Scaling Tech, Silkworm Edition: Kraig Labs Spins a Government-Backed Web
Kraig Labs Scores a Spider Silk Silkroad Deal — Tech Diplomacy, But Make It Itchy
Deals
Lovable Raises More Money to Vibe Even Harder
Lovable Raises $200M to Become Europe’s First Vibe Coding Unicorn
CoreWeave Buys the Plug: $9B Deal Sparks AI Power Grab
CoreWeave acquires Core Scientific for $9B in a power-hungry push to dominate AI infrastructure.
Florida Man Sells Quantum Lasers to China, Still Can't Explain What They Do
Orlando-based tech octopus ships laser gizmos to Shanghai for science, probably not for world domination.
SkyWater Turns Vintage Chip Plant into ‘Open-Access’ Savior of U.S. Manufacturing
SkyWater rebrands an aging chip fab as a cornerstone of national security, proving that with enough buzzwords and debt, even legacy silicon can shine.
Xero Drops $2.5 Billion on Melio, Because “3x3 Strategy” Sounds Way Better Than “We Just Really Wanted to Be Cool in the U.S.”
Xero is acquiring U.S. bill pay platform Melio for a casual $2.5 billion, or as it’s known in startup land, “a Series Z round in disguise.”
Chime IPO: The Neobank That Prints Money Without Being a Bank
Chime filed to go public with an S-1 that’s equal parts alphabet soup and fintech fever dream.