World model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names

World models are the next big thing in AI beyond LLMs and, with this round, Odyssey has cemented itself as one of the startups to watch.

SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon

SpaceX’s valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday.

Mistral is rumored to be raising €3B at €20B valuation

The funding round would value the company at around €20 billion (about $23.15 billion), nearly double its Series C valuation of €11.7 billion.

Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google

The tech giant said a group called “Outsider Enterprise” used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks.

Robinhood sees ‘record-breaking’ traffic after SpaceX stock debuts

The trading platform says some customers experienced intermittent disruptions, but those issues have resolved.

Wing drone delivery might not be a novelty anymore

Wing is expanding into seven more U.S. cities through its partnership with Walmart.

CISA gives US federal agencies three days to fix a VPN bug under attack by a ransomware gang

Check Point said hackers broke into dozens of organizations by exploiting a VPN bug in several of its products used across the government.

Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft’s board to go ‘founder mode’ with startup Manus

After a very profitable decade on Microsoft’s board, Reid Hoffman is stepping down to focus on his AI drug discovery startup Manus.

Airbnb’s Brian Chesky plans to launch a new AI lab

The Airbnb CEO said last year it hasn’t struck an LLM partnership because existing products weren’t quite ready.