Lachy Groom to back India startup Pronto at a $200M valuation, sources say #Startups #India #Tech
Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud: 'I was duped and feel silly' #Startup #Fraud #TechNews
Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes #Tech #Government #Finance
Cohere acquires, merges with German-based startup to create a 'transatlantic AI powerhouse' #AI #Startups #Tech
Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage #Startups #AI #SocialMedia
Meta's loss is Thinking Machines gain #AI #Startups #Tech
X-energy stock pops 27% on first day of trading following upsized IPO #Tech #Finance #Energy
ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI-generated media #AI #Startups #Tech
X launches standalone XChat app on iOS #Tech #Apps #SocialMedia
Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute #AI #Tech #CloudComputing
Marked-up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI #AI #Hardware #Tech
Nuclear startup X-energy raises $1B in data center-driven IPO #Tech #Energy #Startup
Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps #CyberSecurity #Privacy #Android
Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga joins stacked StrictlyVC SF lineup for April 30 event #Tech #Startups #Venture
Tim Cook is stepping down. What happens to Apple now? #Tech #Apple #Leadership
Nothing introduces an AI-powered dictation tool #AI #Tech #Startup
DeepSeek previews new AI model that 'closes the gap' with frontier models #AI #OpenSource #Tech
In another wild turn for AI chips, Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs #AI #Hardware #Cloud
Porsche is adding an all-electric Cayenne coupe to its lineup #EV #Automotive #LuxuryCars
Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit #Startup #Venture #Business
Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400K on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation #Tech #News #Finance
Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring #Startups #Technology #Business
These are the countries moving to ban social media for children #SocialMedia #Regulation #ChildrensSafety
Bret Taylor's Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment #Tech #Startups #AI
Instagram tests a new 'Instants' app for sharing disappearing photos #SocialMedia #Tech #Apps
Meet Noscroll, an AI bot that does your doomscrolling for you #AI #Tech #Startups
Trump's pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out #Cybersecurity #Politics #TechNews
Don't stop hiring humans -- stop hiring the wrong humans, Artisan's founder says #Startups #Hiring #Tech
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI 'super app' #AI #Tech #OpenSource
Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says #Tech #Business #Layoffs
Bluesky now supports better-quality photos #Tech #SocialMedia #OpenSource
Microsoft offers buyout for up to 7% of US employees #Tech #Business #Layoffs
Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets #AI #Startups #Hardware
Meta is revamping its cross-app management system #Tech #SocialMedia #Meta
X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam #Tech #SocialMedia #Startups
Salmon raises $100M in equity and debt to bring digital credit to underbanked Filipinos #Fintech #Startup #EmergingMarkets
Vercel says some of its customers' data was stolen prior to its recent hack #Cybersecurity #DataBreach #TechNews
Grab a ticket today: The first StrictlyVC of 2026 kicks off in just a week in San Francisco #Startups #Venture #Tech
Another customer of troubled startup Delve suffered a big security incident #Tech #Security #Startups