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Forget the debate, the Supreme Court just declared open season on regulators

Devin Coldewey

Space

NASA and Boeing deny Starliner crew is ‘stranded’: “We’re not in any rush to come home”

Aria Alamalhodaei

Security

HubSpot says it’s investigating customer account hacks

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Transportation

Volkswagen’s Silicon Valley software hub is already stacked with Rivian talent

Kirsten Korosec Sean O'Kane

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Fundraising

Amazon hires founders away from AI startup Adept

Kyle Wiggers 12 hours ago Adept, a startup developing AI-powered “agents” to complete various software-based tasks, has agreed to license its tech to Amazon and the startup’s co-founders and portions of its team have joined…

Fundraising

YC alum Fluently’s AI-powered English coach attracts $2M seed round

Anna Heim 13 hours ago There are plenty of resources to learn English, but not so many for near-native speakers who still want to improve their fluency. That description applies to Stan Beliaev and Yurii…

Space

NASA and Boeing deny Starliner crew is ‘stranded’: “We’re not in any rush to come home”

Aria Alamalhodaei 14 hours ago NASA and Boeing officials pushed back against recent reporting that the two astronauts brought to the ISS on Starliner are stranded on board. The companies said in a press conference…

Government & Policy

Forget the debate, the Supreme Court just declared open season on regulators

Devin Coldewey 15 hours ago As the country reels from a presidential debate that left no one looking good, the Supreme Court has swooped in with what could be one of the most consequential decisions…

Apps

Android’s upcoming ‘Collections’ feature will drive users back to their apps

Sarah Perez 15 hours ago As Google described during the I/O session, the new on-device surface would organize what’s most relevant to users, inviting them to jump back into their apps.

Venture

Kleiner Perkins announces $2 billion in fresh capital, showing that established firms can still raise large sums

Marina Temkin 16 hours ago Many VC firms are struggling to attract new capital from their own backers amid a tepid IPO environment. But established, brand-name firms are still able to raise large funds. On…

Startups

DEI? More like ‘common decency’ — and Silicon Valley is saying ‘no thanks’

Haje Jan Kamps 16 hours ago Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje‘s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. I…

Security

HubSpot says it’s investigating customer account hacks

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 17 hours ago The company “identified a security incident that involved bad actors targeting a limited number of HubSpot customers and attempting to gain unauthorized access to their accounts” on June 22.

Transportation

Volkswagen’s Silicon Valley software hub is already stacked with Rivian talent

Kirsten Korosec Sean O'Kane 17 hours ago VW Group’s struggling software arm Cariad has hired at least 23 of the startup’s top employees over the past several months.

Featured Article

All VCs say they are founder friendly; Detroit’s Ludlow Ventures takes that to another level

VCs Jonathon Triest and Brett deMarrais see their ability to read people and create longstanding relationships with founders as the primary reason their Detroit-based venture firm, Ludlow Ventures, is celebrating its 15th year in business. It sounds silly, attributing their longevity to what’s sometimes called “Midwestern nice.” But is it… Connie Loizos 17 hours ago