429 place 0 fresh
While fintechs scramble for profitability, Octane just closed $100M at GAAP profitability with 30% year-over-year originations growth. The company that makes buying motorcycles, RVs, and boats as easy as ordering an Uber has now originated over $7B in loans and launched a white-label platform that lets manufacturers offer financing without building their own captive lenders. Valar Ventures called this "one of the best tech companies that can compound for far longer than expected." Find out why...
A newsletter a day!
You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
AlleyWatch
"This moratorium will give democracy a chance to catch up with the transformative changes that we are witnessing," Sanders said. Read more ›
4,669 fresh
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders wants to delay AI data center projects to slow down progress, to ensure that AI will benefit the largest number of people and not just the richest few. Read more ›
1,574 fresh
Claude Code creator Boris Cherny said that he looked for engineers with "cool weekend projects." Anthropic is also looking for "generalists," he said. Read more ›
913 fresh
Investment firm concerned about tougher debt terms and the risk of delays to the vast project Read more ›
864 fresh
"I won't claim to be a gamer, but I was aware, broadly, of some of the concepts present in Final Fantasy," Tom Morello - singer, songwriter and political activist, and Rage Against the Machine guitarist - tells me when I ask him if he was aware of the political themes of Final Fantasy 14. Since its (re)release in 2014, FF14 has tackled issues such as anti-colonialism, class struggle, and nationalism,... Read more ›
853 fresh
Cameron has a plan that may involve fewer blue aliens and more 'Terminator' (without Schwarzenegger). Read more ›
836 fresh
Elon Musk has grown $216 billion richer this year, thanks to Tesla stock hitting an all-time high and SpaceX doubling in value since the summer. Read more ›
781 fresh
Warner Bros. Discovery's board has formally rejected the $108 billion takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, the company announced. WBD said it remains committed to its $82.7 billion deal with Netflix, which would close some time next year, pending regulatory approval. "[The board] has unanimously determined that the tender offer launched by Paramount Skydance on December 8, 2025 is not in the best interests of WBD and its shareholders and does... Read more ›
620 fresh
The Defense Department wants troops to have new weapons quickly. But testing processes don't include the best ways to do that, a new report documents. Read more ›
566 fresh
New research shows that tropical cyclones leave behind more than death and destruction. Read more ›
451 fresh
Choosing the right CPU is one of the first decisions you need to make when building a PC. Here's how to make that tough choice. Read more ›
389 fresh
A software engineer and E-ink enthusiast recently set up a remote E-ink secondary display, upcycling an old E-ink tablet and setting up an awesome Linux DIY project for all those with the need to read on bespoke screen hardware. Read more ›
372 fresh
A buyer in Spain has reported receiving a sealed DDR5 memory kit that contained counterfeit parts, raising fresh concerns about return fraud affecting high-value PC components. Read more ›
361 fresh
Robinhood stands to gain more from prediction markets than Coinbase as users plan to deploy fresh capital rather than sell existing crypto, the bank said. Read more ›
340 fresh
Small robot vacuums that fit into tight spaces rarely deliver strong performance, which is what makes the SwitchBot K11 Plus stand out. And right now, you can purchase the compact yet capable robovac from Amazon and SwitchBot for a new low of $179.99 ($220 off), the latter with code XMAS2GIFT55. Just note that only Switchbot […] Read more ›
258 fresh
Warner Bros. Discovery's board rejected Paramount Skydance and CEO David Ellison again. Read WBD's full letter to shareholders. Read more ›
247 fresh
For more than a decade, scientists have accepted that Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon, has a subsurface ocean of liquid water. A new look at the data suggests otherwise. Read more ›
242 fresh
A federal judge has hit pause on Arkansas's controversial social media law, ruling that Act 901 likely violates the First Amendment. Here is what you need to know. Read more ›
241 fresh
Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions. Read more ›
233 fresh
AlleyWatch
Busy day in NYC tech with six new fundings totaling $153M, spanning sectors from circular economy textile recycling to parametric insurance for digital business interruptions. Read more ›
13
McKinsey says agentic commerce could hit $1T in US retail by decade's end, but there's a problem: only Google, Amazon, and ChatGPT own the product data infrastructure. Channel3 just raised $6M from Matrix and Y Combinator founder Paul Graham to change that, building a universal product database that already covers 50 million products. The Duke-bred founders met while building their first startup together, and when Alexander Schiff couldn't find product... Read more ›
0
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 12/11/2025 featuring funding details for AIR Platforms, Keeper, and much more. Read more ›
0
Development teams can now ship code 100x faster with AI, but security still reviews only 15% of planned work manually. Prime Security just raised $20M led by Scale Venture Partners to close this dangerous gap with autonomous AI agents that conduct full security reviews in under 20 minutes. Working with PayPal and Qualtrics, they're achieving 100% coverage of development tasks while cutting manual security effort by more than 60%. Find... Read more ›
0
The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 12/15/25 featuring funding details for Cleric, Ritten, Fal, and twenty-five other deals representing $2.53B in new funding that you need to know about. Read more ›
0
21 new deals and $379M+ invested into NYC startups for the week. NYC Tech News for the week ending 12/13 featuring news for Radial, Benepass, Phia, and much, much more. Read more ›
0
A quarter of a billion in new capital deployed including funding for NYC's two newest unicorns. Read more ›
0
While special education spending tops $100B annually, chronic staffing shortages leave millions of students waiting months for legally required services. Parallel Learning just closed a $20M Series B with data showing 98% of students met or exceeded IEP goals through their virtual platform—a stark contrast to traditional models struggling with compliance and burnout. With districts legally required to provide services regardless of budget uncertainty, delve into why this model addresses... Read more ›
0
Most popular sources
Business Insider
|
26% 7 |
Tom's Hardware
|
10% 2 |
Ars Technica
|
6% 1 |
The Verge
|
6% 2 |
Gizmodo
|
6% 3 |
| View sources » | |
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
17.12.2025 12:52
Last update: 12:41 EDT.
News rating updated: 19:42.
What is Times42?
Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.
popular
