Westmag exits stealth disclosing $11M a16z-led seed for American drone and robot motors
Westmag emerged from stealth today disclosing an $11M seed led by Andreessen Horowitz with Founders Fund, Lux Capital, NFDG, and Menlo Ventures participating; the round closed in 2025 and the South San Francisco company spent the year building production capacity now ramping against committed orders.
IonQ Links Two Quantum Computers via Light, Wins DARPA Contract
IonQ demonstrated the first photonic interconnection of two commercial quantum computers and secured a DARPA HARQ contract, triggering a 20% stock surge and signaling that quantum networking—not just qubit count—is now the competitive frontier.