Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more

Also, the micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital.

European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones

With a fundraising target of €25 million, Darkstar’s goal is to help startups bring battle-tested products to military customers both in Ukraine and throughout Europe.

Hugging Face opens up orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots

Hugging Face is releasing two versions of its desktop robot meant for designing and coding AI applications.

How to protect your cell phone number from SIM swap attacks

These carrier security settings can prevent your phone number from being hijacked or stolen.

Moroccan founder raises $4.2M for her YC-backed startup building the next layer of AI search 

ZeroEntropy is serving up retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) through an API. It’s landed Initialized, a16z Scout and a long list of angels, as investors.

In a blow to Google Cloud, Replit partners with Microsoft

Replit is one of the breakout stars of the vibe-coding world. This partnership is a good deal for both companies.

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