Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital raise
Benchmark Capital, the storied Silicon Valley VC firm known for early investments in eBay, Snap, Uber, and Twitter, is breaking with one of its signature
Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission: Bringing more transparency to data center construction and the impact those data centers have on nearby communities.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida
Blue Origin’s New Glenn mega-rocket just exploded during testing at a launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, according to live streams from NASASpaceFlight.com and SpaceFlight
What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work
AI’s biggest champions have argued for some time that the technology will usher in an era of unprecedented productivity gains, richly rewarding workers who harness
AI is being used to resurrect the voices of dead pilots
In the latest sign of these AI-heavy times, the National Transportation Safety Board temporarily removed access to its docket system after discovering that voices of
Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026
Google announced at its annual Google I/O event on Tuesday that it’s launching Pics, a new AI-powered design and image-generation app for Google Workspace. The
The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush
The vibes around the current AI boom aren’t great, even in the tech industry, according to a lengthy social media post from Menlo Ventures partner
Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents
Productivity software maker Notion is stepping into the agentic era. In a livestreamed product announcement on Wednesday, the company, known best for its collaborative note-taking
Get ready for the whisper-filled office of the future
How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our computers? A recent feature in the Wall Street Journal looks
Ramp in talks to hit $40B+ valuation, 6 months after reaching $32B
Investors could not get enough of Ramp throughout 2025 and it looks like 2026 could be another banner year of fundraising for the corporate spend