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Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy explains what AI startups founders must do differently
Menlo Ventures' Matt Murphy discusses Anthropic's extraordinary growth trajectory, with the company reaching a $47...
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Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community
OpenAI announces Project Camellia in Effingham County, Georgia, a major infrastructure investment focused on...
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Agibot Expands Embodied AI Portfolio With Four New Products
Chinese robotics company Agibot has expanded its embodied AI product portfolio with four new offerings, targeting...
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Startups & FundingMistral
Samsung deepens its AI empire with a potential billion-euro stake in Europe's hottest AI startup
Samsung is in talks to invest up to one billion euros in French AI startup Mistral, potentially valuing the company at...
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SenseTime’s Galaxy Project targets domestic AI chip scale-up
SenseTime has launched the Galaxy Project in partnership with nearly 20 companies to scale domestic AI chip...
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Led By DeepSeek, 10 Frontier Labs Rush Onto The Crunchbase Unicorn Board In June
34 companies joined the Crunchbase Unicorn Board in June 2024, adding over $110 billion in value, with 10 AI labs...
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This Time Is Different: Why AI Is Unlike Any Wave I Have Seen In 40 Years Of Financial Services
AI will fundamentally transform the financial services industry by reducing marginal operating costs to near-zero and...
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Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era
Glow, a cybersecurity startup, has emerged from stealth with a $1.2B valuation to address endpoint security risks...
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Synthesia’s AI training platform is moving beyond videos into live coaching
Synthesia launched AI Roleplay Sessions, an interactive training platform where employees practice workplace...
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The Anthropic-Physical Intelligence rumor roiling AI Twitter
Anthropic and OpenAI's aggressive acquisition activities in 2026 have sparked rumors on social media about a potential...
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Neill Blomkamp’s new zombie AI ‘film’ is just slop warmed over
Director Neill Blomkamp launched Barley Studios, an AI startup/production company, and debuted a 13-minute sci-fi short...
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Startups & FundingMicrosoft
Microsoft and Mistral strike multi-billion-dollar deal to build AI infrastructure across Europe
Microsoft and Mistral have announced a multi-billion-dollar partnership to develop AI infrastructure throughout Europe....
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Closing The Series A Gap Is The Next Great Opportunity For Black Founders In The AI Era
Black-founded startups raised approximately $643 million by late May 2026, marking the strongest quarter since...
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Dell Technologies Capital: How To Build A Deep-Tech Startup For A Market That Isn’t Ready Yet And Why AI Won’t Kill SaaS
Daniel Docter from Dell Technologies Capital discusses how AI is reshaping the SaaS landscape and why the SaaS business...
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Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe
Natural, a one-year-old startup, raised $30M in funding to build financial infrastructure specifically designed for...
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Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers
Infinity, an AI infrastructure startup, raised $15 million at a $100 million valuation from investors including Touring...
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What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, completed a visit to Japan and secured deals across the country's technology sector. The...
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Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?
Apple has filed a lawsuit that could potentially impact OpenAI's plans to enter the hardware market and pursue a public...
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Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all
Current AI, a nonprofit organization, is developing AI technology designed to be inclusive and accessible to all...
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