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iRobot Files for Chapter 11 and Calls It a Growth Plan

iRobot announced a “strategic transaction." Translation: Chapter 11, wiped-out shareholders, and a quiet reboot for a Boston tech icon.

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WTW Acquires Newfront: A $1.3B Shortcut to Pretending It’s a Tech Company

Inside WTW’s $1.3B Newfront acquisition and its big bet on agentic AI, tech shortcuts, and insurance’s latest attempt at innovation.

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As OpenAI and Google Battle It Out, Anthropic Secures a $200M AI Alliance

Anthropic expands its enterprise push with a $200M Snowflake partnership, bringing Claude-powered AI agents to 12,600 global customers and quietly positioning itself for the AI crown.

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Kalshi Hits $11B Valuation, So SiliconSnark Invented Even More Addictive Startup Ideas

Kalshi doubles to an $11B valuation, highlighting tech’s addiction economy. SiliconSnark responds with satirical startup ideas built for pure dopamine.

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Eon Raises $300M and Hijacks re:Invent Week With the Boldest Cloud Announcement of 2025

There are bold moves in tech, and then there’s announcing a $300 million cloud infrastructure round during AWS re:Invent, the one week a year when every cloud reporter, analyst, influencer, and corporate-logo-hoodie enjoyer is physically trapped in a Vegas convention center staring at slide decks about throughput. While

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Warner Music Just Hit ‘Play’ on the Future of AI Music — And Suno, the Boston Darling, Is Finally Getting Its Spotlight

Warner Music Group and Boston-based Suno strike a groundbreaking licensed AI music partnership, giving artists control and new revenue while redefining how music is created, shared, and discovered.

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Ursa Major Grabs $100M To Build Hypersonics Faster Than the Pentagon Can Blink

Ursa Major raises $100M to scale hypersonics and rocket motors, accelerating America’s defense tech race with record bookings and real manufacturing power.

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Cursor Raises $2.3B to Replace Developers With Productivity Gains

Cursor secures $2.3B to expand its AI coding tools, hitting a $29.3B valuation as enterprise demand and developer adoption surge.

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AirIQ’s Tiny Tech Takeover: Inside the $850K IoT “Strategic Acquisition” That’s Smaller Than a Seed Round

AirIQ’s $850,000 “strategic acquisition” adds 1,000 IoT devices and a handful of customers. This deal that proves growth is relative in the Internet of Things.

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GigaCloud Buys a Furniture Company, Proves the Cloud Has Finally Come for Your Couch

GigaCloud’s $18 million furniture play reminds us that the line between “B2B marketplace” and “mid-century sectional wholesaler” is thinner than anyone imagined.

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Meta’s $27 Billion Hyperion Data Center: The Newest Home for Your AI Overlords

Meta partners with Blue Owl Capital on a $27 billion data center “campus” to fuel its AI ambitions — and probably train your digital clone.

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S&P Global Buys “With Intelligence” for $1.8 Billion, Proving You Can Literally Buy Smarts Now

S&P Global is buying “With Intelligence” for $1.8 billion, expanding its empire into private markets data—and proving you can literally buy intelligence now.

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