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Qodo raises $70M for code verification as AI coding scales

As AI floods software development with code, Qodo is betting the real challenge is making sure it actually works.

Starcloud raises $170 million Series A to build data centers in space

Starcloud becomes the fastest Y Combinator startup to reach unicorn status, just 17 months after demo day.

Mistral AI raises $830M in debt to set up a data center near Paris

Mistral aims to start operating the data center by the second quarter of 2026.

Why OpenAI Really Shut Down Sora

OpenAI's decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own faces — so was this some kind of elaborate data grab?

Executive Briefing: 33% of the World's Helium Supply Just Went Offline. Your AI Infrastructure Plan Doesn't Account for It.

The largest debt-funded infrastructure buildout in history has an unpriced dependency on a noble gas.

Waymo's Skyrocketing Ridership in One Chart

Waymo's weekly paid robotaxi trips have increased tenfold in less than two years.