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Sakana AI bets AI that improves itself can break the compute arms race of frontier labs
Sakana AI, co-founded by Transformer co-author Llion Jones, has launched a research lab focused on recursive...
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Supabase doubles valuation to $10B in 8 months
Supabase has doubled its valuation to $10B in 8 months, benefiting from AI tools like Claude and Codex that have...
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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Megarounds Proliferate, Led By Enterprise Software, AI, And Space Tech
This article highlights the week's 10 largest funding rounds for U.S.-based startups, with a focus on megadeals of $100...
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This AI startup says it can tell if a script will make a hit film
Quilty, an AI startup claiming to predict film success from scripts, faced skepticism when its predictions proved...
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AirTrunk commits $30B to build 5GW of AI data centers in India
AirTrunk, an Australian data center operator, announced a $30 billion investment to build 5GW of AI data center...
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Investors Have Poured Billions Into Plaintiff-Side Legal AI, But Defense Could Be The Next Big Opportunity
Investors are increasingly funding defense-side legal AI startups, a previously underdeveloped market with significant...
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OpenAI and Anthropic May Be Rivals, but Investors Aren’t Picking Sides
Venture capitalists are investing in both OpenAI and Anthropic despite their competitive positions, viewing it as a...
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Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18
StrictlyVC is hosting an event on June 18 in Los Angeles bringing together investors, founders, and tech leaders to...
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Is Silicon Valley ready to put robots in people’s homes? Hello Robot is.
Hello Robot, a California startup, has released the fourth generation of its home assistance robot called Stretch. The...
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Exclusive: Scotch Raises $20M Series A To Disrupt Legacy Liquor Retail Tech With AI
Scotch, a Denver-based AI-native operating system for liquor store owners, has raised $20M in Series A funding. The...
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Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’
Flourish, a neuroscience-focused AI company backed by Jeff Bezos, has secured $500 million in funding at a reported...
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Safeguarding SaaS Success in the Changing AI Market
The article discusses how SaaS companies must adapt to the AI market by integrating AI technologies into their...
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These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked
Two former Goldman Sachs and Meta executives founded a startup building voice AI solutions for underserved markets in...
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Mythos Scaled to 150 Organizations in 15 Countries
Mythos has expanded its rollout from a restricted beta to 150 organizations across 15 countries, though the service...
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Coralogix raises $200M on bet that someone needs to watch the AI agents
Coralogix raised $200M in funding to develop monitoring and observability tools for AI agents in production. The...
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AI music startup Suno doubles its valuation to $5.4 billion while fighting major record labels in court
AI music startup Suno has raised $400 million in funding, doubling its valuation to $5.4 billion. The company is...
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Flush With Cash From OpenAI, Opal Is Making an AI-Powered Audio Gadget
Opal, known for making premium webcams, is pivoting to consumer electronics with backing from OpenAI and Samsung. The...
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ZeroDrift raises $10M to protect AI models from themselves
ZeroDrift, an AI compliance service, has raised $10M in funding. The company operates between AI models and end users...
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Vendor Training Robots With Human Data Raises $60 Million
A vendor specializing in training robots using human data has raised $60 million in funding. The company is part of a...
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