Lyft begins to offer Waymo rides in Nashville at no additional cost, the second city where it is offering robotaxi trips, as it plays catch up with Uber (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/lyft-begins-offering-waymo-robotaxi-rides-on-its-app-in-nashville
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/lyft-begins-offering-waymo-robotaxi-rides-on-its-app-in-nashville
Bloomberg.com
Lyft Begins Offering Waymo Robotaxi Rides on Its App in Nashville
Lyft Inc. is starting to offer Waymo robotaxi rides in Nashville, marking the second US city where it’s providing driverless trips as it plays catch-up with rival Uber Technologies Inc.
Sources: PE firm Silver Lake intends to merge French software companies Cegid and Silae in a €10B+ deal, allowing them to combine data and integrate software (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/2cc88608-04b2-4dcb-8c89-698f251de170
https://www.ft.com/content/2cc88608-04b2-4dcb-8c89-698f251de170
Legal AI startup Harvey raised $550M co-led by Lightspeed and Diffusion at a $15.6B valuation, up from an $11B valuation when it raised $200M in March (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/legal-ai-startup-harvey-hits-15-6-billion-value-with-550-million-round
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/legal-ai-startup-harvey-hits-15-6-billion-value-with-550-million-round
Bloomberg.com
Legal AI Startup Harvey Hits $15.6 Billion Value With $550 Million Round
Legal tech startup Harvey is now valued at $15.6 billion after raising $550 million in a new funding round aimed at powering efforts to build its own AI models.
Savvy Wealth, which provides RIA software for independent financial advisors, raised a $100M Series C led by Halo Fund, taking its total funding to $200M+ (Ryan Lawler/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2026/09/09/savvy-wealth-100m-series-c-halo-fund
https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2026/09/09/savvy-wealth-100m-series-c-halo-fund
Axios
Exclusive: Savvy Wealth lands $100M for advisor platform
RIA startups are competing to attract independent advisors.
AI sales and marketing startup Clay raised $115M led by Wellington Management at a $7.1B valuation, up from $3.1B when it raised $100M in August 2025 (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/business/dealbook/clay-ai-fundraising.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/business/dealbook/clay-ai-fundraising.html
Nytimes
Clay, an A.I. Sales Tool Provider, Raises $115 Million
The round was led by Wellington Management, a firm known for investing in start-ups on the path toward potential initial public offerings.
Euno, whose platform reconstructs data flow, meaning, health, and more across data environments to give agents context, raised a $23M Series A led by N47 (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2026/09/09/context-platform-euno-enterprise
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2026/09/09/context-platform-euno-enterprise
Axios
Exclusive: AI context platform Euno raises $23 million
The startup may look to raise again in the next 12 months, its CEO says.
Analog Devices agrees to buy privately held Alif Semiconductor, which makes low-power AI processors, for $1.35B in cash, with contingent payments up to $200M (Anhata Rooprai/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/analog-devices-buy-alif-semiconductor-135-billion-2026-09-09/
https://www.reuters.com/technology/analog-devices-buy-alif-semiconductor-135-billion-2026-09-09/
Sources: Iran's central bank has quietly relaxed foreign currency controls and encouraged traders to repatriate funds via cryptocurrencies to bypass sanctions (Najmeh Bozorgmehr/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/c1029e47-7487-4bd7-8ed4-7512b76f1834
https://www.ft.com/content/c1029e47-7487-4bd7-8ed4-7512b76f1834
Latitude, a Texas-based payments infrastructure company founded by Stripe, Uber, Coinbase and Meta alumni, raised a $35M Series A led by Oak HC/FT (Camila Grigera Naón/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/09/09/exclusive-latitude-stripe-uber-alums-35-million-stablecoins-local-payments/
https://fortune.com/2026/09/09/exclusive-latitude-stripe-uber-alums-35-million-stablecoins-local-payments/
Fortune
Exclusive: Latitude, founded by Stripe and Uber alums, raises $35 million to turn stablecoins into local payments | Fortune
The startup is targeting the gap between instant digital transfers and money people can actually spend.
Sources: Dell seeks to raise ~$4B via an investment-grade bond sale to refinance outstanding notes due in 2026, amid the AI-driven demand for servers (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/dell-seeks-to-raise-4-billion-from-bond-sale-to-refinance-debt
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/dell-seeks-to-raise-4-billion-from-bond-sale-to-refinance-debt
Bloomberg.com
Dell Seeks to Raise $4 Billion From Bond Sale to Refinance Debt
Dell Technologies Inc. is set to raise $5 billion from an investment-grade bond sale that saw booming investor demand as the company rides a surge in revenue from AI servers.
Enterprise AI security startup Cymphony emerges from stealth with $30M, including a $25M Series A co-led by Sequoia and SMBC, at a $100M+ post-money valuation (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/sequoia-doubles-down-on-cymphony-as-ai-agents-create-new-enterprise-security-risks/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/sequoia-doubles-down-on-cymphony-as-ai-agents-create-new-enterprise-security-risks/
TechCrunch
Sequoia doubles down on Cymphony as AI agents create new enterprise security risks | TechCrunch
Cymphony gives security teams a single view of employees, AI agents, and other nonhuman identities, including the systems and sensitive data they can access.
UK PM Andy Burnham declines to support a data center moratorium, saying it is "important" local communities see the benefits of building data centers (Jacob Reid/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/burnham-opposes-uk-data-center-moratorium-citing-local-benefits
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-09/burnham-opposes-uk-data-center-moratorium-citing-local-benefits
Bloomberg.com
Burnham Opposes UK Data Center Moratorium Citing Local Benefits
Prime minister Andy Burnham declined to support a moratorium on building data centers, as the UK seeks to benefit from the data center boom while avoiding the public backlash unfolding in the US.
