February 27, 2026

OpenAI raises $110B in one of the largest private funding rounds in history: The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon as well as $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, against a $730 billion valuation. Read More

Spotify is rolling out Audiobook Charts: Similar to the streaming giant's Music and Podcast Charts, the Audiobook Charts will be updated weekly and highlight the top audiobooks overall and by genre Read More

After Zomato, Deepinder Goyal returns with a $54M brain-monitoring bet: Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal's new wearable startup Temple has raised $54 million in a friends-and-family round at a post-money valuation of about $190 million. Read More

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Tech firms are setting the pace in global trade preparedness, with 91% confident about international growth in the next two years. 79% have made or considered changes to where assembly or processing takes place to mitigate tariffs. Liquidity is a top priority, as 71% have seen an increase in short-term financing to address working capital needs.

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Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block's employee base — and he says your company is next: Jack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes. Read More

Anthropic CEO stands firm as Pentagon deadline looms: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday that he "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Pentagon's demands to give the military unrestricted access to its AI systems. Read More

Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount: In a one-two punch of centibillion-dollar offers, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix has lost. Read More

Ultrahuman bets on redesigned smart ring to win back U.S. market after Oura dispute: Ultrahuman's Ring Pro promises 15-day battery life and a $479 price tag as the wearables maker expands its health-tech push. Read More

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South Korea opens the door to let Google Maps operate fully: After years of appeals, Google has finally won approval to export high-precision geographic information out of South Korea and provide proper Google Maps services in the country, including walking and real-time driving directions. Read More

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February 26, 2026

So, we're getting Prada Meta AI glasses, right?: Mark Zuckerberg was at Prada's fashion week event in Milan, leaving everyone to wonder if we're getting Meta AI glasses under the Prada brand. Read More

Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour battery: The deal paves the way for Form Energy to raise a new funding round before potentially going public next year. Read More

Mistral AI inks a deal with global consulting giant Accenture: Mistral AI lands a partnership with Accenture, the consultant that has also recently announced partnerships with rivals OpenAI and Anthropic. Read More

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Self-driving truck startup Einride raises $113M PIPE ahead of public debut: The proceeds will support Einride's technology roadmap, global expansion, and autonomous deployments in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.  Read More

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Google launches Nano Banana 2 model with faster image generation: Google is making Nano Banana 2 a default model in Gemini app and in AI mode. Read More

Figma partners with OpenAI to bake in support for Codex: Figma is integrating OpenAI's coding assistant Codex a week after it announced a similar integration with Anthropic's Claude Code. Read More

Cisco says hackers have been exploiting a critical bug to break into big customer networks since 2023: The U.S. government and its allies said hackers have been exploiting the newly identified bug in Cisco networking gear around the world for years, and urged organizations to patch. Read More

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Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

A VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source's funding problem, permanently: A group of well-known open source programmers and a VC have launched the Open Source Endowment. They hope this new method will provide funding for good. Read More

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