technology
Goldman Sachs doubles down on MoEngage in new round to fuel global expansion
MoEngage already has customers across 75 countries, with North America being its biggest business driver. Source link
NVIDIA, Qualcomm join U.S., Indian VCs to help build India’s next deep tech startups
Qualcomm Ventures has joined six Indian venture firms, collectively adding more than $850 million to boost India’s deep-tech ecosystem. Source link
Trump flips and re-nominates Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
The reversal comes after weeks of pressure from people like Elon Musk, who accused Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of being ill-equipped for the job. Source link
Amazon sends legal threats to Perplexity over agentic browsing
Amazon won’t allow agents on its site that don’t identify themselves as such. Perplexity is not pleased. Source link
People Inc forges AI licensing deal with Microsoft as Google traffic drops
People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot. Source link
Beta Technologies ends first day on NYSE in the green and $1B raised
Beta Technologies’ public market debut is a capstone to founder and CEO Kyle Clark’s untraditional approach to building an aviation company. Source link
Rivian creates another spinoff company called Mind Robotics
It’s the second time this year Rivian has spun out a new company, after it created micromobility startup Also in March. Source link
Google’s AI Mode gets new agentic capabilities to help book event tickets and beauty appointments
For example, you can ask “find me 2 cheap tickets for the Shaboozey concert coming up. prefer standing floor tickets.” AI Mode will then search across multiple websites to find real-time ticket options that meet your specific requests. Source link
Sequoia names Alfred Lin and Pat Grady as new Co-Stewards as Roelof Botha steps down
Just over three years after taking the reins as the steward of the storied firm, Botha passed the leadership baton to Lin and Grady. Source link
Sora is now available on Android in the US, Canada, and other regions
The Sora app is now available for Android users in the US, Canada, and Japan, among other regions. Source link