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SpaceX IPO: Multi-Layer SPV Investors Won't Know Their Shares for 8 Months
SpaceX's IPO reveals a hidden problem: investors in stacked SPVs face rolling lock-ups that could delay share distribution by up to nine months, plus hidden fees and fraud risk.
SpaceX raises $75B in largest IPO ever at $135 per share
SpaceX priced 555.6 million shares at $135 each, raising $75 billion and becoming the biggest IPO in history. Trading begins Friday under ticker SPCX.
Prometheus raises $12B to build AI for physical engineering
Jeff Bezos-backed startup Prometheus closed a $12B funding round at $41B valuation to develop software that automates complex engineering and drug design. Here's what the company is building and why it matters.
Theker raises $85M to build reconfigurable factory robots
Barcelona robotics startup Theker closed Europe's largest robotics Series A, backed by Samsung and LVMH's investment arm. The company builds modular robots that swap hands and arms to handle different warehouse and manufacturing tasks.
Avataar cuts video AI cost to $0.005/sec, targets India's mass market
Peak XV-backed startup releases Varya, a distilled video model 20x cheaper than Runway or Luma, optimized for Indian cultural context. Runs 10x faster than Alibaba's source model.
Anthropic will now tell you when it denies requests for national security
After pushback on secret content filtering, Claude will notify users when the AI refuses a task due to U.S. government demands. Here's what changed and why it matters.
Gordon Ritter: AI Doomers Are Measuring the Wrong Metric
A decade ago, Ritter predicted AI would follow a learning loop tied to compute and data. He says pessimists still focus on the wrong measure of progress.
Tech Giants Use World Cup as AI Testing Ground
Major technology companies are deploying AI systems during the World Cup to showcase capabilities in real-world conditions. Here's what they're betting on and why sports is their proving ground.
Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 quietly limits researcher access to capabilities
Anthropic rolled out Claude Fable 5 with reduced functionality for AI researchers and developers, sparking accusations of deliberate capability restrictions. What changed and why it matters to your workflow.
Meta Spends $115M on 5-Week Trades Training With Job Guarantees
Meta is funding a nationwide skilled-trades apprenticeship program offering five-week certifications and guaranteed employment. The move addresses labor shortages in construction and infrastructure critical to its AI data-center expansion.
Democrats should resist the data center arms race, New York Times argues
A New York Times opinion piece calls on Democrats to oppose unchecked data center expansion, citing infrastructure costs and energy demands. The piece frames the debate as political choice, not inevitability.
New York Times Asks: Should AI Profits Be Shared With the Public?
A New York Times opinion piece raises the question of whether public wealth from AI advancement should be distributed to citizens. The debate centers on who owns the gains from AI development.