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How to watch Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote

Nvidia kicks off its GTC conference with Huang's keynote on Monday, which can be watched in person or via livestream.

Sales automation startup Rox AI hits $1.2B valuation, sources say

Rox, founded in 2024 by the former chief growth officer of New Relic, offers an AI-native alternative to CRM tools.

SOSV Deep Tech Live – Season 2, Episode 2 – Heat Beneath Our Feet: Unlocking Superhot Geothermal with Carlos Araque, CEO, Quaise Energy

One of the most promising solutions to the surging energy demand lies beneath our feet: geothermal energy. But drilling to the super hot rock many miles down is a vexing technical challenge and is one reason why geothermal provides less than 1% of global electricity.Join us for a fireside chat with Carlos Araque (CEO, Quaise Energy), a spinout from the MIT Plasma Science & Fusion Center, that is pioneering a radically new drilling technology. An MIT-trained engineer, Carlos spent 15 years on

Agents need vector search more than RAG ever did

What's the role of vector databases in the agentic AI world? That's a question that organizations have been coming to terms with in recent months.The narrative had real momentum. As large language models scaled to million-token context windows, a credible argument circulated among enterprise architects: purpose-built vector search was a stopgap, not infrastructure. Agentic memory would absorb the retrieval problem. Vector databases were a RAG-era artifact.The production evidence is run

Channel Surfer lets you watch YouTube like it’s old-school cable TV

The web app lets you turn on YouTube and surf channels like you're watching cable TV in the '90s.

Why Rivian is holding the $45,000 base model R2 until ‘late 2027’

Rivian spent the last two years promoting the R2 as a $45,000 SUV. But buyers won't be able to pay that price until late next year -- if at all.

Elon Musk's Mom Says Billionaire Son Has One Towel, 'No Food In The Fridge' And She Sleeps In The Garage — 'Okay With Me'

SpaceX founder Elon Musk might be the richest man in the world, but if someone opens the fridge at his place in Boca Chica, Texas, they should not expect much more than cold air and good intentions. On Tuesday, 77-year-old model, dietitian, and proud mother Maye Musk shared a glimpse of that reality after responding to a photo of Elon's modest home near SpaceX's Starbase launch site. The house is small, functional, and about as far from the billionaire mansion stereotype as it gets. For Maye, th

Elon Musk’s AI Power Plant Approved in Mississippi, Sparking Community Backlash

Mississippi regulators approved xAI’s Southaven power plant permit, despite resident backlash over pollution, public health, and community input.

Ready for the Vol Loop? How Elon Musk's tunnel would work in Knoxville, Gatlinburg

Knoxville and Gatlinburg are both finalists in The Boring Company's Tunnel Vision Challenge to get an underground Loop. But, what does that mean?

Elon Musk has a message for parents on ChatGPT, says: Keep ChatGPT ...

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are locked in a heated debate over AI chatbot safety, with Musk citing ChatGPT's alleged links to ...

Maye Musk describes her son Elon's living space: 'The shower only has one towel'

The billionaire's mother previously said she slept in his garage while visiting him in Texas, but she did not mind it.

BBC Orders Elon Musk Doc Sequel, Norma Percy’s Take On Brexit & Anne Frank Series

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is returning to the subject of Elon Musk, with a sequel documentary four years after 72 Films first profiled the tech billionaire. Musk: The Next Chapter (working title) follows on ...

Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has verified account on X, Elon Musk's platform

The newly created account was busy posting on Thursday, its first day being active on the X social media platform.

What is XMoney, Elon Musk's new digital payments platform?

Elon Musk said his long-planned payments platform, dubbed XMoney, is set to launch for select users. Here's what to know.

Texas woman accuses Elon Musk of being ‘negligent’ in lawsuit after Cybertruck crash

A Texas woman is suing Tesla, alleging that the company has been "negligent" in keeping Elon Musk as its CEO, after her Autopilot, attempted to drive straight over the edge of a Houston overpass and ...

Valanx Biotech Raises €3M in Financing

Congrats to our SOSV portfolio company VALANX Biotech on its €3 million in new funding to advance its lead antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) program. The financing was led by Fournier-Majoie Foundation and FUJIFILM Corporation with participation from SOSV, XISTA Science Ventures, tecnet equity, Urs Spitz, and Skygene. The financing will enable pre-clinical development of VLX-ADC-001, a LIV-1-targeting ADC for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC), with candidate selection planned for June

Substack launches a built-in recording studio

Substack creators can pre-record video conversations with up to two guests, then publish directly on the platform.

Facebook Marketplace now lets Meta AI respond to buyers’ messages

When buyers inquire about an item’s availability, sellers can use Meta AI to automatically draft replies using information from their listing, such as the description, availability, pickup location, and price.

Tinder tries to lure people back to online dating with IRL events, virtual speed dating

Tinder just got a major revamp as it attempts to reengage its user base and attract younger daters. This includes in-person events, AI enhancements, and even virtual speed dating.

Atlassian follows Block’s footsteps and cuts staff in the name of AI

Atlassian laid off 10% of its workforce, around 1,600 people, as the company looks to funnel more funds to AI.