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Elon Musk’s The Boring Company Closes $3 Billion Series D Funding Round

Elon Musk’s tunneling company, The Boring Company, has raised a $3 billion Series D funding round that pushes its valuation to $23 billion. The round was led by the United Arab Emirates.

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Battery Startup Form Energy Closes $750 Million to Expand Its Manufacturing Capacity

Battery startup Form Energy said on Wednesday that it has raised $750 million to expand its manufacturing capacity in West Virginia, the latest sign that the AI data center building boom is fueling investment in energy storage.

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Voice AI Company ElevenLabs Raises $500 Million in a new Funding Round

Voice AI company ElevenLabs said today it raised $500 million in a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital, which was an investor in the startup’s last secondary round through a tender.

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Waymo Finalising a New $16 Billion Funding Round

Waymo has nearly finalized a new $16 billion funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion, according to the Financial Times.

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