Space computing startup Starcloud has raised $250 million in a Series A extension funding round, valuing the company at $2.3 billion post-money as it scales infrastructure to build orbital AI data centers. The round was led by investment firm Manhattan West, with Nvidia and Cisco Investments joining as prominent new backers alongside returning venture investors including Benchmark, EQT, Soma, NFX, and 776. Nvidia contributed approximately $25 million directly to the financing

Alternative asset management giant Apollo Global Management has confirmed it suffered a data breach involving sensitive personal information following a sophisticated social engineering attack. The disclosure, detailed in regulatory filings and breach notification letters, makes Apollo one of the highest-profile victims in a coordinated extortion campaign targeting major U.S. private equity and financial firms. Editorial credit: Poetra.RH / Shutterstock According to a notice

ScanSource is expanding its presence in higher-margin IT services after agreeing to acquire technology solutions integrator and managed services provider MicroAge for $220.5 million in cash. The deal is designed to strengthen ScanSource’s capabilities across cloud, cybersecurity, data centers and artificial intelligence. A Shift Toward Services The acquisition marks another step in ScanSource’s strategy to move beyond traditional technology distribution and increase its expos

Google has unveiled its annual "Back to School" education updates, introducing a series of AI-powered learning tools and global subscription offers across Google Search, Gemini, and Google Workspace for Education. The initiative combines consumer-facing study tools with deep integrations inside Google Classroom, aiming to provide students with tailored AI study assistance while giving educators centralized control over how generative models are used in academic settings. Free

OpenAI has released a native Apple Messages plugin for its ChatGPT desktop application on macOS, allowing the AI assistant to read, search, and send iMessage, SMS, and RCS texts directly from a user's Mac. The integration, available across all ChatGPT subscription tiers for Apple silicon Macs, operates within the platform's ChatGPT Work and Codex workspace environments. The release enables the AI assistant to synthesize message histories, draft context-aware responses, check