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Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics

24 August 2026 at 18:24
General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six.

US battery startups have found a lifeline in defense

22 August 2026 at 18:20
U.S. battery startups pulled in $500 million in grants from the Department of Energy, throwing a lifeline to an industry that was on the ropes after EV incentives were slashed.

US government lab is probing Chinese lidar for security vulnerabilities

21 August 2026 at 19:01
The security review is being performed by the Idaho National Laboratory, and the research is being funded by a company -- or a group of companies -- in the electric and autonomous vehicle industries.

Senator asks US government watchdog to review how feds use hacking tools

21 August 2026 at 16:05
Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to the U.S. federal watchdog requesting a comprehensive review of how the FBI, DEA, ICE's HSI, and the Secret Service use hacking tools and spyware against Americans.
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