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Michael Lugassy

Daily Tech, Startups & VC News Podcast

  1. 3d ago

    Ramp $750M Raise, Rare Earth $1.6B Deal, Hardware Launches

    Ramp hits $44B valuation with $750M round; USA Rare Earth secures up to $1.6B CHIPS funding for supply chain; tech layoffs hit 38k in May; COMPUTEX brings AMD, Intel, Qualcomm hardware announcements.

    12 min

  2. 4d ago

    FirstClub Valuation Surge, GitLab Cuts, Impulse Raise

    FirstClub doubles valuation with $55M round; GitLab slashes 350 jobs in restructuring; Impulse Space closes $500M Series D at over $4B valuation. Also covers Strava IPO prep moves, big tech capital raises, and other startup fundings and headcount changes.

    12 min

  3. 5d ago

    Apple Bill Split, xLight Laser Cash, Meta Teen Shields

    Apple readies iOS 27 receipt-photo bill splitter; xLight lands $150M CHIPS for EUV laser prototype; Scapia closes $63M round; NewLimit raises $435M Series C; Meta expands global teen safety settings; Taiwan demos robot patrol dogs; Endorfy previews PC hardware; Valve delays Steam Machine over RAM issues.

    12 min

  4. 6d ago

    Mach $1.8B Valuation, Unastella Rocket Raise and More

    Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation with $300M round; Unastella closes $24M Series B for rockets; Maxwell Power secures $750M for batteries plus other funding, M&A and hardware moves.

    12 min

  5. Jun 1

    Dell XPS 13 Launch, Acer Ultrabooks, Qualcomm Chips

    Covers Dell's $699 XPS 13 and Acer's $699 Swift Air 14 launches, Qualcomm Snapdragon C chip announcement, Picogrid's $45M round, SoftBank's €75B French data centers, and other hardware and funding news from May 29-31.

    12 min

  6. May 29

    MiRus $1.5B Raise, Wix and Groupon Cuts

    MiRus 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.

    12 min

  7. May 28

    Stord $250M, Thea $100M, Chip Trillions

    Covers 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.

    12 min

  8. May 27

    Micron Trillion Cap, SPAC Closings, Philips Launch

    Micron 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.

    12 min
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Daily Tech, Startups & VC News Podcast

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  • Creator
    Michael Lugassy
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © CC BY 4.0
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    Tech Daily