Podcast
Tech Daily
Hosted by Michael Lugassy · EN
Daily Tech, Startups & VC News Podcast
28episodes
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MiRus $1.5B Raise, Wix and Groupon Cuts
1w ago00:12:07Tap to summarizeMiRus lands $1.5B from Boston Scientific for medical devices. Wix cuts 1,000 jobs or 20% of staff. Groupon trims 400 positions or 23% workforce. Plus FDA clearances, manufacturing orders and other hardware and restructuring moves.
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Stord $250M, Thea $100M, Chip Trillions
2w ago00:12:00Tap to summarizeCovers Stord's $250M Series F at $3B valuation for logistics tech, Thea Energy's $100M Series B to expand magnet manufacturing for fusion plants, ClearNote Health's $52M Series D for cancer detection products, Lilly's $780M LimmaTech acquisition, and Micron and SK Hynix hitting $1T market caps.
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Micron Trillion Cap, SPAC Closings, Philips Launch
2w ago00:11:35Tap to summarizeMicron hits $1 trillion market cap amid chip rally; FortuneX and Burtech close SPAC IPOs; Hadron Energy de-SPACs; Valve ships Steam Deck beta update; Philips launches SmartIQ imaging tech; Oregon colleges secure semiconductor grants.
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ClickUp Cuts, Huawei Chip Law, Funding Wave
2w ago00:12:09Tap to summarizeClickUp lays off 22% of its workforce; Huawei unveils Tau Scaling Law targeting 1.4nm-equivalent chips by 2031; Amca raises $300M for aerospace parts and Boston Metal secures $75M for metals production among major funding rounds totaling over $2B.
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Oura IPO, Yamaha Robotics, SolarSquare $60M Talks
2w ago00:11:00Tap to summarizeCovers Oura's confidential IPO filing for its smart ring, Yamaha Motor's new robotics support facility in India, SolarSquare's up to $60M funding talks in solar hardware, Meta's quiet Forum app launch, Xreal smartglasses progress, and 15 other funding, hardware, gadget, and strategy stories from the period.
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CHIPS Billions, SPAC Surge, LiDAR Wins Top Tech
2w ago00:11:17Tap to summarizeCovers Commerce's $2B quantum hardware incentives, three SPAC IPOs raising $325M, Hesai's European LiDAR deals, UCLA's $125M semiconductor hub, Bloom Energy surge, multiple startup rounds including Pivot and Socket, China robotics push, and other hardware and M&A moves.
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Mercury $200M Raise, Intuit 17% Cuts Head Tech News
3w ago00:11:05Tap to summarizeMercury lands $200M at $5.2B valuation in fintech uptick. Intuit slashes 17% of jobs to streamline. Multiple startups close Series A and C rounds including Viktor at $75M and Primer at $100M.
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Google Glasses Launch, Cerebras IPO, Meta Cuts 8K
3w ago00:10:33Tap to summarizeGoogle partners on audio smart glasses for fall release with Warby Parker and Samsung. Cerebras raises $5.6 billion in the year's biggest IPO. Meta readies 8,000 layoffs and 7,000 reassignments in May 20 restructuring. Covers startup funding rebounds, robotics deliveries and hardware expansions.
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Rapido $240M Raise, Cisco Cuts, Seagate Pivot
3w ago00:11:57Tap to summarizeThis episode covers Rapido's $240 million funding at $3 billion valuation, Sigma Computing's $80 million Series E, Cisco's plan to cut 4,000 jobs, Uber's $1.8 billion stake increase in Delivery Hero, and other funding rounds, layoffs, acquisitions, and hardware strategy moves.
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Space Power Grids, IPO Pops, Startup Rounds
3w ago00:11:59Tap to summarizeCovers Star Catcher's $65M space power raise, Cerebras Nasdaq IPO debut with valuation surge, Rapido's $240M round, GovWell and Nectar Social funding, plus Samsung strike plans and Sensata tender offers.
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