Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits; also, is the future of data centers portable?

Naïve automates the grunt work of setting up and running a company, plus, Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B, and Omilia raises $67M to scale its customer support platform

-Taking vibe-coding a step further, Naive claims its infra can automate most of the work in setting up and running a business. -Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation -Athens-based Omilia [https://omilia.com/], which has been working on automating voice calls and customer support since 2002, throwing AI at every process can be wasteful.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Can WindBorne make AI weather prediction lucrative? Plus, Hark previews its browser use agent for completing tasks

-WindBorne Systems has raised a $37 million Series B round to scale its weather balloons and AI forecasts. -Hark claims that its browser use agent is faster and cheaper than competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits; also, is the future of data centers portable?

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has paused new data center development until an audit has been completed. Also, on Tuesday, AI infrastructure company Runware announced the launch of its own modular data center called Sonic Inference Pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

June thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem; plus, Base Power raises another $1B to save the grid using backyard batteries

June emerged from stealth today with a $20 million pre-seed round to make AI adoption simpler. Also, Base Power’s $1 billion round will help the startup ramp production of its home batteries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public?; plus, Okta buys AI security startup Permiso

There are fresh signs that fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems will list in the next two to three years. Also, the Okta/Permiso deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud environments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]