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Gravitationswellen: Massereichste Kollision zweier Schwarze Löcher lässt rätseln
Erneut wurden Gravitationswellen beobachtet, deren Ursprung es eigentlich gar nicht geben dürfte: eine Kollision von Schwarzen Löchern mit "verbotener" Masse.

NetBox Labs, whose open-source tools help manage networks and are used by CoreWeave, ARM, Cisco, JP Morgan, and Riot Games, raised a $35M Series B (Marcus Schuler/implicator.ai)
https://www.implicator.ai/netbox-labs-secures-35-milli…

NetBox Labs Raises $35M Series B as AI Drives Network Demand
NetBox Labs raised $35M as companies scramble to manage complex networks. The AI boom creates massive infrastructure demand, and legacy tools can't keep up. The open-source platform now serves Fortune 500 firms.

16WW Energy Series Dataset - Data series of electricity and gas and other energy generation and use. #energy #microgen #dataset -

16WW Energy Series Dataset
Data series of electricity and gas and other energy generation and use. #energy #microgen #dataset

Berlin-based Payrails, whose platform helps enterprises accept payments, issue payouts, and more, raised a $32M Series A, taking its total funding to $52.8M (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/06/12/payrails-ra

Payrails raises $32M Series A to boost payment performance for global enterprises
A global payment software company Payrails, has raised $32 million in Series A funding to further its mission of enabling enterprises to take control of their payment operations.  Founded by former fintech leaders from Delivery Hero, Payrails’ founding team brings deep experience building global, scalable financial infrastructure. With the continued backing of leading technology investors, Payrails is strengthening its position as a category-defining payment platform for large enterprises. …

heise | Mit Open Source Geld verdienen: Entwicklung über Fonds und Spenden finanzieren
Open-Source-Software hält die Welt am Laufen, aber nur wenige Entwickler erhalten Geld für ihre Arbeit. Dabei kann die Bezahlung auch freiem Code helfen.

Mistral releases Voxtral, its first open source AI audio model family, and says its API transcription offerings are cheaper than models from OpenAI and Google (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/mistral-releases-voxtr…

Mistral releases Voxtral, its first open source AI audio model | TechCrunch
French startup Mistral has jumped into the audio race with Voxtral, its first open model, aiming to challenge the dominance of walled-off corporate systems with open-weight alternatives. 

heise | Interview zu GitHub Sponsors: Warum Geld für Open Source wichtig ist
Bei GitHub ist Martin Woodward für die Beziehung zu Entwicklern zuständig. Im Interview erklärt er, warum Open-Source-Maintainer Geld verdienen sollten.

Horizon3.ai, whose AI-based penetration testing platform NodeZero helps find and exploit attack paths in production systems, raised a $100M Series D led by NEA (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/202…

Exclusive: Horizon3.ai raises $100M Series D
The company is using AI to improve cybersecurity.

Miami-based Guardz, which offers a detection and response service for managed service providers protecting SMBs, raised a $56M Series B led by ClearSky (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-softw

Exclusive: Guardz locks up $56M Series B for cybersecurity
The new round brings Guardz's total funding to $84 million in just more than two years.

NYC-based Zorro, whose AI-powered software helps clients' workers navigate health insurance and benefits options, raised a $20M Series A led by Entrée Capital (Erin Brodwin/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/health-tech-deals/2…

Exclusive: Zorro clinches $20M Series A for ICHRA health plans
As employers wrestle with rising costs, the group plan alternative is gaining steam.