<ul><li>Startups interact with regulators to retain licenses and stay out of trouble.</li><li>Fisker, the failed EV manufacturer, is under investigation by the SEC.</li><li>LoanSnap loses license in Connecticut after facing multiple lawsuits.</li><li>French unicorn Alan expands into Canada, plans to hire 50 people.</li><li>KoBold Metals raises $491 million for minerals discovery using AI.</li><li>Auger raises $100 million seed round to develop AI-powered supply chain tools.</li><li>Basecamp Research raises $60 million to build a "GPT for biology."</li><li>TensorWave secures $43 million to offer alternative to Nvidia hardware for AI compute.</li><li>Qantev raises €30 million to sell enterprise software for health and life insurers.</li><li>Montreal-based venture studio Diagram launches $58 million fund for climate tech.</li><li>General Catalyst working on raising up to $1 billion continuation fund.</li><li>NFX lays off four employees to "rebalance" resources.</li><li>Shield AI co-founder opposes fully autonomous weapons in defense tech.</li></ul>

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