Julia covers startups and venture capital for The Silicon Valley News, from seed to late stage — funding rounds as business events, not press releases.
Insurance startup Corgi has secured multiple rounds in two months at a $4 billion valuation, underscoring its aggressive strategy to reshape insurance through AI-driven technology.
Glow introduces a new security platform addressing the unique endpoint vulnerabilities caused by widespread AI agent and developer tool adoption in enterprises.
A recent EU Court of Justice decision broadens intermediary liability for online platforms, potentially chilling freedom of expression and reshaping content moderation across Europe.
Synthesia evolves its AI-driven corporate training by launching AI Roleplay Sessions, enabling interactive live coaching with real-time feedback and performance analytics.
Natural, a year-old startup, is redesigning financial architecture to enable autonomous AI agents to conduct transactions, challenging incumbents like Stripe.
AliExpress has been fined approximately $629 million by the European Union for failing to prevent the sale of illegal and unsafe products, marking the largest penalty under the Digital Services Act to date.
CuspAI is scaling its AI-powered platform for accelerated materials discovery, aiming to revolutionize industries reliant on novel materials with a new $450M funding boost.
The European Court has reaffirmed that Apple must comply with interoperability mandates, reinforcing user choice over device ecosystems and challenging monopolistic control.
Valar Atomics is progressing its nuclear technology development, negotiating a complex new funding round that underscores growing investor interest in advanced nuclear startups.
Flock Safety has ended its pilot program using acoustic sensors to detect human distress, reversing plans amid privacy and surveillance concerns.
Databricks has solidified its status as a key AI platform by advancing open weight AI models that reduce coding costs, extending its strategic pivot beyond data analytics.
Applied Computing is building a comprehensive AI model designed to optimize operations across entire oil, gas, and petrochemical plants, aiming to transform industrial efficiency.
A data breach reveals that Suno AI’s music generator was trained by scraping millions of songs and lyrics from YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius, raising questions about data use and copyright in AI training.
Munich-based Microagi has secured $55 million to expand its cutting-edge robotics platform aimed at transforming industrial automation workflows.
Google and Epic Games have jointly withdrawn their legal challenge, paving the way for third-party app stores on Android devices in the US, fundamentally altering the app distribution landscape.
Former OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is developing an AI-powered drug discovery platform targeting accelerated breakthroughs in medicine.
Pinwheel introduces a retro-inspired landline phone designed to provide children a safe, focused way to stay connected without smartphone distractions.
New York's new moratorium halts construction of hyperscale data centers for up to a year, reflecting growing regulatory scrutiny over AI infrastructure and environmental impact.
The European Union is advancing proposals to restrict children and teenagers’ access to social media, mandating platforms to prove safety before allowing youth usage.
Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium secured $100 million in seed funding to accelerate development and establish a Bay Area presence, aiming to compete in the leading AI ecosystem.
The Bureau of Land Management is rewriting grazing regulations for the first time since 1995, proposing changes that significantly reduce public involvement in land-use decisions.
Yosemite, led by Reed Jobs, has grown its biotech team and is advancing new cancer therapies as key drugs face patent expirations.
Google’s latest remote attestation initiative, reCAPTCHA Mobile Verification, intensifies control over user environments by blocking independent software, undermining open web principles.
QuantumDiamonds, a German startup backed by the European Chips Act, is advancing a novel chip inspection technology aimed at speeding semiconductor manufacturing.
The European Commission has found Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act for addictive design elements in Facebook and Instagram, mandating redesigns and threatening fines up to $12 billion.
Lyzr deployed its proprietary AI agent to autonomously manage and execute a $100 million fundraising round, showcasing the practical maturity of AI agents for enterprise use.
A lawsuit alleges X's Grok AI failed to detect and prevent creation of thousands of child sexual abuse images, raising urgent questions on AI moderation efficacy and platform liability.
French AI startup ZML has introduced ZML/LLMD, a free product designed to optimize and speed up AI inference workloads on multiple hardware platforms.
A recent Supreme Court decision allowing presidents to remove independent regulators without cause introduces new instability in federal agency enforcement, impacting technology companies reliant on consistent regulatory frameworks.
Norm's $120 million Series C led by Khosla Ventures marks a significant valuation milestone in AI-driven legal services, signaling investor confidence in legaltech scalability.
Investment in U.S. and Canadian startups reached an unprecedented $392 billion in the first half of 2026, driven primarily by AI sector enthusiasm and record deal volumes.
Even Realities, founded by ex-Apple talent, secured $150 million from Meituan and Tencent, reaching a $1 billion valuation for its camera-free smart glasses technology.
X Corp., formerly Twitter, seeks to terminate a 2022 FTC order mandating ongoing privacy compliance reporting amid concerns over user data protection and AI risks.
Finnish quantum startup IQM's Nasdaq listing marks a milestone as Europe's first public quantum company, yet the sector's commercial viability remains unclear.
A European politician serving on an EU committee investigating spyware abuses was hacked using NSO Group's Pegasus spyware by a government customer, exposing critical risks in spyware oversight.
Recent U.S. startup funding highlights a $1.75 billion strategic round for Houston-based energy startup Joulent, underscoring energy and AI as dominant sectors attracting large capital.
Investors committed over $200 billion in Q2 2026 alone, marking the second-largest quarter ever, with AI fueling record funding and exit activity worldwide.
AI chipmaker Etched has reached a $5 billion valuation after securing $1 billion in contracts for its inference systems, signaling a significant challenge to Nvidia's dominance.
Chamath Palihapitiya’s new AI coding startup secured $135 million in Series A funding, signaling strong investor confidence and his direct operational commitment.
The Supreme Court recognized Fourth Amendment protections for location data, restricting geofence warrants but stopping short of declaring them unconstitutional.