Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises

The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.

Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report

AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise its third funding round since launching just seven months ago.

European police email 75,000 people asking them to stop DDoS attacks

Europol coordinated an operation against for-hire distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) services, including the arrest of four people and the takedown of 53 domains.

Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product

Krieger’s departure and any forthcoming design tools will be another data point for investors who fear the SaaSpocalypse — that the largest AI labs will come to dominate software businesses, a thesis that has rocked public markets at times this year.

Bluesky confirms DDoS attack is cause of continued app outages

Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET. on April 15.

Feds will require data centers to show their power bills

In a first, the U.S. Energy Information Agency said it will require data centers to disclose details of their energy use.

Google rolls out a native Gemini app for Mac

You can share anything on their screen with Gemini to get help with what they’re looking at in the moment, including local files.

Accel raises $5B to back late-stage bets

Accel announced on Tuesday that it raised $5 billion in fresh capital to back late-stage companies building AI.

Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive — listen now

Chicago-based music superfan Aadam Jacobs has been recording the concerts he goes to since the 1980s, amassing an archive of over 10,000 tapes.

IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs

IBM entered into a $17 million settlement agreement on Friday with the U.S. DOJ over allegations that it engaged in “illegal DEI practices.”