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Founders Fund, which is leading the deal, is expected to contribute $1 billion to the $2.5 billion funding round.

Billionaire Axon chief Rick Smith says he’s “embarrassed” to have recommended Flock’s car surveillance tools to cops.

Plus: A constellation of data-gathering balloons, an asteroid may strike the Earth next decade and how to perfectly boil an egg.

The electric-car maker, the main source of the mercurial billionaire’s wealth, is relying on China to stay profitable as sales sink elsewhere.

Commercial beekeepers saw well over 50% losses this winter. As California prepares for almond season, and for fruits like blueberries and cherries after that, not enough bees could mean higher prices at the grocery store.

After sending out an offer to federal employees encouraging them to resign, some IRS workers have been told they may not qualify—until after tax season is over.

The company has crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue as enterprises clean up their data to train AI models.

A urine stick test isn’t the best way to determine a woman’s menopausal status.

Plus: A new non-opioid painkiller, the wave of lawsuits against Trump EOs, a key vote for RFK Jr., a big radiopharma deal and more.

The OpenAI leader and SoftBank, who are leading the mammoth Stargate effort, have poured hundreds of millions into Helion.

From North Carolina to Alaska, the top 10 banks on Forbes’ ranking of 100 publicly traded banks are all relatively tiny institutions with less than $25 billion in assets.

The Covid pandemic crushed immigration and demand for Nova Credit's tech. Then its founder discovered a second line of business.

Plus: AI-generated books are sneaking into public libraries.

Musk posted on Twitter that he had “deleted” 18F, the group responsible for creating Direct File. That caused some to incorrectly report that the program had been axed.

Elon Musk is going after Americans' personal data with his attempts to get DOGE access to Treasury and OPM systems.

Now that the AI clickworker startup Invisible Technologies is wildly successful, its founder and CEO is buying out his VCs – and is borrowing against the company to do so.

Investors finished Monday relieved that Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada are on hold, but a 10% levy on goods imported from China still takes effect Tuesday.

Earnings were weaker than expected, the near-term outlook is murky, EV sales are down, and Elon Musk is more distracted than ever before. But with a phalanx of loyal shareholders and a cowed board he’s not going anywhere.