Kapta Space launches with $5 million in seed funding to build out its satellite radar technology
Kapta space cofounders, Adam Bily and Milton Perque. Kapta Space, a space tech startup, emerged from stealth Friday with $5 million in seed funding. MetaVC Partners led the round, with participation from Entrada Ventures and Blue Collective. Before this round, the Seattle-based startup raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding in 2023 from MetaVC and other venture…
Mason and Meg didn’t leave ‘Love Is Blind’ engaged, but their relationship might have continued after the pods
Meg and Mason share a connection in the pods on “Love Is Blind” season eight. Warning: Major spoilers ahead for the first nine episodes of “Love Is Blind” season eight. “Love Is Blind” is a Netflix series that has resulted in at least a few marriages — but not everyone meets their beloved. The show’s…
CEO of Clearview AI, the startup that scraped billions of online face images, resigns
Clearview AI cofounder and former CEO Hoan Ton-That says the company is “stronger than ever”. The former CEO of Clearview AI, Hoan Ton-That, has resigned. Clearview is a facial recognition startup used by law enforcement or federal agencies to identify suspects. It’s known for scraping billions of images from the internet without users or platforms’…
Apple yanks privacy-enhancing feature in UK after facing ‘secret’ government order
ADP will eventually no longer be available in the UK, Apple says. Apple’s highest level of security for iCloud data is set to be removed from iPhones in the UK in a rare move for the tech giant known for prioritizing privacy for its users. Beginning Friday, new users in the UK won’t have access…
Amazon’s investments in Anthropic are now worth a cool $14 billion
AWS CEO Matt Garman Amazon is seeing massive gains from its investment in Anthropic. The cloud giant estimated the fair value of its stake in Anthropic at $14 billion at the end of December, according to a recent regulatory filing. That’s up from $8 billion, the filing shows. That means Amazon’s investments have soared roughly…
Internal Meta documents show which teams were hit the hardest in ‘low performer’ cuts
Newly obtained internal documents show which teams were hit the hardest in Meta’s recent job cuts. The tech giant began cutting thousands of jobs last week, which has affected roughly 5% of its workforce. B-17 obtained 30 records sent to impacted workers along with their separation agreements, which offered a picture of how Meta is…
Charlie Javice called for a mistrial, saying her right to a fair trial was ‘irreparably compromised’ during openings
Lawyers for Charlie Javice on Friday moved for a mistrial in the fraud case against her after opening statements. Lawyers for Charlie Javice on Friday moved for a mistrial in the fraud case against her, arguing her right to a fair trial had been “irreparably compromised.” Her lawyers argued that Javice’s right to a fair…
Rivian CEO says uncertainty over tariffs and elimination of EV credits contributed to carmaker’s lower guidance
RJ Scaringe said the company is “building the resilience to respond to” possible tariffs and consumer credits. Despite beating expectations with its fourth-quarter earnings release on Thursday, Rivian offered weak guidance for 2025 — and that’s because of looming tariffs on automakers and eliminating EV credits. “There’s certainly a lot of uncertainty,” Rivian CEO RJ…
DOJ says it will drop lawsuit against SpaceX over claims it discriminated against refugees in hiring
The DOJ sued SpaceX in 2023 alleging it discriminated against refugees in hiring. The Justice Department says it plans to drop a lawsuit it filed against SpaceX in 2023. The lawsuit alleged that Elon Musk’s rocket company violated the Immigration and Nationality Act from September 2018 to May 2022 by discriminating against refugees and asylees.…
