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The Electric

GM Doubles Down on Next-Gen Batteries in a Move on AI Data Centers

By Steve LeVine · Jun 9, 2026 2:00pm PDT
For a year, General Motors has been talking up plans to commercialize a next-generation manganese-based battery that would help it bypass China’s dominance of the electric vehicle and battery industries. For a year, General Motors has been talking up plans to commercialize a next-generation...

Anthropic, OpenAI Stoke Brisk Pace of VC Fundraising

By Julia Hornstein · Jun 9, 2026 6:01am PDT · 1 comment
When Founders Fund earlier this year set out to raise its latest fund, a $6 billion vehicle to back mature startups like Anduril, it was the first time in the firm’s two-decade history it had asked its limited partners for more cash within two years of its prior fundraise. The reason: It had already blown through the $4.6 billion fund it raised... When Founders Fund earlier this year set out to raise its latest fund, a $6 billion vehicle to...
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Exclusive

Databricks in Talks for Valuation of at Least $165 Billion

By Katie Roof and Cory Weinberg · Jun 8, 2026 5:27pm PDT
Databricks, a provider of database management software, has discussed raising more money in a funding round that could kick off within the next month, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the conversations. Databricks has indicated to investors the new round could lift its valuation to between $165 billion and $175 billion. That... Databricks, a provider of database management software, has discussed raising more money in a...
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Deep Research

Venture Capital Reshuffle Looms As IPO Drought Ends

By The Information Staff · May 21, 2026 12:44pm PDT
A potential cluster of mega-listings by SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic this year could cement the dominance of venture firms that managed to get into the most important private companies of the last decade. For years, venture investing has been defined by a lack of cash returns. Startups stayed private longer, initial public offerings slowed, and... A potential cluster of mega-listings by SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic this year could cement the...
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Dealmaker

Venture Capital’s Showing in the Epstein Files

By Laura Mandaro · Feb 3, 2026 6:16pm PST
On Monday, our reporter Jemima McEvoy broke the news that venture capitalist Masha Bucher had deep ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Their correspondence, released in a dump of more than 3 million pages from the Justice Department Friday, showed Bucher—née Drokova, the name she was using at the time—working as a publicist for... On Monday, our reporter Jemima McEvoy broke the news that venture capitalist Masha Bucher had...