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Tesla Reportedly Considers Separating Its China Business Before SpaceX Deal
A sale, spinoff or closure could reduce national-security conflicts, but would remove one of Tesla's most important markets and production centers.
Antora Energy Raises $550 Million to Expand Thermal Battery Production
The industrial energy company plans to manufacture more systems that store renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and dispatchable power.
Braveheart Bio Targets $1.2 Billion Valuation in IPO
The heart-disease drug developer is seeking up to $318.8 million for clinical trials and research.
Tesla Produces Its 10 Millionth Electric Vehicle
The manufacturing milestone puts the company halfway toward one target in Elon Musk's compensation plan, even as annual sales remain below earlier ambitions.
ChipAgents Adds $60 Million as AI Moves Deeper Into Semiconductor Design
The Silicon Valley startup says autonomous software agents can shorten expensive chip-development cycles, with verification emerging as an early target.
Eliyan Reaches $1 Billion Valuation With $145 Million Series C
The Santa Clara startup is building chiplet and licensing technology designed to move data faster between AI processors, memory and networking systems.
Fast Metals Raises $4.3 Million to Recover Critical Minerals From Red Mud
The startup uses one industrial waste stream to process another, aiming to make iron cover costs while titanium and rare earths provide profit.
Ozlo Launches Sleepbuds 2 With Longer Battery Life and Improved Connectivity
The $279 earbuds add 14-hour use, environmental sleep tracking and controls designed for overnight wear.
Saudi Prince Al Waleed Buys a 5% Stake in Lucid Motors
The independent purchase adds to Saudi Arabia's exposure as the EV maker cuts jobs and rejects reports of bankruptcy or a take-private deal.
Etched Raises $300 Million at a $10.3 Billion Valuation
The AI chip startup plans to scale production and customer deployments as it builds specialized hardware for high-volume inference.
Aina Raises $5.5 Million for AI-Native Interface Hardware
The startup founded by former Ultrahuman hardware executive Apoorv Shankar is developing physical controls intended to direct AI agents.
Spectro Cloud Raises More Than $100 Million for Enterprise AI Infrastructure
The Kubernetes management company added Goldman Sachs and strategic investors as businesses move AI systems from pilots into production.
Queue Raises $12.6 Million to Expand Autonomous Pharmacy Kiosks
The Palo Alto company is developing robotic locations that dispense prescriptions with remote pharmacist oversight and round-the-clock access.
Omen AI Raises $31 Million to Monitor Coolant Inside AI Data Centers
The San Francisco startup is building real-time fluid sensors for computing systems that increasingly depend on liquid rather than air to control heat.
8090 Raises $135 Million as Chamath Palihapitiya Takes the CEO Role
The enterprise software startup is expanding an AI-native development platform built around requirements, oversight and audit trails.
Proception Raises $11 Million for Dexterous Robot Hands
The robotics startup introduced its first commercial hand and closed a seed round after settling a trade-secret dispute with Tesla.
Pocket Raises $11 Million for Its Dedicated AI Note-Taking Device
The hardware startup is betting that a simple recorder with free transcription can hold a place beside phones and software-only meeting assistants.
Aseon Labs Raises $10 Million for Automated Robotaxi Service Stops
The startup plans parking-space-sized pods that can inspect, clean and charge autonomous vehicles inside their operating areas.
Osanni Bio Raises $190 Million for a Multi-Program Therapeutics Platform
The biotechnology company is advancing seven programs and plans to form focused affiliates as individual assets reach clinical milestones.
Meta Launches $299 AI Glasses in 26 Styles
The EssilorLuxottica partnership broadens Meta's wearable lineup with prescription support and Muse Spark-powered assistance.
Groq Raises $650 Million to Expand Its AI Inference Cloud
The chip company is rebuilding and scaling its cloud business after a major licensing and talent agreement with Nvidia.
Upscale AI Adds $190 Million to Its Open Networking Push
The semiconductor startup reached a $2 billion valuation and $500 million in total funding as it develops alternatives for connecting AI data centers.
Architect Labs Raises $24 Million to Speed Custom Chip Design
The Palo Alto startup is using AI to help companies define specialized processors before the expensive physical design and manufacturing stages.
SpaceX Agrees to Buy Cursor Maker Anysphere
Elon Musk's rocket company will pay $60 billion in stock for the AI coding startup, days after its record-setting IPO.
Meta Begins Unwinding Its $2 Billion Manus Acquisition
The operational separation follows a Chinese order that turned a strategic AI deal into a cross-border test.
Prometheus Raises $12 Billion to Pursue AI for Physical Engineering
The secretive company led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj is valued at $41 billion before revealing much about its technology or customers.
SonoThera Raises $125 Million for Ultrasound-Delivered Genetic Medicines
The biotechnology company plans to move nonviral treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and polycystic kidney disease toward clinical testing.
NewLimit Raises $435 Million to Advance Cellular Reprogramming Medicines
The longevity biotechnology company plans to move its first liver program toward human testing while expanding its discovery platform.
Human Archive Raises $8.2 Million to Collect Training Data for Physical AI
The startup is building a network that records first-person human activity, bringing privacy, consent and worker pay into the robotics data race.
Hark Raises More Than $700 Million for Personalized AI Models and Hardware
Brett Adcock's new lab reached a $6 billion post-money valuation before releasing its first products to the public.
Cerebras Shares Soar in $5.55 Billion Nasdaq Debut
The AI chipmaker nearly doubled its offering price as investors sought another route into compute infrastructure.
Mind Robotics Adds $400 Million to Scale AI-Powered Factory Robots
The Palo Alto company founded by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has now raised more than $1 billion for industrial robots trained in live manufacturing environments.
