Sean O’Kane / TechCrunch: Blue Water Autonomy, which says it is building a 100-ton autonomous naval ship, emerges from stealth with a $14M seed from Eclipse VC, Riot, and Impatient  —  A new ship-building startup called Blue Water Autonomy has emerged from stealth with the promise of developing captain-less naval ships. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sara Fischer / Axios: Meta adds Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick, who worked as deputy national security adviser to Trump in his first term, to its board  —  Dina Powell McCormick, a prominent banking executive and former Republican official, and Stripe CEO Patrick Collison are joining Meta’s board, Axios has learned. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence raised $2B led by Greenoaks at a $32B valuation; SSI last raised $1B at a $5B valuation in September 2024  —  Start-up raises $2bn, underscoring investors’ keen appetite for bankrolling AI groups despite US economic tumult Lees verder op Tech Meme

Colin Campbell / Axios: Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Optilogic, a supply chain software provider, raised a $40M Series B led by NewRoad Capital and launches a tariff optimization tool  —  Optilogic, a supply chain software provider, is launching a tariff optimization platform after raising a $40 million Series B round this week … Lees verder op Tech Meme