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Bezos’ Blue Origin seeks first outside funding at $130B valuation, NYT DealBook reports
Blue Origin aims to raise $10 billion in its first outside funding round at a $130 billion valuation, competing with SpaceX's growing market presence.
Solstice buys Element Solutions in $14.5B deal, sharpens focus on AI market
Solstice acquires Element Solutions for $14.5 billion to expand its advanced materials platform focused on ai infrastructure and semiconductor markets.
Digital Realty to pay Blackstone $3.5B for stake in Virginia data centers
Digital Realty will acquire a larger stake in three Northern Virginia data centers from Blackstone in a $3.5 billion cash-and-stock deal.
Arlington cyber warfare startup raises $100M, reaches unicorn status
Twenty Technologies announced that it has raised $100 million in a Series B round and reached unicorn status with a $1 billion valuation.
SpaceX launches notes offering, discloses $100.8B cash balance
SpaceX launched an offering of senior unsecured notes and disclosed a cash balance of $100.8 billion as of June 19, following its Nasdaq debut.
Virginia founders use AI to jumpstart companies
Virginia startup Nestease leverages AI to offer flexible lawn care and home services, enabling customers to control scheduling and improve efficiency.
Wall Street hits new closing highs on tech strength, Middle East deal hopes
Wall Street's main indexes reached record closing highs driven by tech sector gains and optimism over a potential U.S.-Iran deal, boosting investor sentiment.
OpenAI’s Altman says AI unlikely to lead to ‘jobs apocalypse’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says rapid AI adoption has not caused a jobs apocalypse and highlights the irreplaceable human part of employment.
Arlington-based BriefCatch names new COO
BriefCatch announced Wednesday that it has appointed VIDAA’s General Counsel Yoel Lavie to be its new chief operating officer.
Amentum names inaugural chief AI architect
Chantilly-based government contractor Amentum has named Sam Nazari as its chief AI architect, a newly created position.
Universities adjust maritime programs for AI era
Virginia educators are responding by adding AI competency to classes.
Stocks close lower on fading hopes for quick Iran deal, mixed quarterly earnings
U.S. stocks closed lower as concerns over the Iran conflict outweighed solid corporate earnings and AI optimism, impacting major indexes including the S&P 500.
