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Halter, which provides AI-powered cow collars for remote herding via audio and vibration cues, raised $220M led by Founders Fund at a $2B valuation (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg)

Rebecca Torrence / Bloomberg:
Halter, which provides AI-powered cow collars for remote herding via audio and vibration cues, raised $220M led by Founders Fund at a $2B valuation  —  Halter, a New Zealand-based startup selling artificial intelligence-powered collars for cows, has raised $220 million from investors to expand …

Epic cuts 1,000+ jobs, saying "we're spending significantly more than we're making" and that the layoffs and $500M in savings put it "in a more stable place" (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Epic cuts 1,000+ jobs, saying “we're spending significantly more than we're making” and that the layoffs and $500M in savings put it “in a more stable place”  —  The company is seeing a downturn in engagement on Fortnite  —  Epic Games Inc. is cutting …

Beehiiv now lets creators manage their accounts through AI platforms; the first iteration of Beehiiv MCP supports subscriber analysis and SEO optimization (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Beehiiv now lets creators manage their accounts through AI platforms; the first iteration of Beehiiv MCP supports subscriber analysis and SEO optimization  —  Beehiiv, a newsletter platform for independent creators and publishers, has introduced a new update that allows users to manage …

Tether says it has engaged a Big Four accounting firm to conduct its first full independent audit of reserves behind its USDT stablecoin (Naga Avan-Nomayo/The Block)

Naga Avan-Nomayo / The Block:
Tether says it has engaged a Big Four accounting firm to conduct its first full independent audit of reserves behind its USDT stablecoin  —  Quick Take  — Tether says it has engaged a Big Four accounting firm to conduct its first full independent audit of reserves.

Mirage, formerly Captions, which develops an AI video editing and marketing suite, raised $75M from General Catalyst, after moving to a freemium model in 2025 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Mirage, formerly Captions, which develops an AI video editing and marketing suite, raised $75M from General Catalyst, after moving to a freemium model in 2025  —  Mirage, the maker of video-editing app Captions, has raised $75 million in growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund (CVF).