Blue Owl-backed Stack eyes $5.9b data center loan

The financing could be among Australia’s biggest data center deals.

The financing could be among Australia’s biggest data center deals.
Elorian, a Palo Alto-based startup building visual-reasoning AI, has raised $55 million in seed funding at a $300 million post-money valuation — an extraordinary premium for a company that has yet to ship a product. The round was co-led by Striker Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Altimeter Capital, with participation from Nvidia and Google Senior Vice…
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Germany advances a Naval laser weapon toward operational deployment by 2029 Future 100kW laser aims to counter faster and larger aerial threats More than 1,000 laser shots validated performance during extended naval trials Germany has confirmed plans to field a high-energy laser weapon aboard naval vessels by 2029, aimed primarily at intercepting drones. Defense contractors…
For me, strategy at its best has always taken the form of a story. A great strategy is simply a story you tell yourself over and over again about the business you’re trying to build and how you’re going to build it. Your strategy story should be easy to repeat, easy to share and easy…
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The industrial-scale sand battery in Finland’s Pornainen can cover almost one month of the town’s heating demands in the summer and as much as one week in the winter. Polar Night Energy A small town in southern Finland has turned to the world’s largest commercial sand battery to fix what many see as the most…