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Former Sequoia partner’s new startup uses AI to negotiate your calendar for you

Blockit, an AI agent that communicates directly with other calendars, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Sequoia.

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Palmer Luckey says the coolest thing about Anduril expanding to Long Beach is the fighter jets

Anduril on Thursday announced its plans to expand its Southern California presence with a major campus in Long Beach, the town where founder Palmer Luckey grew up.

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Vimeo starts layoffs after acquisition by Bending Spoons

Vimeo is in the process of laying off some of its global staff after being acquired last year by Bending Spoons for $1.38B.

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OpenAI is coming for those sweet enterprise dollars in 2026

OpenAI has reportedly appointed Barret Zoph to lead its push into enterprise just a week after Zoph rejoined the company.

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GM to end Chevy Bolt EV production next year, move China-made Buick to U.S. factory

The factory musical chairs reflect an economic and political environment, shaped by the Trump administration’s tariff policy and its decision to end the federal EV tax credit.

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Capital One acquires Brex for steep discount to its peak valuation, but early believers are laughing all the way to the bank

Before everyone sharpens their knives, consider that for the VCs who backed Brex at its outset, the sale is a triumph.

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Inference startup Inferact lands $150M to commercialize vLLM

The seed round values the newly formed startup at $800 million.

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Voice AI engine and OpenAI partner LiveKit hits $1B valuation

The five year-old-startup raised a $100 million round led by Index Ventures.

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Microsoft 365 hit by outage, preventing access to emails and files

An hours-long outage is preventing Microsoft’s enterprise customers from accessing their inboxes, files, and video meetings.

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Are AI agents ready for the workplace? A new benchmark raises doubts.

New research looks at how leading AI models hold up doing actual white-collar work tasks, drawn from consulting, investment banking, and law. Most models failed.

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