Holyvolt raises $45M for AI battery-material tools
Holyvolt, which develops AI tools for making and testing new battery materials, raised $45M from investors including Zone II and CC.VC, Fortune reported. A source cited by Fortune put the company's valuation at $245M. The financi...
RegLayer counts 47+ disrupted US data center projects in 2026
RegLayer counts 47+ large US data center projects delayed, withdrawn or blocked in 2026, the Financial Times reports. Bernstein estimates that ~35% of the planned US data center pipeline is credible, highlighting the gap between ...
CoreWeave bond yield tops 15% as AI debt concerns grow
CoreWeave's bond yield has topped 15%, the New York Times reports, as debt concerns grow around the data center buildout. The cost of insuring SoftBank debt has also risen, while some Oracle debt trades near 80 to 90 cents on the...
MIT model links crystal structures to text to improve materials search
MIT researchers developed an AI model that combines three-dimensional atomic structures with language descriptions to identify crystalline materials matching requested properties. In a Nature Communications paper, they reported th...
SoftBank considers Allied Universal acquisition as Son explores AI robots
SoftBank Group is considering buying Allied Universal, the largest security services company in the US, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The consideration comes as founder Masayoshi Son explores deploying...
New Orleans proposal would impose robotaxi fees and safety rules
New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell has proposed permit fees and safety requirements for robotaxis, NOLA.com reported. Companies would pay $7,500 annually, $50 per registered vehicle and 50 cents per trip. Safety violati...