Firestorm Labs raises $82M to take drone factories into the field

A defense startup just raised $82 million to put drone factories inside shipping containers and bring manufacturing to the front lines.

Meet Shapes, the app bringing humans and AI into the same group chats

Think Discord chats, but with AI characters in addition to humans. 

Lovable launches its vibe-coding app on iOS and Android

The app allows developers to vibe code web apps and websites on the go.

Founder of Shark Tank-backed startup Scholly sues his acquirer Sallie Mae

Chris Gray is suing his startup’s acquirer, Sallie Mae, for wrongful termination and alleging it’s selling student data through a subsidiary. Sallie Mae denies the allegations and vows to fight.

YouTube is testing an AI-powered search feature that shows guided answers

YouTube is rolling out the new AI search feature to Premium subscribers in the U.S. on an opt-in basis.

What’s behind Europe’s efforts to ditch US software in favor of sovereign tech

Governments across Europe are looking to rely less on American tech providers.

Investors back Skye’s AI home screen app for iPhone ahead of launch

Skye’s new AI app attracted investors before it even launched — a sign of interest in a more AI-aware iPhone.

Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs

Natural gas power plant costs have nearly doubled in two years and take 23% longer to build as data center electricity demand skyrockets.

Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to US

Xu Zewei is accused of participating in a Chinese government hacking group that broke into thousands of U.S. organizations and stole COVID-19-related research.

OpenAI ends Microsoft legal peril over its $50B Amazon deal

OpenAI has won major concessions from its largest shareholder, Microsoft, that will allow it to sell products on AWS, while Microsoft gets more cash in a revenue-share agreement.