Waymo is reportedly finalizing a new funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion.
Meet the new European unicorns of 2026
From Belgium to Ukraine, five fresh European unicorns were minted this January.
Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’
The hacker allegedly developed zero-day exploits and offensive cyber tools and sold them to several countries, including an unnamed central African government, the U.K., and the United States.
OpenClaw’s AI assistants are now building their own social network
The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has a new shell — again. After briefly rebranding as Moltbot, it has now picked OpenClaw as its new name.
OnlyFans considering selling majority stake to Architect Capital
This isn’t the first time in recent memory that OnlyFans has been in talks to sell off its business.
A peek inside Physical Intelligence, the startup building Silicon Valley’s buzziest robot brains
If co-founder Lachy Groom has any doubts, he doesn’t show it. He’s working with people who’ve been working on this problem for decades and who believe the timing is finally right, which is all he needs to know.
a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause
Ampadu’s departure perhaps signals the end of the TxO chapter. The fund and program focused on supporting underserved founders by providing access to tech networks and investment capital through a donor-advised fund.

Virginia’s Tax Avalanche: When “Affordability” Meets Reality
Virginia’s Tax Avalanche: When “Affordability” Meets Reality So here’s a head-scratcher for you: Virginia Democrats swept into power last year promising to make life more affordable for everyday Virginians. Fast forward to this legislative session, and they’ve introduced over 50 new tax proposals. Yeah, you read that right. Fifty. It’s the kind of political whiplash that makes you wonder if...
Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50B in OpenAI
If a deal materializes, it would mean Amazon is backing competing startups in the race for AI supremacy.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, according to reports
This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation.