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Autonomous vehicle startups raised a record $21.4 billion through 34 deals through April 15, compared to $5.9 billion raised through 99 investments globally in all of 2025 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 18, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Jensen on the ropes, Sam Altman conflicts, Allbirds GPU pivot The Big Technology Podcast takes…

Business & Money

‘Hail Mary Project’ Box Office Success Shows Amazon MGM Can Deliver on Its Promises

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 31, 2026

The “Hail Mary Project” sets records for Amazon MGM and light the way for a revitalization of the box office.The…

Technology

Meta stock falls more than 6% to 10-month low after juries in two U.S. trials found the company failed to properly warn or protect young users (Harshita Mary Varghese/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 26, 2026

Harshita Marie Varghese / Reuters: Meta stock falls more than 6% to a 10-month low after juries in two U.S.…

Technology

Candex, which helps large companies pay small, one-time or irregular suppliers, raised a $40 million Series C round, bringing its total funding to more than $120 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 17, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: Creating Prediction Markets (and Suing the CFTC) with Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara Stripe co-founder…

Technology

Global venture capital funding in the fintech sector grew 27% year-on-year in 2025 to $51.8 billion; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% year-over-year (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 4, 2026

Featured Podcasts Channels with Peter Kafka: Who is Josh D’Amaro and why is he the new CEO of Disney? Media…

Technology

Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules in more than 60 countries, raised a $25 million Series A led by Insight, bringing its total funding to $32 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/This Week in Fintech)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 28, 2026

Mary Ann Azevedo / This week in Fintech: Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules…

Technology

Coverbase, an AI sourcing and risk platform provider, raised a $16.5 million Series A round led by Canapi Ventures, bringing its total funding to $20 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 27, 2025

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Coverbase, an AI procurement and risk management platform provider, raised a $16.5 million Series…

Technology

Flexion, which is building a complete autonomy stack for humanoid robots, raised a $50 million Series A from DST Global Partners, NVentures and others, after a seed of more than $7 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 23, 2025

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: A Guide to Difficult Conversations, Building Trusted Teams, and Designing a Life You Love | Rachel…

Technology

Q&A with GM CEO Mary Barra and GM CEO Sterling Anderson on GM’s plans for AI and autonomous driving, dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 22, 2025

Nilay Patel / The edge: Q&A with GM CEO Mary Barra and GM CEO Sterling Anderson on GM’s plans for…

Technology

Findem, an AI-powered talent acquisition startup, raised $51 million in equity and debt, including a $36 million Series C round led by SLW, bringing its total funding to $105 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 21, 2025

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Findem, an AI-powered talent acquisition startup, raised $51 million in equity and debt, including…

Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

RFA welcomes release of Shin Daewe, RFA contributor in Myanmar – Radio Free Asia

Soft power ‘wins’ Beijing as Chinese medical ship treats 5,400 people in PNG for free – Radio Free Asia

US to establish fuel depot in Philippines to support operations in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

Japan’s combat role in Philippine war drills signals shift in regional strategy – Radio Free Asia

Local car dealerships grow, die amid rise of auto mega-retailers

Netflix has long been “a builder, not a buyer.” Are those times over?

Some grocers are using AI to reduce food waste and increase profit margins

Trump names Erica Schwartz director of CDC

RFK Jr.’s Peptide Policy Could Boost Hims & Hers as Its GLP-1 Business Scales

Troops warned they would be prosecuted for war crimes if they followed Trump’s illegal orders

Inflation and Cost of Living Are Expected to End Trump’s Presidency

Completely irrelevant, Trump doesn’t even know where JD Vance is

Cognitively declining Trump wants praise for ability to sign his name

Jared Kushner under investigation for potential violations of federal bribery and foreign agent laws

A Blue Origin rocket failed to properly place a BlueBird satellite from satellite networking company AST into its intended orbit; ASTS Falls 14% Premarket (Jake Rudnitsky/Bloomberg)

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff rejects idea of flavor-coded CRM replacing SaaS companies, saying data security and compliance make Salesforce indispensable (Sebastian Herrera/Wall Street Journal)

SK hynix announces that it has started mass production of the 192 GB SOCAMM2, a next-generation low-power LPDDR5X DRAM module designed specifically for Nvidia’s Vera Rubin (The Korea Herald)

A profile of Maria Davidson, who leads California Renewal, a pro-business policy group backed by Silicon Valley power players, seeking to raise $100 million in 2026 (Emily Shugerman/The San Francisco Standard)

Fermi CEO Toby Neugebauer is leaving the company as the data center developer faces problems finding an anchor tenant and construction delays (Amy Harder/Axios)

Browsing: Mary

Autonomous vehicle startups raised a record $21.4 billion through 34 deals through April 15, compared to $5.9 billion raised through 99 investments globally in all of 2025 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

‘Hail Mary Project’ Box Office Success Shows Amazon MGM Can Deliver on Its Promises

Meta stock falls more than 6% to 10-month low after juries in two U.S. trials found the company failed to properly warn or protect young users (Harshita Mary Varghese/Reuters)

Candex, which helps large companies pay small, one-time or irregular suppliers, raised a $40 million Series C round, bringing its total funding to more than $120 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Global venture capital funding in the fintech sector grew 27% year-on-year in 2025 to $51.8 billion; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% year-over-year (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules in more than 60 countries, raised a $25 million Series A led by Insight, bringing its total funding to $32 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/This Week in Fintech)

Coverbase, an AI sourcing and risk platform provider, raised a $16.5 million Series A round led by Canapi Ventures, bringing its total funding to $20 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Flexion, which is building a complete autonomy stack for humanoid robots, raised a $50 million Series A from DST Global Partners, NVentures and others, after a seed of more than $7 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Q&A with GM CEO Mary Barra and GM CEO Sterling Anderson on GM’s plans for AI and autonomous driving, dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Findem, an AI-powered talent acquisition startup, raised $51 million in equity and debt, including a $36 million Series C round led by SLW, bringing its total funding to $105 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)