Narrowing down the 30 most visionary startups of the year to just five finalists was no easy feat. VivaTech’s Innovation of the Year attracted an extraordinary pool of applicants—startups tackling massive global challenges with bold, technically sophisticated, and scalable solutions. From redefining human-machine interaction to revolutionizing healthcare, climate, and infrastructure, each company brought something unique … Read more

Exclusive: The company’s co-founder and CTO blame a former employee for a breach, but cannot rule out that it wasn’t. ​Exclusive: The company’s co-founder and CTO blame a former employee for a breach, but cannot rule out that it wasn’t. 

Well, it finally happened. This town wasn’t big enough for the two towering egos of billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, and now they’re duking it out publicly, albeit from their own separate corners of the web. Musk is taking to his own social media platform, X, to take jabs at Trump, and Trump … Read more

Tenacious was set to become the first European-made rover to land on the Moon, but communications were lost with the lander that carried it. ​Tenacious was set to become the first European-made rover to land on the Moon, but communications were lost with the lander that carried it. 

Elon Musk donated $288 million to Trump’s 2024 election campaign, but now, the tech mogul is calling for Trump’s impeachment. ​Elon Musk donated $288 million to Trump’s 2024 election campaign, but now, the tech mogul is calling for Trump’s impeachment. 

Circle, one of the world’s largest issuers of USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, ended its first trading day as a public company at $83.23 per share, 168% above its IPO price of $31 set the previous day. The IPO pop demonstrates public market investors’ interest in cryptocurrencies and stablecoins in particular amid … Read more

Anysphere, the maker of AI coding assistant Cursor, has raised $900 million at a $9.9 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported. The round was led by a returning investor Thrive Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Accel and DST Global. The massive round is Anysphere’s third fundraise in less than a year. The three-year-old startup secured its … Read more

CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski told the crowd at London SXSW that his company plans to balance employees and AI workers. ​CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski told the crowd at London SXSW that his company plans to balance employees and AI workers. 

Reddit is suing Anthropic for allegedly using the site’s data to train AI models without a proper licensing agreement, according to a complaint filed in a Northern California court on Wednesday. Reddit claims in the complaint that Anthropic’s unauthorized use of the site’s data for commercial purposes was unlawful, and alleges the AI startup violated … Read more

A group of cybercriminals known as Interlock is advertising stolen data from Kettering Health, which includes patients’ data. ​A group of cybercriminals known as Interlock is advertising stolen data from Kettering Health, which includes patients’ data.