Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says

Subscription billing fintech Skio sold to its competitor Recharge in what was a healthy exit, according to its founder and former CEO.

EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting

The perpetually-struggling EV company made the payments while being investigated by the SEC. That four-year-long probe was ultimately closed in March.

Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records

The security bug is now fixed, but the patient who found it said it was challenging to alert the software company about the issue.

Amazon, Meta join fight to end Google Pay, PhonePe dominance in India

PhonePe and Google Pay command 80% of India’s UPI instant payments network. Rivals are set to meet with regulators to lobby for restrictions.

Microsoft is giving its Xbox employees an Xbox email address
Microsoft is giving its Xbox employees an Xbox email address

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants everyone to know: “We are Xbox.” Just last week, she scrapped Microsoft Gaming as the name of Microsoft’s gaming division in favor of simply Xbox. Now, to reinforce that message, sources at Xbox tell me that all Xbox employees are getting an @xbox.com email address next month. The new Xbox […]

Earth AI is vertically integrating the search for critical minerals

When Earth AI started hitting months-long delays in its search for critical minerals, it decided to take matters into its own hands.

Coby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp.

We visited Scout AI’s training ground where it’s working on AI agents that give individual soldiers control of fleets of autonomous vehicles.

How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world

Geopolitical turmoil has made venture investing challenging, leading Kompas VC to carve out a niche in startups focused on the physical world.

Founder of Shark Tank-backed startup Scholly sues his acquirer Sallie Mae

Chris Gray is suing his startup’s acquirer, Sallie Mae, for wrongful termination and alleging it’s selling student data through a subsidiary. Sallie Mae denies the allegations and vows to fight.

The climate tech IPO window could finally be cracking open

Nuclear startup X-energy went public, geothermal startup Fervo is about to. Could this be the moment that climate tech investors have been waiting for?