Mollie is acquiring bank payment specialist GoCardless in a deal announced December 11. The combined company aims to offer a consolidated payment stack for businesses, with the transaction expected to finalize in mid-2026.
Cursor, the AI coding startup, is launching a Visual Editor that lets designers tweak web app aesthetics with AI. The move comes as the company, valued at nearly $30 billion, faces pressure from rivals building their own AI coding tools.
Veteran tech operators from Seattle’s ecosystem are launching VQ Capital, a new investment firm targeting AI and cyber intelligence. The firm, co-founded by former Amazon and Medio leader Brian Lent, will focus on two main themes and operates on a unique, deal-by-deal basis with family offices.
Quilt, a startup making sleek, software-driven heat pumps, has secured $20 million in new funding. The company plans to use the capital to expand its sales footprint beyond the 16 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces where it’s already installed units.
Crypto has been dominated by speculative cycles, from NFTs to 27 million memecoins. But beneath the noise, stablecoins and AI integration are driving real utility. Institutional investors are finally betting on the underlying technology, not just the casino.
In a New York Times op-ed, Roy Price argues a Netflix-Warner Bros. merger would create a monopsony, dangerously centralizing Hollywood around one buyer. He warns it would lower compensation for creators and narrow creative opportunities, echoing concerns that sank the Penguin Random House-Simon & Sc
The customer service AI company is in talks with investors like General Catalyst. This new round could massively boost its valuation from just this past May.
Orbex received only €34.9 million from the European Space Agency’s €902 million European Launcher Challenge, while its four competitors each got at least €169 million. The shortfall stems from the UK government deferring a decision on how to allocate the majority of its €144 million contribution to
As AI valuations soar, investors are looking for shock absorbers. The key to survival isn’t just being in AI, but having a business model that works when the hype fades.
According to a report, Anthropic has begun preliminary work for a potential 2026 IPO. The AI company is simultaneously negotiating a colossal private funding round that could value it between $300 and $350 billion.
