Startups & FundingOpenAI
OpenAI could file confidential IPO paperwork within days
OpenAI is preparing to go public and could file confidential IPO paperwork with the SEC within days, according to...
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Startups & FundingxAI
SpaceX IPO filing shows billions in AI losses, a $2 trillion valuation target, and turbine spending that signals more data center conflicts ahead
SpaceX is filing for an IPO targeting a $2 trillion valuation, with filings revealing xAI losses of $6.36 billion in...
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SAP taps Mistral AI to help customers migrate legacy software
SAP has partnered with Mistral AI to leverage their language models for helping customers migrate legacy software to...
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Healthcare AI
The Path, founded by Tony Robbins and Calm alums, hopes to offer safer AI therapy
The Path, a startup founded by Tony Robbins and Calm alumni, has developed an AI therapy model that scored 95 on the...
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Startups & Funding
Hark raises $700M Series A for its secretive ‘universal’ AI interface
Hark has raised $700M in Series A funding to develop a universal AI interface platform. The company plans to release...
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Ethics & RegulationOpenAI
Musk v. Altman: Much ado about nothing
Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI was dismissed because it was filed after the statute of limitations...
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Startups & Funding
Maka Kids is redefining kids’ screen time with a streaming app optimized for well-being, not engagement
Maka Kids is building a streaming app for children ages zero to six featuring content designed for healthy development....
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AI AgentsGoogle
Google is pitching an AI agent ecosystem to consumers who may not buy it
Google introduced AI agents at its I/O developer conference as a new way for consumers to interact with the web. The...
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LLM
US government takes $2 billion equity stake in nine quantum computing firms
Beneficiaries include startup backed by firm with links to the Trump family.
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Startups & Funding
With aluminum prices up 20%, recycling startups bet on AI to cash in
Recycling startups are leveraging AI technology to improve the recovery of critical minerals like aluminum,...
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Startups & FundingAnthropic
Anthropic is paying $15 billion a year for access to Elon Musk’s data centers
Anthropic has agreed to pay SpaceX $1.25 billion per month ($15 billion annually) through May 2029 for access to...
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Coding Co-pilotGoogle
I can’t believe how fast Google vibe coded my first Android app
A reporter built three Android apps in one afternoon using Google's AI Studio, with one app created from just 148 words...
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Healthcare AIOpenAI
AdventHealth advances whole-person care with OpenAI
AdventHealth is implementing ChatGPT for Healthcare to enhance workflows and reduce administrative tasks, enabling...
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Startups & Funding
Where Funded Founders Went To School: 2026 Edition
The findings from our annual Crunchbase survey of where recently funded founders attended college or university found...
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Startups & Funding
Beauty booking startup Fresha hits $1B valuation with KKR backing
Beauty and wellness booking marketplace Fresha says it has raised $80 million investment from KKR’s Next Generation...
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AI AgentsMeta
Meta lays off thousands of employees to offset AI investments
Meta has laid off thousands of employees to offset its substantial AI investments and improve operational efficiency....
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AI Agents
Nvidia’s Vera chip is the US$200 billion bet Jensen Huang doesn’t want you to overlook
Nvidia reported Q1 revenue of US$81.62 billion, beating estimates, with Q2 guidance at US$91 billion. The article...
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LLM
One Model, Three Modalities: ByteDance Releases Lance for Image and Video Understanding, Generation, and Editing
ByteDance's Intelligent Creation Lab released Lance, an open-source multimodal model that performs image and video...
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Startups & Funding
General Catalyst just led a $63M bet on India’s travel payments market
Scapia, an Indian startup that combines travel booking with co-branded credit cards and mobile payments, said the deal...
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