Artemis II is NASA’s last moon mission without Silicon Valley 

Next time around, the pressure will be on SpaceX and Blue Origin.

Amazon hits sellers with ‘fuel surcharge’ as Iran war roils global energy markets

The e-commerce giant called the surcharge “temporary” but couldn’t give a date for when the policy would be retired.

Diverse teams start with diverse VCs

It is the path of least resistance for a growth-stage company to hire from the familiar Silicon Valley pipelines but if a founder wants a diverse team, that value has to be put into practice from the very first hire. 

Hasbro says it was hacked, and may take ‘several weeks’ to recover

The American toy-making giant noted that it was continuing to “implement measures to secure its business operations,” suggesting that the hackers may still be in the company’s systems.

Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try

The firm says it can reduce the cost of chip development by more than 75% and cut the timeline by more than half. 

SpaceX files confidentially for IPO in mega listing potentially valued at $1.75 trillion, report says

The company has also lined up an unusually large number of 21 banks to manage the mega IPO, internally codenamed “Project Apex.”

WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker

The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware.

Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota

Meta’s upcoming Hyperion AI data center will be powered by 10 new natural gas plants.

Cameo partners with TikTok to boost popularity

Cameo launched a new TikTok integration that allows U.S. creators to offer personalized videos through the app.

Startup funding shatters all records in Q1

The record quarterly fundraise largely fueled four mega-deals into OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo. But it also indicates a generally hot market.