Companies

A new class action lawsuit questions whether Anthropic broke the law by misleading power users

Anthropic says power users are key to its business - it's prioritized them even when it means cutting off other popular applications, like OpenClaw. But some of these same customers say Anthropic misled them into believing they'd get more out of a top-tier pricing subscription than they did.

Bluecore Energy raises $50M to build its first floating nuclear system

Maritime nuclear startup Bluecore Energy Inc. today announced a $50 million seed round, seven weeks after the company formally launched with $10 million behind a plan to mount small reactors on barges. Most of the new capital will go toward getting its first system engineered, tested and licensed.

Exclusive: Team8 finds institutional money for small venture funds at a post-dot-com low

Israeli venture firm Team8 today published research on why institutional money is flowing away from the newest venture funds, as global limited partners put 6% of their 2025 commitments into funds smaller than $50 million. That is the lowest reading since the dot-com crash.

Authors push back as publishers and agents seek share of Anthropic settlement

Authors say publishers seem to be claiming more than their fair share of settlement payments.

In landmark ruling, court declines to break up Google’s advertising business

A federal court today rejected a proposal by the U.S. Justice Department to break up Google LLC’s ad business. The ruling came in connection with an antitrust lawsuit that began more than three years ago.

Google won't be forced to sell its ad exchange following antitrust ruling

A judge previously determined that Google illegally monopolized a pair of ad tech markets.

A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, "You Can See Everything," stunned Telluride audiences Sunday night with its generous access to the Theranos founder.

Travis Kalanick’s Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business

The Uber founder has said that Atoms will allow him to complete "unfinished business."

XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation

The round is being raised just months after the robot data startup exited from stealth.

AI compute provider Nscale is looking for $3.5B in pre-IPO financing

Nscale, which recently struck a $45 billion deal with Anthropic, is in talks to raise additional funds in anticipation of an upcoming IPO.

Wonderful raises $550M at $5B valuation for its AI automation platform

Artificial intelligence agent startup Wonderful AI BV today announced that it has raised $550 million in funding. The Series C round was led by Insight Partners, which was also the headline backer of the company’s previous raise in March.

Startups

Wonderful more than doubles its valuation to $5B in under 6 months

Wonderful's $550M Series C was led by Insight Partners, with Salesforce, Index Ventures, IVP, Vine Ventures, 9Yards and Bessemer participating.

GoPro says it's still committed 'to your collective stoke'

GoPro CEO Nick Woodman said in a letter to customers that making cameras is still his company's "core DNA," after a proposed $285 million acquisition by Starman was announced earlier this week.

GoPro says it's moving into AI data centers as part of a $285 million merger

GoPro announced it is merging with Starman in a deal valued at $285 million, a move that will take the action camera maker into the market for optical transceivers used in AI data centers.