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Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate
NewsAugust 11, 20263 min read

Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate

Cybersecurity startup Horizon3 has raised a $250 million Series E at a $2 billion valuation, more than tripling its valuation in 14 months. The San Francisco-based firm drew backing from…

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Congress’ favorite AI tool? ChatGPT
NewsAugust 11, 20261 min read

Congress’ favorite AI tool? ChatGPT

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is Congress’ AI tool of choice so far in terms of money spent, according to a report from CNBC.  OpenAI received roughly 90% of all spending on AI…

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Base Power raises another $1B to save the grid using backyard batteries
NewsAugust 11, 20263 min read

Base Power raises another $1B to save the grid using backyard batteries

Where most energy storage companies look for big tracts of land near large connections to the grid, Base Power is betting that it can beat them all by putting batteries…

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Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire leads $1B round for nuclear startup Valar Atomics
NewsAugust 11, 20262 min read

Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire leads $1B round for nuclear startup Valar Atomics

Valar Atomics confirmed the whisperings that it was raising a giant round led by Sequoia on Monday. The startup’s founder and CEO Isaiah Taylor announced that the company has raised…

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WhatsApp says it is fixing an issue that disabled several accounts
NewsAugust 11, 20262 min read

WhatsApp says it is fixing an issue that disabled several accounts

For the last few hours, several people across social media have reported that their WhatsApp accounts have been blocked and put “under review” by Meta. The company, in response to…

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Outernet turns your saved posts into real-world adventures
NewsAugust 11, 20266 min read

Outernet turns your saved posts into real-world adventures

Danielle Egan and Athena Leong know how to have fun. Between the two of them, they’ve organized a citywide scavenger hunt in San Francisco and turned a viral prank into…

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Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?
NewsAugust 11, 20264 min read

Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?

After rounds of delays, Siri AI arrived in the consumer beta build of iOS 27, launched in July. The AI assistant now does what Apple promised: It understands your personal…

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Apple challenges UK government’s latest demand for iCloud backdoor: report
NewsAugust 11, 20262 min read

Apple challenges UK government’s latest demand for iCloud backdoor: report

Apple is challenging another legal demand by the U.K. government to access the encrypted data of its users in the country, according to Financial Times. The company reportedly filed a…

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Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip
NewsAugust 11, 20264 min read

Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip

OpenAI’s first-ever influencer brand trip is sparking online backlash as tensions over the use of AI continue.  Over the weekend, OpenAI took what appears to be a handful of influencers…

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Design Arena creators raise $7.9 million to bring taste to AI models
NewsAugust 11, 20263 min read

Design Arena creators raise $7.9 million to bring taste to AI models

As co-founder Grace Li tells it, her company started a few weeks before graduation in 2025, with a handful of college friends trying to make their AI game engine work.…

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