As Tim Cook steps down, Apple hit record sales — but a chip shortage looms

As Tim Cook steps down, Apple hit record sales — but a chip shortage looms

Apple reported a record quarter on Thursday. Yet outgoing CEO Tim Cook warned of some gathering storm clouds in the form of memory chip supply issues that could impact business in the near future. “Today Apple is proud to report our best March quarter ever, with revenue of $111.2 billion and double-digit growth across every…

Rivian downsizes DOE loan to $4.5B, while boosting capacity of Georgia factory

Rivian downsizes DOE loan to $4.5B, while boosting capacity of Georgia factory

Rivian has reworked its loan deal with the Department of Energy and now expects to borrow $4.5 billion to build its new factory in Georgia, down from the original amount of $6.6 billion allocated under the Biden administration. The company also announced Thursday that it will draw on the loan sooner than planned, in early…

Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6B valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter

Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6B valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter

Nvidia has laid a new brick in its AI empire. NVentures, its corporate VC fund, has backed Legora, reportedly its first legal AI investment. Leveraging AI to help lawyers streamline their work, the Swedish-born legal tech startup is competing with U.S. player Harvey. Alongside Atlassian and other new financial investors, NVentures joined Legora’s cap table…

Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites

Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites

Security researchers are sounding the alarm on a newly discovered vulnerability in the widely used web server management software cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM).  The bug allows hackers to hijack and take full control of the servers running the affected software, which is thought to be used by tens of millions of website owners around…

EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting

EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting

Faraday Future paid around $7.5 million to a company controlled by its founder Jia Yueting in 2025, according to a new regulatory filing. The long-struggling electric vehicle startup made the payments in a year when it delivered only four vehicles and lost nearly $400 million. The company has pivoted to selling cheaper vans and robots…

FDA approval, fundraising, and the reality of building in healthcare according to BioticsAI founder

FDA approval, fundraising, and the reality of building in healthcare according to BioticsAI founder

Founders building in the healthcare space can’t just build fast and break things. Timelines stretch longer, stakes are higher, and success depends on navigating systems that reward rigor over speed.  That’s exactly the reality Robhy Bustami, co-founder and CEO of BioticsAI, has been building in. His company is developing an AI copilot for ultrasound that…

Salesforce is crowdsourcing its AI roadmap — with customers 

Salesforce is crowdsourcing its AI roadmap — with customers 

Artificial intelligence continues to advance at a dizzying clip, forcing enterprises to develop and release new products quicker than ever or risk becoming irrelevant to a faster-moving competitor. Salesforce believes it has found a strategy that allows it to keep up even if it isn’t clear where AI is headed next. The customer management software…

SpaceX backer 137 Ventures raises $700M for two growth-stage funds

SpaceX backer 137 Ventures raises $700M for two growth-stage funds

VC firm 137 Ventures announced Thursday that it has raised more than $700 million across two new growth-stage funds to back startups “with the potential for significant market impact.”  In the past year, the firm, founded by former Founders Fund investor Justin Fishner-Wolfson, said it has deployed more than a billion dollars into companies building…

Spotify introduces verified artist badges to help distinguish humans from AI

Spotify introduces verified artist badges to help distinguish humans from AI

As AI-generated artists and tracks flood music streaming platforms, Spotify is rolling out a new “Verified by Spotify” badge to help listeners more easily identify authentic human artists. To receive the badge, artists must meet certain criteria. Spotify looks for an identifiable artist presence both on and off platform, like concert dates, merch, and linked…