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Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report
Upscale AI, an AI infrastructure company founded seven months ago, is reportedly in talks to raise a third funding...
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Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises
The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.
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Physical Intelligence, a hot robotics startup, says its new robot brain can figure out tasks it was never taught
Physical Intelligence, a robotics startup, has unveiled π0.7, a new robot brain model that can perform tasks without...
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Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product
Anthropic's Chief Product Officer is leaving Figma's board amid reports he will offer a competing design product. This...
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Stellantis Ramps Up AI Strategy With Microsoft Deal
Stellantis, one of the world's largest automakers, is significantly expanding its artificial intelligence strategy...
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The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
The UK government has launched a $675 million sovereign AI fund to support homegrown AI startups and reduce...
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InsightFinder raises $15M to help companies figure out where AI agents go wrong
InsightFinder raised $15M in funding to help companies monitor, diagnose, and understand where AI agents fail within...
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Runway CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100M blockbuster
Runway's CEO argues that AI technology could enable film studios to produce 50 films for the cost of a single $100M...
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Exclusive: GetWhys Raises $5.2M To Help Companies Like Intel And Verizon Better Understand Their Customers
GetWhys, an AI-powered customer intelligence platform based in Boise, Idaho, has raised $5.2 million in funding to help...
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Anthropic Plots Major London Expansion
Anthropic has leased a new London office with capacity to quadruple its current 200-person workforce from around 50 to...
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This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI
Antioch, a simulation startup focused on physical AI and robotics, raised an $8.5 million seed round to develop...
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These 3 Charts Show How Venture Capital Has Concentrated At The Top In 2026
In Q1 2026, venture capital has become increasingly concentrated among a small number of large, well-funded AI...
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This Beanie Is Designed to Read Your Thoughts
California-based startup Sabi is developing a wearable beanie that converts thoughts directly into text using neural...
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Exclusive: Repeat Founders Raise $20M For Spektr, A Fintech Compliance Startup, In NEA-Led Series A
Copenhagen-based fintech compliance startup Spektr raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by NEA. The...
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Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI
Hightouch, a startup providing AI-powered marketing tools, has reached $100M ARR with $70M in growth over 20 months...
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AI learning app Gizmo levels up with 13M users and a $22M investment
Gizmo, an AI-powered learning platform, has reached 13 million users and secured $22 million in Series A funding. The...
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AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources
AI is enabling startups to revolutionize chipmaking by making chip design and software optimization more accessible and...
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Meta, Broadcom Agree to Mega-Deal to Co-Develop AI Chips
Meta and Broadcom have agreed to co-develop AI chips together, representing one of several strategic partnerships major...
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Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent
Allbirds, a failed shoe company that went public in 2021, is pivoting to become NewBird AI, a GPU-as-a-Service and AI...
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Allbirds Is Pivoting to AI Compute. Sure, Why Not
Allbirds, once a $4 billion apparel company, is rebranding as NewBird AI to pivot into GPU-as-a-Service computing. The...
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