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Sigma Computing raises $80 million Series E at $3 billion valuation, backed by Databricks, ServiceNow, and Workday ventures

Sigma Computing has raised $80 million in Series E funding at a $3 billion valuation, doubling its worth in a year. The round was led by Princeville Capital, with strategic investments from Databricks Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, and Workday Ventures.

An observer has just been ejected from the court by the US marshals.

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI

Is it real or AI? Here's part of how we decide.

Last week we saw clips of a Cybertruck being rescued on a California beach by a minivan. It’s a funny situation that begs for immediate coverage — like this, from The Drive. But both The Drive and the cited YouTube video hedged that it could be fake. So we also became skeptical and looked for potential AI shenanigans, after examining the license plate on the Cybertruck in the video. I asked the California DMV for comment, and it just got back to us confirming that “the vehicle plate and registration are valid for the plate number you provided.” So, at least it seems like it’s a real car.

Pope Leo XIV to launch AI encyclical Magnifica Humanitas on 25 May with Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah

Pope Leo XIV will personally present his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on 25 May at the Vatican. Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah, who leads the company’s interpretability research, will speak alongside cardinals and theologians at the launch of the document on AI and human dignity.

Five years later, Windows 11 brings back much-missed taskbar options (and more)

Microsoft is also testing a smaller taskbar and more customizable Start menu.

Inside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare

It’s been a year since the duo entered the US Army’s troubled augmented-reality contest. Here’s what it looks like so far.

OpenAI Among the Companies Affected by TanStack Breach

OpenAI has warned Mac users to update desktop apps after attackers compromised TanStack & other npm packages to spread credential-stealing malware

Amazon Alexa Plus can now create AI-generated podcasts

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Your next pipeline miss may start in AI Search

Across the B2B SaaS teams I work with, a pattern is starting to repeat. Pipeline feels less predictable. Sales cycles stretch. Conversion conversations require more explanation than before.

Amazon's new Alexa+ powered feature can generate podcast episodes

Amazon’s Alexa+ can now generate custom AI podcasts on demand, as the company expands its assistant into a personalized AI content platform.

BMW sends off the 6th-gen M3 CS with a manual gearbox, rear-wheel drive

The 2027 M3 CS Handschalter is lighter and comes with three pedals instead of two.

Decart raises $300M to put a real-time world model in front of Amazon’s chips

Radical Ventures led the round, with Nvidia, Sequoia, Benchmark, Adobe, and Toyota alongside. Andrej Karpathy, Michael Eisner, and the Nintendo family are angels. Total raised is now over $450m.