Lucinda Shen / Axios:
Booz Allen Hamilton commits $400M to a16z's newest set of funds, for which a16z raised $15B+ in January; this is Booz Allen's first LP stake in any VC fund  —  Defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton said Friday it is committing $400 million into Andreessen Horowitz's most recent set of funds.

Tesla scrapped its Autopilot driver assist feature that used to come standard in new vehicles, as it attempts to steer customers to its newly subscription-only Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. According to Electrek, the company removed Basic Autopilot as a standard feature from new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in North America. That means in […]

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is getting another Nintendo Direct showcase on Jan. 25, 2026, with a new look at Mario's new animated film.

After a viral, nonviolent protest, federal authorities weaponized two civil rights laws to target prominent Black activists.

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Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg:
R&D firm Merkle, which sold Farcaster, says it plans to repay VCs the $180M they invested in the social media project, and says Farcaster is not shutting down  —  The software firm behind a crypto-oriented social-media platform plans to repay venture capitalists the $180 million …