Starcloud orbital data center satellite in low Earth orbit with Earth horizon visible
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Starcloud raises $250M for orbital AI data centers as launch market tightens

Starcloud, a startup building satellites designed to run AI inference in orbit, has secured a $250 million extension to its Series A round, bringing the company’s valuation to $2.3 billion. The additional capital, announced Wednesday, will fund a larger manufacturing facility and accelerate development of Starcloud-3, the company’s largest orbital data center spacecraft, which is […]

Indian software developer using Cursor AI coding tool on a laptop in a Bengaluru co-working space
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Cursor launches ₹649 India-specific plan ahead of SpaceX acquisition to tap developer market

AI coding startup Cursor is rolling out its first country-specific subscription plan in India, priced at ₹649 a month (roughly $7), weeks before its expected $60 billion all-stock acquisition by SpaceX is set to close. The move marks the company’s most aggressive push into one of the world’s largest software developer markets. Cursor has launched […]

Roelof Botha seated in a modern boardroom with a rocket visible through the window
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Roelof Botha joins SpaceX board days after record-breaking IPO

Former Sequoia Capital managing partner Roelof Botha has joined SpaceX’s board of directors, the company disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday. The appointment fills an existing vacancy and comes less than a week after SpaceX completed the largest initial public offering in history. Former Sequoia Capital managing partner Roelof Botha has […]