Luminar Technologies, the lidar sensor maker, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas. The company plans to sell its core business and has already agreed to sell a semiconductor subsidiary. This follows a disastrous year that saw the founder’s abrupt resignation, massiv
A startup called Overview Energy says it has beamed power from a moving Cessna aircraft to ground-based solar panels. The company aims to launch space-based solar power satellites by 2030, but its recent demo left out critical performance data.
Port has secured a massive $100 million Series C to expand its internal developer portal, now focused on managing the wild west of AI agents. The funding, led by General Atlantic, values the company at $800 million. They’re aiming to solve the chaos of unmanaged, scattered AI tools in enterprise dev
Geothermal startup Fervo Energy has landed a massive $462 million Series E funding round. The company, backed by Bill Gates, will use the capital to build out its flagship Utah facility and develop new projects.
Stellantis, the parent company of brands like Jeep and Peugeot, is teaming up with European ride-hailing giant Bolt. Their goal is to test fully driverless vans on public roads. This is a major step for commercial autonomous vehicle deployment.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up for a historic public offering. The company is targeting a mid-to-late 2026 listing that could value it at a staggering $1.5 trillion.
Vero Fiber has acquired BendTel, a local provider serving Central Oregon since 2003. The deal strengthens Vero’s regional push as it integrates BendTel’s commercial customers and network.
Ace Yip launched a career tech startup while still in high school. She’s managing a 10-person international team and prepping for college, all while rejecting the pressure to drop out. Here’s her take on building a business young.
Max Hodak, who co-founded Neuralink with Elon Musk, is now running Science Corp. The company is nearing market with a vision-restoring retinal implant and has wilder plans involving gene therapy and growing new brain neurons in a lab.
The space economy is booming, but the money isn’t flowing to everyone. New analysis shows the vast majority of satellite manufacturing and launch revenue over the next decade is already earmarked for a handful of massive, vertically integrated constellations like Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper
