Thoma Bravo Takes Restaurant Software Olo Private in $2 billion deal
The take-private deal comes just four years after Olo went public in 2021. The company’s shares have fallen more than 60% from its IPO price of $25.
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U.S. Lifts Chip Design Software Curbs on China
The Trump administration’s decision to lift the restrictions on key software reflects the recent easing of trade tensions with Beijing.
Tesla Halts Robot Parts Purchase Pending Optimus Design Change
The suspension comes after leadership changes at Tesla’s humanoid robot project last month.
Ripple, Other Crypto Firms Seek U.S. Bank Charters, Fed Access
A wave of crypto companies are seeking bank charters and access to the central bank’s payment systems under a friendlier administration.
TikTok Lays Off Staff on U.S. Trust and Safety, Global E-Commerce Teams
Wednesday’s cuts at TikTok Shop were the third round of cuts at the unit since April.
OpenAI and Oracle Sign Another Big Cloud Deal
OpenAI plans to rent an additional 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity from Oracle in the U.S.
Khosla Ventures Targets Nearly $4 billion in New Funds
Khosla Ventures filed securities paperwork indicating that it is targeting a fundraise of $3.95 billion across three new funds.
Tesla Vehicle Sales Fell 14% in Second Quarter
The drop comes as CEO Elon Musk’s involvement with the Trump administration has turned some consumers against the brand.
Microsoft to Cut 9,000 Jobs in Second Round of Layoffs This Year
The cuts come just months after Microsoft laid off roughly 6,000 employees.
Amazon Has About as Many Robots as Humans in its Warehouses
Workers have become more productive but fewer work in each warehouse.
FTC to Review SoftBank’s Acquisition of Chip Firm Ampere
SoftBank in March said it agreed to pay $6.5 billion in cash to buy Ampere.
Sam Altman Calls Meta Recruiting Efforts ‘Distasteful’
The memo follows Meta’s announcement of its superintelligence team.
Figma IPO Filing Shows High Margins, Founder Control
CEO Dylan Field has 75% of the company’s voting power through supervoting shares
Anthropic Revenue Hits $4 Billion Annual Pace
Plus, two leaders of its new coding product are joining Cursor, a rival product
Scale AI’s Bigger Rival in Talks to Sell $1 Billion in Shares at $15 Billion Valuation
Surge AI has not raised any external funding up until this point.
Cloudflare Lets Customers Block AI Content Scrapers by Default
The content delivery network operator and cybersecurity firm has a long history of taking bold stances on issues its customers are facing.
WBD’s Second Biggest Shareholder, the Newhouses, Sell Half Its Stake
WBD stock has been stagnant for three years, as the company has struggled with the impact of cordcutting on its TV business and competition in streaming.
Grammarly Acquires Email App Superhuman
The startup has been on an acquisition spree to expand its business beyond writing assistant software that checks grammar and syntax
Senate Votes to Remove AI Provision From Trump Tax Bill
Senators voted 99-1 in favor of removing the provision from Trump’s tax and spending bill.
Cato Networks Raises $359 million at $4.8 Billion Valuation
Israel-based Cato Networks raised $359 million in funding at a valuation of more than $4.8 billion as IPO plan stalled.
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