Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
Pursuit, which uses AI to scan public data to help companies find and win government contracts, raised a $22M seed led by OpenGov co-founder Mike Rosengarten  —  Mike Vichich grew up in Michigan.  His family, he recalls, dedicated their lives to public service.

Charlotte Trueman / DatacenterDynamics:
OpenLight, which designs custom application-specific photonic chips, raised $50M in a Series A extension, after raising $34M in August 2025  —  Startup designs custom application-specific photonic chips  —  OpenLight has raised an additional $50 million in an extended Series A funding round …

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans a new Siri camera mode in iOS 27 by moving Visual Intelligence, currently tied to the Camera Control button, into the camera app  —  Apple Inc. is planning to embed artificial intelligence more deeply into the iPhone's camera app, adding a new Siri mode alongside …

Chris Welch / Bloomberg:
Motorola unveils its 2026 foldables lineup, including its first book-style model, which costs $1,900; prices for clamshell models have gone up by up to $200  —  The company's clamshell phones have gone up by as much as $200, while its first book-style foldable barely undercuts Samsung at $1,900.

Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch:
Scout AI, which is building an AI model to operate and command military assets like autonomous ATVs, raised a $100M Series A co-led by Align and Draper  —  At a U.S. military base in central California, four-seater all-terrain vehicles roam hillside trails.