Techmeme

FYI: We're now omitting links in @Techmeme tweets. Why? 1. Links limit reach (see embedded study) 2. The cost for posting links using X's API increased today by 1900%. Links may return later, but we're still exploring how we might accomplish that.

Munich-based SE3, which is developing "spatial intelligence" software to combine feeds into a queryable 3D battlefield map, raised a $30M Series A led by Accel (@jeremyakahn / Fortune) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Australian quantum software startup Q-Ctrl, which builds sensors that help ships and aircraft navigate when GPS is unavailable, raised $290M at a $1B+ valuation (@rudnit / Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

How CFTC Chairman Michael Selig reversed long-standing policy to authorize perpetual crypto and stock trades on Kalshi and others, despite SEC staff concerns (New York Times) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Starshield faced "systematic speed restrictions" for several days; Ukrainian officials believe it is to pressure Kyiv amid peace talks (Financial Times) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Google launches Tabletop, an experimental AI platform to build customizable, collaborative personal planning and coordination hubs, in beta via a waitlist (@zombie_wretch / The Verge) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Sources: Nvidia employees, known for their fierce loyalty to Jensen Huang, have been left stunned and some are angry at the news of his extramarital affairs (@macton93 / Financial Times) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Beijing says "the US should stop fabricating the so-called Chinese spy narrative as a pretext for imposing technology restrictions"; Trump and Xi meet next week (Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Russian pranksters tricked three OpenAI natsec and policy executives into a video meeting by posing as Ukrainian officials; OpenAI says it "acted internally" (@samfbiddle / The Intercept) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

A look at Russian ransomware-as-a-service group Qilin, which has become the world's most active gang, likely run by 36-year-old Aleksey Mikhailovich Yakovtsev (@briankrebs / Krebs on Security) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

A look at Nvidia's 10-person board, many of whom have known Jensen Huang for decades, including attorney Stephen Neal, VC Tench Coxe, and academic John Dabiri (Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Sources: Alice Huang's business partner and husband Kang Wei spoke openly of her Jensen Huang relationship; Wei, who knew Jensen for a decade, introduced them (@lingling_wei / Wall Street Journal) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

A look at potential Nvidia CEO candidates, including CFO Colette Kress, CUDA inventor Ian Buck, Arm CEO Rene Haas, and Apple Chief Hardware Officer Johny Srouji (Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

SMIC reports Q3 revenue up 34% YoY to ~$3.19B, net profit up 123% to ~$428.4M, above ~$396.8M est., and a gross margin of 29.9%, above its 26% to 28% guidance (@qinsherry / Wall Street Journal) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

London-based Uforce, which makes unmanned air, sea, and land vehicles, raised $700M co-led by the UK National Wealth Fund and Valor Equity at a $6B valuation (@yazhous / Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Sources: Tencent founder Pony Ma says in his annual speech that he is willing to deploy half of the company's 100,000-strong workforce to AI-native businesses (Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

A look at the AI community's "handoverism" ideas, which envision humanity entrusting "the direction of its future to AI", and what it may look like in practice (@ruxandrateslo / Ruxandra's Substack) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Foxconn reports Q3 revenue up 47% YoY to ~$95.4B, net income up 34% to ~$2.4B, above est., driven by AI and iPhone Duo demand, and forecasts strong 2027 sales (@gaoyuan86 / Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Lumbra, which is developing tech to orchestrate AI agents in ultra-secure computing environments for the intelligence community, raised a $25M Series A (@mike_wheatley / SiliconANGLE) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

A growing number of young victims whose photos were sexualized using Grok are seeking to hold xAI legally accountable for allowing users to generate such images (@ali_lev / Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Munich-based Agile Robots, which develops humanoids, mobile robots, robotic arms, and control software, raised $500M led by SoftBank at an $8.5B valuation (@martin_marilen / Bloomberg) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)