Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year

Founded by a 20-year-old, Alteon is developing autonomous aircraft that hopes to harvest wind energy to stay aloft for several months.
Apple shares ‘shocking evidence’ against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI

Apple says it has evidence that a former employee destroyed evidence of data theft after learning he was under investigation.
Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.’s investment fund

The firm, 1789 Capital, led the funding round that reportedly will total around $1 billion.
a16z brings growth fund to $8.5B days after launching new $1.1B fund

Andreessen Horowitz held out its hand and returned with billions more in new funds to invest in startups.
FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Advertising Practices

Regulators say the e-commerce giant forced more than a million advertisers to pay more than they should have. The company denies the claims.
A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms

Build American AI plans to lobby voters in select states about the virtues of data centers by spending millions of dollars on ads.
Amazon rigged billions in ad pricing, lawsuit from states and US watchdog alleges

Amazon responded to the lawsuit, arguing the US Federal Trade Commission “misunderstands” their ad market.
FTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuit

Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising.
The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and Grok

Versions of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and SpaceXAI’s Grok will join Google’s Gemini on the Pentagon’s central portal for AI tools.
Instagram puts new limits on undisclosed AI profiles

As frustration over AI influencers has been growing, Instagram is limiting the reach of undisclosed AI profiles.