a16z’s $6 billion AI fund is the largest venture raise in history
Andreessen Horowitz's sixth fund — dedicated entirely to AI — closed at $6.1 billion.
The YC batch that broke records: 47 companies valued over $1B on Demo Day
Y Combinator's Spring 2026 cohort produced the most unicorns of any batch in the accelerator's history.
Linux on the desktop finally happened — just not the way anyone predicted
Steam Deck's success proved that a non-technical user could run Linux as their primary gaming OS.
The operating system for AI: how computer use changes software
AI agents that can operate software interfaces directly are beginning to replace traditional automation tools.
Why open-source AI is winning the enterprise battle nobody expected
Llama 3's release triggered a wave of enterprise adoption that proprietary model vendors are struggling to respond to.
VS Code’s AI assistant just made Copilot its biggest competitor
Microsoft's IDE now ships with a built-in AI coding assistant that doesn't require a Copilot subscription.
The death of the SaaS era: why ‘build vs. buy’ is being asked again
After a decade of SaaS dominance, enterprises are rediscovering the economics of on-premise software.
GitHub Copilot now writes more code than human developers at three Fortune 500 companies
An internal study found AI-generated code exceeded human-written code by volume in main repositories.
What the DART mission actually taught us about planetary defence
Three years after DART's impact with Dimorphos, scientists have completed their analysis.
The satellite constellation arms race and what it means for the night sky
With 14,000 broadband satellites in low Earth orbit, astronomers have measured a 28% increase in sky brightness globally.