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SUNNYVALE — Mojave Energy Systems, founded to change the nature of air conditioning, has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding. The Series A round was led by existing investors Fifth Wall and At One Ventures, with participation from returning investors Myriad Venture Partners, Starshot Capital, Alumni Ventures Group, and new investor Earth Venture Capital. The new capital will be used to accelerate the adoption […]
Netflix said that its Christmas Day games were the two most streamed NFL games in US history with an average audience of over 24 million viewers each, highlighted by Beyoncé’s halftime performance during the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans game. Christmas was a record-breaking day for Netflix and the NFL, with an unduplicated audience of […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Boon AI (boon), an AI-powered workflow platform for commercial fleets, is launching to transform supply chain and logistics by delivering a single system to automate repetitive manual tasks. boon already works with dozens of companies, deploying its AI agent to take on tasks for customers after mimicking manual workflows for just a […]
To help reduce retail thefts and to hold people who commit these crimes accountable, San Francisco Police officers pre-planned shoplifting and retail theft enforcement operations to address Organized Retail Crimes (ORC). These operations involved coordinated efforts of uniformed and plainclothes officers who wait to arrest criminals who shoplift from retail businesses. Retail businesses located on […]
Netflix is streaming two NFL games on Christmas for the first time and is hiring plenty of well-known talent from ESPN, CBS, NBC and Fox Sports for the day to staff its broadcast booth and pre-game shows. The game will be available globally to Netflix subscribers in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German. NFL Christmas […]
SAN FRANCISCO — AI isn’t just making fraud smarter – it’s making it nearly impossible to catch. With global losses hitting $486 billion annually, Bureau announced $30 million in Series B to level the playing field. A leading risk intelligence platform, which has seen its revenue grow 3x since it’s last fundraise, is arming businesses with AI […]
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp — formerly known as Twitter and now owned by Elon Musk — will be the keynote speaker at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Yaccarino [photo above] will join Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist Catherine Herridge in a keynote conversation on Tuesday, January 7, at 1:30 PM in the Palazzo Ballroom at the Venetian. Yaccarino […]
SANTA CLARA — Oklo Inc., an advanced nuclear technology company, and Switch, a provider of AI, cloud and enterprise data centers, have signed a non-binding Master Power Agreement to deploy 12 gigawatts of Oklo Aurora powerhouse projects through 2044. This is one of the largest corporate clean power agreements ever signed. The Master Agreement establishes […]
DoorDash has added three new retailers to its platform: Five Below, David’s Bridal, and Sports Basement. “Since day one, our goal has been to improve access to selection at great quality and affordable prices for consumers. Now more consumers order in grocery and retail categories than ever before on the DoorDash Marketplace,” said Fuad Hannon, […]
SANTA CLARA — Defense company Anduril is partnering with Archer in an exclusive partnership to jointly develop a hybrid Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft for critical defense applications targeting a potential program of record from the Department of Defense (DOD). With Archer’s ability to rapidly develop advanced VTOL aircraft using existing commercial parts […]
SAN JOSE — Ayar Labs, a provider of optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads, today announced it has secured $155 million in financing led by Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital to break down the AI bottleneck of data movement with its optical I/O technology. This brings the company’s total funding to $370 […]
United Airlines has integrated Apple’s new Share Item Location feature for AirTag into its mobile app, a move that’s expected to drive a much-improved customer service experience for the fewer than 1% of customers whose bags arrive on a later flight. Now available with iOS 18.2, Apple’s Share Item Location feature enables United customers everywhere […]