Harvey, the legal AI startup, has confirmed a new funding round that values it at $8 billion. The company has raised hundreds of millions in rapid succession, betting its early lead with top law firms is insurmountable.
No Players Online, a well-received indie horror game, is back on Steam after a nearly three-week removal. The developer says a “former friend” filed an “unfounded” DMCA claim, crippling the game’s crucial launch momentum and threatening the studio’s survival.
Decagon, a two-year-old AI customer service startup, is winning big clients and celebrating with over-the-top rewards. Its 28-year-old CEO isn’t intimidated by rivals 10x its size.
Paris-based Brevo has secured a massive €500 million funding round, officially hitting unicorn status. The customer engagement platform, used by eBay and Louis Vuitton, will use the war chest to accelerate AI development and its US expansion.
In a major C-suite move, Smartsheet hires former Payscale CEO Scott Torrey as chief revenue officer. Meanwhile, Apple taps Microsoft corporate VP Amar Subramanya to lead its AI foundation models and research.
A crypto firm connected to Donald Trump is under scrutiny for discrepancies in its SEC filings. The company, Alt5 Sigma, is late on a quarterly report and gave conflicting reasons for its accountant’s sudden resignation.
Amazon now controls nearly 13% of all US apparel and footwear sales, a $67 billion business that’s more than double Walmart’s. But the real story is how it got there—and the massive, messy marketplace it built to do it.
The period and intimates brand Knix is accelerating its shift from digital-native to omnichannel leader. It’s launching a major Canadian retail expansion, opening several new stores through 2026, and building on its first US wholesale deal with Bloomingdale’s.
McKee Utility Contractors was growing steadily. Then private equity firm Boyne Capital got involved, and revenue exploded from $100M to over $200M. Their secret? Listening to founders first.
Goodword just raised $4 million to build what it calls a “networking copilot.” The startup uses AI to help professionals maintain deeper connections rather than just collecting more contacts. It’s positioning itself as complementary to LinkedIn, not a replacement.
