The Munich startup’s demo plant at Chemical Park Gendorf in Bavaria processes 1,500 tonnes of battery waste a year and produces 100 tonnes of high-purity lithium carbonate, at costs the company says are twice as competitive as conventional miners. A full-scale facility capable of 45,000 tonnes per year is planned for 2030. Europe has a […]

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Moonshot AI may scrap its Cayman structure for a China or Hong Kong entity to prepare for a Hong Kong IPO and plans to raise funding at ~$18B valuation  —  Markets will be watching to see if the company can replicate the success of recent listings by other Chinese AI companies

Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
Meta's Oversight Board says Community Notes aren't a proper substitute for fact checking, and warns expanding them beyond the US could pose human rights risks  —  On Thursday, Meta's Oversight Board, a quasi-independent body that reviews the social media giant's moderation practices …

Zoltan Vardai / Cointelegraph:
Tazapay, which builds cross-border payment infrastructure for fintech and web3 firms, says it closed a Series B extension, bringing its total Series B to $36M  —  Tazapay said Circle led a Series B extension that brought total funding to $36 million as the company expands cross-border payment rails.

Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE:
Steno, which offers an AI-powered case transcript analysis tool for legal professionals, raised a $49M Series C led by Savano Capital Partners  —  Steno Agency Inc., a leader in tech-enabled court reporting and litigation support services, today announced it has raised $49 million …