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LAPSUS$ claims massive breach of AI hiring startup Mercor, says 4TB of data taken via Tailscale VPN

A cybercrime group with a track record of hitting some of tech’s biggest names says it has struck again—this time going after one of the fastest-growing companies in the AI talent pipeline. Posts circulating across X and Reddit point to […]

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CoreWeave secures $8.5B loan as AI cloud demand surges, months after Nvidia’s $2B bet

The race to build the backbone of artificial intelligence just picked up speed—and CoreWeave is right at the center of it. The company has locked in $8.5 billion in new financing through a delayed-draw term loan facility, giving it fresh […]

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9fin raises $170M at $1.3B valuation to bring AI to $145T global debt markets

Debt markets move trillions every day, yet much of the work still runs on scattered documents, inbox threads, and spreadsheets. That gap has created an opening—and 9fin just raised fresh capital to go after it. The London- and New York-based […]

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Nvidia invests $2B in Marvell to power custom AI chips and expand its AI infrastructure ecosystem

Nvidia just made another decisive move in the race to control the future of AI infrastructure. The chip giant is investing $2 billion in Marvell Technology, tightening its grip on a market that is quickly shifting toward custom-built silicon and […]

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Anthropic accidentally leaked Claude Code source code via a map file in npm registry, revealing hidden “Capybara” models and AI pet

In what feels like the most on-brand slip of the year, Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, accidentally pushed its full Claude Code CLI source into the public npm registry—again. The latest incident, tied to version 2.1.88, left behind a […]

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Autonomous ship startup Saronic raises $1.75B at $9.25B valuation to scale AI-powered naval fleet for U.S. military

As the war between the U.S. and Iran intensifies, the race to modernize naval warfare is accelerating—and one startup is suddenly at the center of it. Saronic, an Austin-based defense tech startup building autonomous surface vessels, has raised $1.75 billion […]

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Starcloud raises $170M at $1.1B valuation to launch orbital AI data centers, as demand for compute outpaces Earth’s limits

Starcloud has raised a $170 million in Series A funding at a $1.1 billion valuation, hitting unicorn status just 17 months after its Y Combinator demo day. The Redmond-based orbital AI infrastructure startup is moving fast in a race that’s […]

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South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400M at $2.34B valuation to challenge Nvidia in AI inference chips, eyes U.S. expansion

Samsung-backed Rebellions just pulled in $400 million, and it’s not chasing hype. The South Korean AI chip startup is going after a specific piece of the AI stack that’s starting to matter more than training: inference. With a $2.34 billion […]

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FBI Director Kash Patel’s email hacked: Iran-linked Handala hackers claim responsibility, DOJ confirms

A group tied by Western researchers to Iranian cyber units says it broke into the personal email of FBI Director Kash Patel—and U.S. officials say the breach appears real. On Friday, the group calling itself Handala published photos and documents […]

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SoftBank secures $40B loan to double down on OpenAI as AI race heats up

SoftBank Group just made one of its boldest moves in years, locking in a $40 billion bridge loan as it leans harder into artificial intelligence—and into OpenAI at the center of it all. The financing, announced Friday, ranks among the […]

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Anthropic scores early victory as federal court stops Trump’s AI ban and Pentagon action

A federal judge in San Francisco has stepped into one of the most consequential AI disputes yet, siding with Anthropic in its fight against actions taken by the Trump administration that threatened to shut it out of government work. On […]

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SpaceX eyes $75B IPO at $1.75T valuation, could become largest listing in history

SpaceX is aiming for something no company has pulled off before: a public debut that could eclipse every IPO in history. The company is telling investors it wants to raise about $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation, according to […]

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AI bots now dominate the Internet, surpassing human traffic for the first time

The internet was built on a simple premise: there’s a human on the other side of the screen. That assumption is breaking down faster than anyone expected. Now, a new State of AI Traffic report from Human Security says automated […]

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Nvidia-backed startup Reflection eyes $2.5B round at $25B valuation as U.S. open-source AI push takes on China

Reflection, the New York-based AI startup founded in 2024 by former Google DeepMind researchers Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou, is in talks to raise $2.5 billion at a $25 billion valuation, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal […]

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iGaming Forecasts: A Look Into the Maturing Trends

The iGaming industry has experienced rapid growth and evolution within its niche online platforms. Making this industry a global entertainment powerhouse. Technology and regulations have played a role in more structured designs, and the sector is now entering a phase […]

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