Week's biggest funding: four $1B+ rounds

U.S. startup funding surged: four companies raised $1B+ this week—The Boring Co. led with $3B, Cognition $2B, Motive $1.3B and Stoke Space $1B—pouring capital into transportation, AI, fleet management and reusable rockets and signaling continued large bets on AI and infrastructure.

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