Ramp hits $22.5B valuation just 45 days after reaching $16B
In 2025, Ramp keeps raising money at increasing valuations as its CEO pursues an AI-powered future.
Read moreReady or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet
On July 25th, the UK became one of the first countries to widely implement age verification. Its Online Safety Act requires sites hosting porn and other content deemed "harmful" - including Reddit, Discord, Grindr, X, and Bluesky - to verify that users are over the age of 18. The early
Read morePlayerZero raises $15M to prevent AI agents from shipping buggy code
PlayerZero landed angel investors like Databricks' Matei Zaharia, Dropbox's Drew Houston, Figma's Dylan Field, and Vercel's Guillermo Rauch, its founder says.
Read moreMinnesota activates National Guard as cyberattack on Saint Paul disrupts public services
Gov. Tim Walz activated the state military's cyber forces to help ensure public services continue to run as the city of Saint Paul battles an ongoing cyberattack.
Read moreElon Musk’s Boring Company announces plan to tunnel under Nashville
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has announced plans to dig tunnels under Nashville, creating a loop that will connect the city’s downtown with the Nashville International Airport. The Boring Company says it will begin construction “immediately” following approval and expects the first 10-mile phase to be operational as early as next
Read moreSkechers is making kids’ shoes with a hidden AirTag compartment
Skechers launches kids' shoes with built-in AirTag holder.
Read moreHow 2 UC Berkeley dropouts raised $28 million for their AI marketing automation startup
A marketing automation startup called Conversation has a founding story that sounds like it could have been an episode of the HBO show “Silicon Valley.”
Read moreGenAI apps doubled their revenue, grew to 1.7B downloads in first half of 2025
People are downloading and spending money on GenAI apps more than ever.
Read moreObserve continues to adapt to the changing world of software observability
Observe just raised a $156 million Series C round as the company looks to offer support for Apache Iceberg by the end of the year.
Read moreGoogle says it will sign EU’s AI code of practice
Google confirmed it will sign the European Union's general purpose AI code of practice. Meta has already said it will not sign the voluntary framework.
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