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Databricks confirms new $100B valuation on $4B ARR

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-10-08 15:33:26

In Brief Just nine months after raising a whopping $10 billion (plus $5 billion in debt) in January, Databricks has confirmed another $1 billion raise at a $100 billion valuation. When rumors of the raise first broke last month, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi told TechCrunch that the company is using the funds to invest in its Supabase-competitor database for AI agents. “A year ago, we saw in the data that 30% of the databases were not created by humans,” said Ghodsi. “For the first time, they wer

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Lunar soil machine developed to build bricks using sunlight

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-20 14:24:49

Lunar soil machine developed to build bricks using sunlight by Riko Seibo Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 A Chinese research team has created a prototype machine that transforms moon soil into durable construction bricks using solar energy, marking a critical step toward building lunar structures from local materials. Developed by the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) in Hefei, Anhui province, the system functions as a 3D printing device powered by concentrated solar heat. It em

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Lego Will No Longer Ship Individual Pieces Thanks to Trump Tariffs

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-10-21 03:30:00

The aftershocks of President Trump’s tariffs are hitting major retailers around the world. As global shipping is set to get more expensive, most industries, including the toy industry, are already feeling the financial impact. Unfortunately for the toy consumer, particularly the Lego fanatic, things are about to get more complicated. According to 404 Media, Lego will now stop shipping individual pieces. What used to be an easy way to replace random lost or missing bricks is now going to be a wo

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Some Pixels are bricked and Google apparently won’t help revive them

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-29 13:36:40

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A Redditor has claimed that many owners of older Pixel phones are suffering from bricked devices. The problem purportedly occurs after switching slots, flashing certain ROMs, downgrading the OS, or installing the June 2025 update. Google is apparently refusing to provide recovery bootloader images to fix the issue. Tinkering with Android phones has become an increasingly complex endeavor, as phone brands and Google step up software protections. Unfortuna

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Databricks is raising a Series K Investment at >$100B valuation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-08 17:06:15

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — August 19, 2025 — Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced it has signed a term sheet for its Series K round, which it expects to close soon with backing from existing investors. This funding values the company at >$100 billion. The company expects to use the new capital to accelerate its AI strategy — expanding Agent Bricks, investing in its new database offering Lakebase, and fueling global growth. At the June Data + AI Summit, Databricks introduced a new produ

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Databricks says it's valued at over $100 billion in latest funding round

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-11-09 16:18:28

Databricks has just entered an exclusive club. The data analytics software vendor said Tuesday that it's raising a funding round that values the company at over $100 billion. That would make Databricks just the fourth private company to eclipse the $100 billion mark, following SpaceX, ByteDance and OpenAI, according to data from CB Insights. Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi told CNBC's Brian Sullivan that the total round will exceed $1 billion. The company was last valued by private investors at $62

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Databricks CEO says fresh $1B will help him attack a new AI database market

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-11-10 02:48:35

Databricks is in the process of closing a fresh round at a $100 billion valuation, sources confirmed to TechCrunch. The round was originally reported by the Wall Street Journal. A source familiar with the deal tells TechCrunch exclusively the new round is about $1 billion, and was wildly oversubscribed. Databricks, best known for its data analytics products, refrained from selling even more equity because it didn’t need cash for operations after its once record-breaking $10 billion raise at a $

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I tried ‘Bricking’ my phone to fix my brain

theverge.com Victoria Song 2025-12-10 10:00:00

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. “We need to talk.” Nobody likes to hear those words from their spouse. Especially when it’s delivered in a grave tone as you rot on a couch in a grubby blankie, staring like a zombie while doomscrolling. “Wut?” I said, very intelligently. What came next was a compassionate but firm speech about how I was in dire need of an intervent

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Lego Returns to ‘Stranger Things’ With These Adorable Chibi Models

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-12-30 00:00:18

San Diego Comic-Con is finally upon us! Of course, the opening of doors for preview night means the promise of our first glimpses of what to expect out of the next four days, from shiny booths to teases of big news—and of course, the many bits of radical merch that will be revealed. So why don’t we get the ball rolling on that last one with your first look at one of Lego’s reveals from the con, right here? To help celebrate the opening of Comic-Con 2025, io9 has your exclusive first look at Leg

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Lego’s Transforming Soundwave Actually Makes Some Noise

