Source: Inference provider Modal Labs closing in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation
The new financing is expected to more than triples the AI infrastructure startup’s valuation from just four months ago.
Month: September 2026
Aurora CFO says 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030 isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds
Self-driving truck company Aurora laid out an audacious plan for 2030. Its CFO says its targets aren’t aspirational.
OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns
A top executive at the AI lab told the Wall Street Journal that the model in question had displayed a poor aptitude for following orders.
Peak XV ups Surge seed investment ceiling to $5M, unveils 18-startup cohort
Thirteen of the 18 startups in Peak XV’s latest Surge cohort are targeting global markets, while more than half are based in India.
When can we say AI made a scientific discovery?
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last Wednesday, Anthropic announced that earlier this year it had launched a molecular biology lab, where Claude agents read and conjecture about hard biology problems and human scientists run experiments on what…
Roundtables: The Deadly Failures of The Virtual Border Wall
Listen to the session or watch below The US has spent billions building a “virtual wall” of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect and apprehend border crossers and save lives. But a groundbreaking investigation by MIT Technology Review has documented over a thousand people who…
Microsoft explains why you can't buy a Surface PC with AMD inside
In case you’ve ever wondered why you can’t find a Surface PC with an AMD chip in it these days, Microsoft says it’s simply because its portfolio isn’t big enough to accommodate it.
Gears of War: E-Day's install size is huge: These are the best ways to upgrade your Xbox's storage
Gears of War: E-Day launches soon for early access holders and later for the general public. With 115GB install space required, this highly anticipated blockbuster is going to eat up your Xbox’s storage, but with these SSDs and expansion cards, you can fit it in and then some.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered review — Worth another run?
The Witcher 3 Remastered elevates a masterpiece with stunning visuals and smart QoL upgrades.
Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7x is an absolute steal at $989.99
Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7x delivers all-day battery life and a gorgeous ultrathin design for $989.99 thanks to a limited-time $310 discount.