The UK Is Betting on a Billion-Dollar AI Supercomputer to Kick Its Addiction to US Tech

The UK government has laid out a $1.47 billion plan to shake its dependence on foreign-made artificial intelligence hardware. Under the measures, announced Monday, the…

Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles |

With just two weeks to go,StrictlyVCLos Angelesis quickly approaching. On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, investors, founders, and tech…

"Go AI Native with MuleRun" Lights Up New York Tech Week

/PRNewswire/ — As part of New York Tech Week, MuleRun successfully hosted “Go AI Native with MuleRun – Key Features Update” on June 3, convening…

Focused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech |

Focused Energy recently raised an oversubscribed $240 million Series A round, one of the largest early-stage rounds for a fusion power startup. The new round,…

Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year |

Mach Industries, the three-year-old defense tech startup run by 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, has raised a $300 million Series C at a $1.8…

Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis |

There is a certain wildness in the tech industry these days that both mimics previous eras of large changes, like cloud computing (runaway costs in…

SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose’s former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M |

Traditionally, sleep earbuds have been designed to mask outside noise and promote sleep with calming sounds. But today, a Boston-based startup called SOND is introducing…

Pope Leo Schooled the Tech Bros on Tolkien

Nobody was surprised that Pope Leo XIV cited well-known saints and previous pontiffs in his first encyclical, or papal letter of spiritual guidance, Magnifica Humanitas,…

AI Agents Plunged the Tech World Into Chaos. Here’s Exactly How That Happened

“Hi, my name is Peter, and I’m a Claudeholic.” It was August 2025 and Peter Steinberger was addressing a meetup in London called Claude Code…

Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

This week on Uncanny Valley, the team dives into Trump’s selected entourage for his high-stakes visit to China, ranging from Silicon Valley’s tech billionaires to…