Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Peak XV invests $35 million in wealth and asset management startup Neo

Peak XV Partners has invested $35 million in Neo, a fintech startup founded by industry veterans, as the largest India-focused VC broadens its bets on wealth...

Flanks grabs additional capital to automate wealth services in Europe

Flanks, which has built an API for automated wealth services, secured $8 million in Series A capital to democratize access to wealth management across Europe. Earlybird Venture...

Zygon helps startups avoid data breaches from SaaS providers

Last week, cloud computing company Shadow confirmed a data breach involving customers’ personal information. The hacker claims to have access to the data of more than...

X starts experimenting with a $1 per year fee for new users

X, formerly Twitter, announced today that is starting a new experiment to charge a $1 per year fee for “new unverified” users to interact with posts....

The UAW strike is starting to affect CES 2024

Stellantis announced Tuesday that it will cancel its planned presentations and display at CES 2024, the tech trade show that takes over Las Vegas every January. The...

IRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024

The IRS will test a free tax filing service in 2024 for a subset of lucky taxpayers in as many as 13 states, the agency announced...

GM delays $4B EV truck factory plan by another year

General Motors is pushing its $4 billion plan to convert its Orion Assembly plant into an EV truck factory to late 2025, a year later than...

Patreon acquires livestream ticketed events startup Moment

Patreon is acquiring Los Angeles-based livestream ticketed event platform Moment, the company announced on Tuesday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Patreon says...

Apple adds USB-C, but cuts features in new $79 Apple Pencil

Apple today announced a new Apple Pencil that offers USB-C and a lower price. But this isn’t an upgraded version of the Apple Pencil. This version...

Microsoft-affiliated research finds flaws in GTP-4

Sometimes, following instructions too precisely can land you in hot water — if you’re a large language model, that is. That’s the conclusion reached by a new,...