step closer to competing with Waymo.

Stack Overflow wants to remake its classic problem-solving forum into a tool for translating human expertise into an AI-accessible format.

Instead of getting an AI-generated travel plan, Boop aims to give users access to itineraries from real people who went on real trips.

Agentio, which matches creators with brands, is expanding beyond YouTube and testing Meta platforms to facilitate sponsored content.

The infrastructure service Cloudflare faced massive outages on Tuesday morning, cutting off access to ChatGPT, Claude, Spotify, X, and other platforms.

Intuit said its tools, such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and Mailchimp, will be accessible through ChatGPT, allowing users to ask questions and complete tasks such as estimating tax refunds, reviewing credit options, or managing business finances.

Starting Tuesday, users can voluntarily undergo the age-check process to secure access to communication features.

Databricks is said to be in talks to raise a new round of funding just a few months after its last fundraise, which valued the company at $100 billion.

Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO of decentralized social network Mastodon. Felix Hlatky will now become the Executive Director as the company become structured as a nonprofit government by a board.

With consumers increasingly asking questions to ChatGPT, not Google, product discovery is changing and the promise to give brands visibility and control over this fast-growing search channel has made Peec AI one of Europe's hottest startups.

A super PAC backed by Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI, and other tech leaders has targeted New York Assembly member Alex Bores' congressional campaign, marking its first attack against a lawmaker supporting AI regulation.

The new Facebook content protection tool extends to Instagram too.

Amazon Autos, which kicked off last year with Hyundai, initially started with new cars. The deal with Ford pushes it into used car territory.

In 2025 alone, Ramp hasleapt frombeing worth$13 billionto$32 billion with new rounds every few months.

UK-based Aspora, which has focused on remittances, will let non-resident Indians pay bills back home.

To get started, users need to describe where, when, and how they want to travel. Flight Deals will then use AI to display the best bargains available.

The delivery giant said no sensitive information was accessed, and did not specify the number of customers, delivery workers, and merchants who were impacted by the breach.

PowerLattice, a startup founded by veteran electrical engineers from Qualcomm, NUVIA, and Intel in 2023, claims to have developed a groundbreaking approach that reduces the power needs of computer chips by more than 50%.

Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos seems to be getting his hands dirty once again: the billionaire is partly backing a new AI startup called Project Prometheus that has raised $6.2 billion in funding, and will take on duties as co-chief executive.

Inference optimization startup Luminal has announced $5.3 million in a seed funding round led by Felicis Ventures, with angel investment from Paul Graham, Guillermo Rauch and Ben Porterfield.

Three-time founder Andrew Berman is back with a startup that helps IT ensure business users' AI agents operate securely.

The defacement of Protei's website said another DPI/SORM provider bites the dust, apparently referring to the company selling its web intercept and surveillance products to phone and internet providers.

Bone AI, a South Korean startup, is combining AI and manufacturing to build next-gen defense robotics and challenge the regions industry giants.

Sakana AI raised about $135M at a $2.65B post-money valuation in one of Japans largest fundraises this year.

Flatpays bet is that it can challenge larger players by charging small merchants a flat transaction rate to use its card terminals and point-of-sales systems.

The death of a neighborhood bodega cat named Kit Kat has shaken San Franciscos Mission District and prompted new debates about robotaxi safety.

As Morris watches his BNPL investments from the other side of the table, he seems to understand the warning signs better than most.

Apple is getting serious about succession planning, according to a new report.

The company has been quietly changing how it talks about who its internet customers will be before it announced a big name change last week.

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According to a new report from the International Energy Agency, the world will spend $580 billion on data centers this year $40 billion more than will be spent finding new oil supplies.