The American Federation of Teachers and Microsoft agree on AI privacy standards for schools, with legal protections that hold Microsoft liable for breaches (Madina Touré/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/aft-union-microsoft-ai-deal-01068544
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/aft-union-microsoft-ai-deal-01068544
POLITICO
Teachers union reaches AI privacy deal with Microsoft
The tech giant has agreed not to use student or teacher data to train AI and not to track students using the technology.
Anthropic releases an interactive tool that lets users explore how AI might affect US economic growth, jobs, wages, and more by 2030 (Scott Horsley/NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/09/nx-s1-5961443/ai-anthropic-economy
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/09/nx-s1-5961443/ai-anthropic-economy
NPR
A new Anthropic model seeks to test how AI could impact the U.S. economy
Will artificial intelligence nibble around the edges of the economy or upend it altogether? A new, interactive model from Anthropic lets people tests their assumptions.
AI CRM software startup Lightfield raised a $47M Series A led by a16z; formerly Tome, it had raised $80M across earlier Series A and B rounds (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)
https://www.upstartsmedia.com/p/ai-sales-startup-lightfield-raises-47m
https://www.upstartsmedia.com/p/ai-sales-startup-lightfield-raises-47m
Upstartsmedia
AI CRM Startup Lightfield Raises $47M Series A Led by a16z
CEO Keith Peiris took Lightfield from a painful pivot as Tome to 5,000 business customers, and 400% net dollar retention for his 'business world model.'
Researchers: OpenAI's agents used 10+ previously undisclosed sites for unsanctioned communications earlier in 2026; the behavior was closer to spam than hacking (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/openais-rogue-agents-used-least-10-more-sites-unauthorized-comms-researchers-say-2026-09-09/
https://www.reuters.com/world/openais-rogue-agents-used-least-10-more-sites-unauthorized-comms-researchers-say-2026-09-09/
Florida AG sues Netflix, alleging it misleads parents about how it collects data on minors and harms children with features that lead to binge watching (Kimberly Leonard/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/florida-netflix-uthmeier-streaming-investigation-surveillance-01068660
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/09/florida-netflix-uthmeier-streaming-investigation-surveillance-01068660
POLITICO
Netflix becomes latest in stream of Florida AG tech targets
James Uthmeier argued the advertising option the streaming giant adopted in 2022 surveilled minors.
A live blog of Apple's "Surprise and Shine" event, where new iPhone 18 Pro, Apple's first foldable phone, new Apple Watches, and AirPods are expected (The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/989658/iphone-18-duo-pro-fold-apple-watch-airpods-keynote-live?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6InRuUlN6YXpTUmgiLCJwIjoiL3RlY2gvOTg5NjU4L2lwaG9uZS0xOC1kdW8tcHJvLWZvbGQtYXBwbGUtd2F0Y2gtYWlycG9kcy1rZXlub3RlLWxpdmUiLCJleHAiOjE3ODk0MDMxOTUsImlhdCI6MTc4ODk3MTE5NX0.hStayB2SjPOFTb3akQa5qHH6Irmr5vQy3xjN4-dA5bU&utm_medium=gift-link
https://www.theverge.com/tech/989658/iphone-18-duo-pro-fold-apple-watch-airpods-keynote-live?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6InRuUlN6YXpTUmgiLCJwIjoiL3RlY2gvOTg5NjU4L2lwaG9uZS0xOC1kdW8tcHJvLWZvbGQtYXBwbGUtd2F0Y2gtYWlycG9kcy1rZXlub3RlLWxpdmUiLCJleHAiOjE3ODk0MDMxOTUsImlhdCI6MTc4ODk3MTE5NX0.hStayB2SjPOFTb3akQa5qHH6Irmr5vQy3xjN4-dA5bU&utm_medium=gift-link
The Verge
iPhone 18 live blog: On the ground at Apple’s biggest event
It’s John Ternus’ first iPhone event as CEO.
A livestream of Apple's "Surprise and Shine" event (Apple on YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39BalPDuTo0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39BalPDuTo0
YouTube
Apple Event September 9 2026: Introducing iPhone Duo and more
Watch the special Apple Event to learn about iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4, and AirPods 5.
iPhone Duo is a foldable iPhone with the largest iPhone display ever and reimagined iOS experience for ultimate versatility.…
iPhone Duo is a foldable iPhone with the largest iPhone display ever and reimagined iOS experience for ultimate versatility.…
Apple announces the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, with a similar design to 17 Pro and a new A20 Pro chip, in deep black, silver, glacier, and burgundy (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/986331/apple-iphone-18-pro-max-september-2026-event
https://www.theverge.com/tech/986331/apple-iphone-18-pro-max-september-2026-event
The Verge
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro has a dynamic-aperture main camera
Apple’s next Pro iPhones are here.
Apple unveils the 2nm A20 Pro, featuring a 6-core CPU with two "desktop class" super cores, a 7-core GPU up to 40% faster, and 32 Neural Engine cores in total (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/09/apple-unveils-a20-pro-as-first-2nm-smartphone-chip/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/09/apple-unveils-a20-pro-as-first-2nm-smartphone-chip/
MacRumors
Apple Unveils A20 Pro as First 2nm Smartphone Chip
Apple today revealed the A20 Pro chip in the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, built on a brand new architecture using 2nm process technology. Apple described the A20 Pro as "an exceptional chip that sets a new bar for mobile computing". The chip has a…