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-25 10:00:04

Lego’s returning to Cybertron for its latest big set, but with a twist: after giving us the Autobot leader Optimus Prime and one of his most loyal soldiers in Bumblebee over the past few years, now it’s finally the turn of the Decepticons to get their brick-based glory. Except it’s not who you might have expected to get that early honor. This morning Lego revealed that the first Decepticon joining the ranks of the Transformers line is none other than Soundwave himself. It’s a surprise to not se

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'Happy Gilmore 2' and 10 More New Netflix Movies You Shouldn't Miss in July

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-13 04:11:00

Netflix has two long-awaited sequels premiering in July, along with loads of other hits, from zombie movies to strange-but-true documentaries about some of the biggest news stories of our time. The biggest films to hit the streamer in July are definitely Happy Gilmore 2, the Adam Sandler film that arrives on July 25, and The Old Guard 2, the action fantasy that stars Charlize Theron, Veronica Van, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kiki Layne and Uma Thurman. Five new entries in the platform's popular Trainwrec

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Method Man Says 'Poker Face' Role Is 'Different From Anybody I've Ever Played Before'

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-21 10:35:59

Just when we thought Charlie Cale and her 1969 Barracuda were finally parked and enjoying some peace in New York City, the reluctant BS detector gets pulled into another mystery. The Big Pump, the 10th episode of season 2 of Poker Face, streaming on Peacock, finds Natasha Lyonne's character tangled up with Frank "Brick" Bricatino, a gym owner who's running an unsavory side hustle. Played by Cliff "Method Man" Smith, Brick has secrets that keep piling up until they go horribly wrong. The previou

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Some Animal Crossing Lego sets are cheaper than ever

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2026-03-09 14:52:56

I don’t know about you, but I’ve gotten back into Animal Crossing: New Horizons in a pretty big way since the Switch 2 arrived. I’ve started a new island (the game loads faster and runs better on that console), and I’ve been doing house chores to the relaxing music. The natural progression of my invigorated fandom will likely lead me to buy Lego’s Animal Crossing-themed sets — and what great timing, as some of them are discounted . You can build some of the most iconic landmarks from your islan

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Why most enterprise AI agents never reach production and how Databricks plans to fix it

venturebeat.com Sean Michael Kerner 2026-03-19 04:00:00

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Many enterprise AI agent development efforts never make it to production and it’s not because the technology isn’t ready. The problem, according to Databricks, is that companies are still relying on manual evaluations with a process that’s slow, inconsistent and difficult to scale. Today at the Data + AI Summit, Databricks launched Mosaic

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Databricks open-sources declarative ETL framework powering 90% faster pipeline builds

venturebeat.com Shubham Sharma 2026-03-19 07:29:32

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Today, at its annual Data + AI Summit, Databricks announced that it is open-sourcing its core declarative ETL framework as Apache Spark Declarative Pipelines, making it available to the entire Apache Spark community in an upcoming release. Databricks launched the framework as Delta Live Tables (DLT) in 2022 and has since expanded it to he

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Leaked details reveal potential pricing for Lego’s Nintendo Game Boy

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-11-13 00:50:04

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Aside from an October 2025 release, the teaser Lego and Nintendo released in January for their upcoming Game Boy collaboration was light on details. But according to an Instagram account that Video Games Chronicle says has a reliable track record for sharing accurate details about new sets before Lego does, the brick-built Game Boy will sell for

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Latest Tech News

Databricks confirms new $100B valuation on $4B ARR

Lunar soil machine developed to build bricks using sunlight

Lego Will No Longer Ship Individual Pieces Thanks to Trump Tariffs

Some Pixels are bricked and Google apparently won’t help revive them

Databricks is raising a Series K Investment at >$100B valuation

Databricks says it's valued at over $100 billion in latest funding round

Databricks CEO says fresh $1B will help him attack a new AI database market

I tried ‘Bricking’ my phone to fix my brain

Lego Returns to ‘Stranger Things’ With These Adorable Chibi Models

Lego’s Transforming Soundwave Actually Makes Some Noise

'Happy Gilmore 2' and 10 More New Netflix Movies You Shouldn't Miss in July

Method Man Says 'Poker Face' Role Is 'Different From Anybody I've Ever Played Before'

Some Animal Crossing Lego sets are cheaper than ever

Why most enterprise AI agents never reach production and how Databricks plans to fix it

Databricks open-sources declarative ETL framework powering 90% faster pipeline builds

Leaked details reveal potential pricing for Lego’s Nintendo Game Boy

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