Month: April 2025

Aetherflux, the space solar startup founded by Baiju Bhatt, the billionaire co-founder of Robinhood, has raised $50 million in a Series A round as it works to launch its first …

Space solar startup Aetherflux raises $50M to launch first space demo in 2026 Read More

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the U.S. for four years now due to concerns about user data potentially being accessed …

What to know about TikTok’s uncertain future in the US and the people who want to buy it Read More

The fediverse, also known as the open social web that includes Mastodon, Meta’s Threads, Pixelfed, and other apps, is ramping up its security. On Wednesday, a nonprofit focused on bringing …

A new security fund opens up to help protect the fediverse Read More

Senior members of the Trump administration’s National Security Council — including its top national security advisor, Michael Waltz — used Gmail to conduct government business, The Washington Post reported, citing …

Trump’s national security advisor reportedly used his personal Gmail account to do government work Read More

Meta’s VP of AI research, Joelle Pineau, is planning to leave the company, she announced in a post on Facebook Tuesday. Pineau said she’s leaving in May after more than …

Meta’s head of AI research plans to leave the company Read More

Skylight, a startup taking on TikTok with a more open alternative, is launching its mobile app to the public on Tuesday after just 10 weeks of active development. The app, …

Mark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s underlying technology Read More

Sometimes, surprises are lurking in everyday data. Take a category of consumers that Doug Rubin’s startup, Northwind Climate, calls “climate doers.” They’re concerned about climate change and tend to prioritize …

Who are climate-conscious consumers? Not who you’d expect, says Northwind Climate Read More