Googlebook Brings Android, ChromeOS and Gemini Into a New Laptop Line
Google is working with major PC manufacturers on AI-native notebooks scheduled for the fall.
Astranis Adds $300 Million in Equity and New Credit to Scale High-Orbit Spacecraft
The satellite manufacturer is combining a Series E round with a credit facility as it expands production for commercial and government missions.
Corgi Raises $160 Million at a $1.3 Billion Valuation for Business Insurance
The full-stack insurer is using AI across underwriting, policy administration and claims as it expands into additional commercial markets.
Altara Raises $7 Million to Bring AI Into Physical Science Workflows
The San Francisco startup wants to organize fragmented research and manufacturing data across semiconductors, batteries and advanced materials.
Meta Acquires Assured Robot Intelligence
The startup's team will join Meta's effort to develop AI systems for humanoid robots.
Scout AI Raises $100 Million to Develop Autonomous Systems for Defense
The startup is training a foundation model called Fury to control unmanned vehicles across changing military environments.
Salesforce Launches Agentforce Operations for Back-Office Work
The platform uses configurable agents and process blueprints to coordinate manual workflows across teams and systems.
Augment Acquires Merlin to Expand Supply Chain AI
The all-equity deal brings wholesale-distribution expertise into Augment's AI operations platform.
Skydio Raises $110 Million to Expand U.S. Drone Manufacturing
The autonomous drone maker reached a $4.4 billion valuation as it increases production for defense, public safety and infrastructure customers.
Ulysses Raises $38 Million to Scale Autonomous Ocean Fleets
The marine robotics company is pairing underwater vehicles with surface vessels and launch systems for commercial and defense missions.
Gitar Emerges From Stealth With $9 Million to Check AI-Generated Code
The startup is using AI agents for reviews, security checks and continuous-integration failures as software teams struggle with a growing volume of generated code.
HYFIX Raises $15 Million for a U.S.-Made Control Chip for Autonomous Machines
The Santa Clara startup is combining navigation, communications and computing functions in silicon intended for drones and robots.
Caterpillar Acquires Monarch Tractor's Remaining Assets
The exit ends the Bay Area startup's effort to build autonomous electric tractors as a standalone manufacturer.
Osteoboost Health Raises $8 Million to Expand Its Bone Health Wearable
The Redwood City company will scale access to an FDA-cleared prescription belt designed for people with low bone density.
ALSO Raises $200 Million and Adds DoorDash as an Autonomous Vehicle Partner
The Rivian spinoff reached a valuation above $1 billion while expanding from small electric vehicles into autonomous delivery systems.
Google Expands Search Live to More Than 200 Markets
The camera-and-voice search experience now supports real-time multilingual conversations wherever AI Mode is available.
Nvidia Introduces Space-Ready Vera Rubin Computing Module
The chipmaker is adapting its AI platform for satellites and orbital data processing.
Sunday Raises $165 Million to Put Its Memo Robot Into Homes
The Mountain View robotics company reached a $1.15 billion valuation with a plan to begin real household deployments in the fall.
AmberSemi Raises $30 Million for More Efficient AI Power Delivery
The Dublin, California semiconductor company plans to commercialize a component that moves power vertically toward high-performance processors.
Kai Emerges With $125 Million for Security Across IT and Industrial Systems
The San Jose startup is developing agentic cybersecurity software meant to connect defenses across corporate networks and operational technology.
Science Corporation Raises $230 Million to Advance Neural Devices
The brain-computer interface company is preparing its PRIMA vision-restoration system for commercialization while funding a broader clinical pipeline.
Ayar Labs Raises $500 Million to Scale Optical Links for AI Chips
The semiconductor startup is moving its co-packaged optics technology toward volume production as data centers demand faster, more efficient connections.
Apple Brings M5 Pro and M5 Max to MacBook Pro
The 14- and 16-inch laptops add faster AI processing, higher storage floors and improved solid-state drive performance.
Salesforce Launches Five AI Agents for Communications Providers
Agentforce for Communications targets telecom sales, service, billing and field operations with industry-specific workflows.
Harbinger Acquires Autonomous Driving Company Phantom AI
The commercial vehicle maker gains driver-assistance software and a new licensing relationship with ZF.
SambaNova Raises $350 Million and Signs Multi-Year Intel Partnership
The Palo Alto AI infrastructure company will use the capital to expand its SN50 chip and SambaCloud platform as demand grows for alternatives in inference computing.
The Biological Computing Co. Raises $25 Million to Develop Neuron-Based Computers
The Mission Bay startup is building laboratory systems that use living neurons for AI workloads, an ambitious alternative to conventional silicon.
Intuit Launches Construction Edition for Its Enterprise Suite
The industry-specific system adds project accounting, proposals, invoicing and an AI management agent.
Cisco Unveils Silicon One G300 for Large AI Networks
The 102.4-terabit chip is designed to move data across increasingly dense computing clusters.
OpenAI Launches Frontier to Manage Enterprise AI Agents
The new platform connects agents to company data and tools while adding identity, permissions, evaluation and governance across different agent providers.
Lunar Energy Adds $232 Million to Scale Home Batteries and Virtual Power Plants
The Mountain View company plans to expand domestic manufacturing and coordinate more residential batteries as electricity demand strains the grid.
Waymo Raises $16 Billion at a $126 Billion Valuation
Alphabet's robotaxi company is financing a major expansion as autonomous ride-hailing moves from limited deployments toward a broader transportation network.
SpaceX Acquires xAI in Record-Setting Combination
The all-stock transaction brings rockets, satellites, social media and artificial intelligence under one company.
