Hardware data platform Nominal hits $1B valuation with $80M from Founders Fund
Vignesh R / techfundingnews - US-based engineering software company Nominal has raised $80 million in new funding, bringing its valuation to $1 billion.…
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Vast Raises $500M for Haven Commercial Space Stations
Ekemini / ventureburn - Vast, a space startup out of California, just pulled in $500 million to speed up work on its Haven commercial space stations. That’s a huge step forward for private companiesThe post Vast Raises $500M for Haven Commercial Space Stations appeared first on …
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Fibionic Raises €3M To Advance Bionic Lightweight Technology
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Austrian deeptech startup fibionic has secured €3 million in seed funding in a round led by Redstone, alongside Euregio+, Caesar, and Leap435, with additional backing from angel investors. Lightweight materials are critical across sectors such as sports e…
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Bill Gates-backed TerraPower begins nuclear reactor construction
Anna Washenko / engadget - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted approval to TerraPower to begin construction of a reactor in Wyoming. The project is the first new US commercial nuclear reactor in about a decade, according to The New York Times. TerraPower was founded by Bi…
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Alibaba’s Qwen Tech Lead Steps Down After Major Model Push
eWEEK Staff / eweek - Alibaba is dealing with the kind of AI headline no model team wants right after a release: a key technical leader behind Qwen says he’s stepping down. Junyang Lin posted a brief goodbye message on X and said he was leaving his role on the project without …
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Europe’s push for space autonomy gains momentum as Spain’s PLD Space secures €180 million Series C
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - PLD Space, an Elche-based space transportation scale-up, has closed a €180 million Series C equity funding round to support its transition to commercial operations and the scaling of its industrial and launch capabilities. The round was led by Japanese ma…
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ASML plans to expand beyond chip lithography into advanced packaging
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - ASML, the world's sole manufacturer of EUV lithography machines used to produce advanced chips, is looking to expand beyond its core business.The article ASML plans to expand beyond chip lithography into advanced packaging appeared first on The Decoder.
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NZXT Dredges Up H1 PCIe Riser Debacle to Reassure H2 Flow Buyers: "It Cannot Happen Again"
techpowerup - If you were in or around the PC building space in 2020, you'd have at least heard about the fire risk related to the PCIe riser cable on the original NZXT H1 mini ITX case, which eventually resulted in a recall and replacement PCIe riser kits being sent o…
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NASA overhauls Artemis program, delaying Moon landing to 2028
Igor Bonifacic / engadget - NASA is making major changes to its Artemis Moon program. On Friday, Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the space agency would carry out an additional flight in 2027 to test commercial lunar landers from SpaceX and/or Blue Origin. The new mission will…
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ISPTech Raises €5.5M Seed To Improve In-Orbit Mobility
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - InSpacePropulsion Technologies (ISPTech), a German space technology company focused on fast and agile in-orbit manoeuvring, has raised €5.5 million to accelerate deployment of its non-toxic propulsion systems for operational missions. The funding round wa…
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BeyondMath Completes $18.5 M Seed Round To Scale World’s Largest Foundational Physics AI Model
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - BeyondMath, a London-based deeptech company developing a novel generative physics model, has secured a $10 million seed extension led by Cambridge Innovation Capital, with participation from existing investors including UP.Partners, Insight Partners and I…
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ASML Pushes EUV Light Source to 1,000 Watts, Targets 50% More Chip Output by 2030
Maria Garcia / implicator - ASML boosted its EUV light source to 1,000 watts by doubling tin droplet rates, targeting 50% more chip output per machine by 2030.
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After a Near-Perfect Test, NASA’s Artemis 2 Rocket Is Rolling Back to the Garage
Ellyn Lapointe and Passant Rabie / gizmodo - NASA has delayed the launch of this historic mission to April, but repairs could take even longer.
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Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI
Simon Willison / simonwillison - Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AIReally interesting case-study from Andreas Kling on advanced, sophisticated use of coding agents for ambitious coding projects with critical code. After a few years hoping Swift's platform support outside of the Appl…
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ASML Boosts EUV Power to 1,000W for Better Yields and Lower Chip Costs
techpowerup - ASML says it has boosted the light source power in its EUV lithography systems to 1,000 watts, up from roughly 600 W today. According to a Reuters report, the company claims the increase could enable up to 50% more chip output by the end of the decade. Mo…
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Aalyria Raises $100M in Series B Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Aalyria, a Livermore, CA-based aerospace communications company, raised $100M in Series B funding, at $1.3 Billion valuation. The round was led by Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures, with participation from DYNE and other investors. The company intends to u…
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Linus Torvalds: Someone ‘more competent who isn't afraid of numbers past the teens’ will take over Linux one day
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Emperor Penguin releases kernel 7.0 rc1 with some numerological musings Linus Torvalds has pondered his professional mortality in a self-deprecating post to mark the release of the first release candidate for version 7.0 of the Linux kernel.…
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NASA targets March 6 for Artemis 2 launch to take astronauts around the Moon
Kris Holt / engadget - The Artemis 2 launch is edging closer as NASA has now set a target date for the 10-day mission to get underway. The agency is aiming to launch as soon as March 6 following a successful wet dress rehearsal on Thursday. The first attempt, which took place i…
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NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as "Type A" mishap, says agency made mistakes
Eric Berger / arstechnica - "The most troubling failure revealed by this investigation is not hardware."
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Dyson announces the PencilWash wet floor cleaner
Matt Tate / engadget - Last year Dyson introduced the PencilVac, which it immediately declared the "world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner." Presumably, then, the title of world’s slimmest wet floor cleaner goes to the newly unveiled PencilWash.Promising a "lighter, slimmer and smalle…
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