Instacart has agreed to pay $60 million in customer refunds to settle FTC allegations of deceptive advertising and subscription practices. The company, however, flatly denies any wrongdoing in a blog post. This settlement may not be the end of Instacart’s regulatory headaches.
In a stunning pivot, the company behind Truth Social is merging with a nuclear fusion firm. The new entity plans to start building a fusion power plant as soon as 2026.
According to a new report, OpenAI is in early talks to raise up to $100 billion from investors, which could value the company at around $750 billion. The ChatGPT maker is also reportedly laying the groundwork for a potential $1 trillion IPO filing as early as the second half of 2026.
Major Western food brands are ceding control of their China operations to local private equity funds. This shift is a direct response to intense competition from domestic rivals and the need for hyper-localized strategy.
In a major consolidation of the online learning market, Coursera and Udemy have agreed to merge. The all-stock deal, valued at $2.5 billion, aims to combine their strengths to tackle the AI skills revolution.
Cube, an accelerator based in Angers, France, has secured €700k in funding from a mix of VCs, entrepreneurs, and digital creators. The firm is doubling down on a model that combines traditional startup support with in-house media production and visibility.
Freightos founder and CEO Zvi Schreiber is stepping down, prompting a search for a new leader. The company just reported record quarterly transactions but continues to operate at a loss. Schreiber will remain on the board.
AI startup Patronus AI is moving beyond static benchmarks with “Generative Simulators,” a new training architecture that creates dynamic, adaptive environments for AI agents to learn in. The company, backed by $20 million from Lightspeed and Datadog, reports 15x revenue growth this year as enterpris
Science Corporation, founded by ex-Neuralink exec Max Hodak, is pivoting part of its focus from brain-computer interfaces to organ preservation. The goal is to create a smaller, more portable system than current clunky and costly perfusion tech. It’s a stark shift with huge implications for transpla
The UK’s Autumn Budget doubled EIS investment limits but cut VCT tax relief. Founders say it’s incremental, not transformative, missing chances to fix IP rules, talent visas, and high costs.
