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AI data center builder Crusoe reportedly raising $3B at $30B valuation
Data center builder Crusoe Inc. is reportedly raising $3 billion in funding at a $30 billion valuation, roughly...
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Chinese AI video maker Kling raises $2 billion as it gears up for Hong Kong IPO
Kuaishou has raised approximately $2 billion in funding for its AI video generation division, Kling, as the company...
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Jersey Mike’s IPO illustrates how bad the AI hype has become
Jersey Mike's IPO filing mentions artificial intelligence, exemplifying how pervasive AI hype has become even in...
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Prompt: The Next AI Challenge Isn't the Model. It's the Organization.
AWS is investing $1 billion in embedded AI engineers, signaling a shift in enterprise AI strategy away from model...
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Nvidia is bankrolling AI startups to loosen Big Tech's grip on its chip business
Nvidia is actively investing in and funding AI startups to increase competition in the chip market and reduce Big...
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Crunchbase Data: Global Startup Investment Hit Record $510B In H1 2026 As AI Boom Accelerates Funding And Exits
Global startup investment reached a record $510B in H1 2026, with Q2 2026 being the second-largest quarter on record at...
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Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office
Indian tech entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia is investing $30 million of his own money into Neo, an AI-powered alternative...
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Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller
Ashton Kutcher is leaving Sound Ventures to launch a new venture capital firm with Morgan Beller, focusing on AI...
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Venice AI becomes a unicorn with $65M Series A as its privacy-first AI platform takes off
Venice AI has achieved unicorn status with a $65M Series A funding round while already being profitable with over $70M...
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Wayve launches $85M employee tender offer at $8.5B valuation
Wayve, an autonomous driving AI startup, launched an $85 million employee tender offer at an $8.5 billion valuation....
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Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip
Etched, an AI chip competitor to Nvidia, has reached a $5 billion valuation and secured $1 billion in contracts for its...
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San Francisco's AI boom is pricing out six-figure tech workers who can't find rent under $5,000
San Francisco's AI boom is rapidly inflating housing costs, making rent unaffordable even for high-earning tech...
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Podcasting platform Riverside enters the newsletter publishing game
Riverside, a podcasting platform, is expanding into newsletter publishing by leveraging AI to automatically generate...
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Exclusive: No More Side Hustles: Why AI Startup Omnea Will Give Employees $250K To Openly Plan Their Next Startup
Omnea, a London-based AI software company, launches the Omnea Future Founders Fund offering $250,000 in seed funding to...
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We Need To Save Venture Capital From Bad Data
Venture capital firms are misusing AI in their investment processes, according to Gilion's Henrik Landgren. He argues...
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GV’s Dave Munichiello On Qualcomm’s Modular Purchase, The Firm’s 10x Return And The Shift In AI Software
GV managing partner Dave Munichiello discusses Qualcomm's acquisition of Modular, highlighting how tech companies are...
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Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role
Chamath Palihapitiya has raised $135M in Series A funding for his AI coding startup and will take on the CEO role. The...
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Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business
Arena, a startup operating a popular free AI leaderboard, has reached a $100M valuation following the launch of its...
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OPINION: Why Token Counting Obscures ROI on AI Investments
The article argues that measuring AI investment ROI through token counting is insufficient and doesn't reveal which...
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