AMD’s AI Boom Just Became an $11.5 Billion Margin Problem

AMD’s AI business is exploding, with $6.7B in data-center revenue. The catch is that infrastructure ambition comes with a very large bill.

Horizon3 Raised $250 Million to Let AI Hackers Fight AI Hackers

Horizon3 raised $250M at a $2B+ valuation to make AI hackers fight AI hackers. The market is real; the capital furnace is also.

Telcoin Took Stablecoins to Nebraska. The Bank Charter Is the Product.

Telcoin’s Nebraska digital-asset bank puts eUSD on-chain with a charter, reserves, and risk disclosures. The bank part is the fintech story.

June Raised $20 Million to Make Enterprise AI Read the Database Graveyard

June raised $20M to automate enterprise AI deployment by untangling legacy systems. Useful plumbing, expensive optimism, and no magic button.

Strategy Sold $105 Million of Bitcoin to Keep Its Dividend Machine Alive

Strategy sold $105 million of bitcoin while raising $290.6 million in stock and buying back preferred shares, exposing the machinery behind its crypto treasury.

Deep Dive: Passkeys Are Replacing Passwords. Your Phone Is Now the Bouncer.

Passkeys are replacing passwords across Microsoft, Apple, Google, and the web. Here is how they work, why they resist phishing, and where they fail.

This Week in Snark: Back Tattoos, Base Reactors, and a $249 Necklace That Would Like to Be Your God

Seven people got tattoos for a job interview that was already free. That was only the fourth-strangest thing tech did this week.

FTX Starts a $900 Million Creditor Payout. The Crypto Is Gone, Naturally.

FTX starts a $900 million creditor payout today, exposing how crypto bankruptcy turns vanished tokens into dollar claims and compliance paperwork.

Smallest.ai Raised $13 Million to Make Customer-Service Bots Sound Less Like Hold Music

Smallest.ai raised $13M for low-latency voice agents. The specialized-model bet is smart, useful, and still one awkward pause from sounding like a robot.

Friend 2.0 Added a Voice to Your AI Necklace. Loneliness Now Has a Retail Price.

Friend 2.0 adds a speaker and personality to the AI necklace. It’s a clever companion, a $249 emotional gamble, and a little too close to a deity.

Antares Raised $470 Million to Put a Nuclear Reactor on a Military Base. Relax.

Antares raised $470M in Series C funding for military microreactors. Serious nuclear progress, serious capital, and absolutely no chill.

BenQ Built a Coding Monitor to Make Eye Strain Feel Like a Product Feature

BenQ’s RD270Q programming monitor brings 2K/144Hz, coding modes, and eye-care features to Indian desks. Smart tool or screen-shaped self-care?