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This Startup Is Building ChatGPT For Catholics
Matthew Harvey Sanders still remembers how confusing it was to become Catholic. Raised Protestant, he became curious about Catholicism thanks to a high school crush and in college decided to convert. The process was grueling, filled with constant…
Japan to set special aid category for community-based startups
Japan's internal affairs ministry plans to set a special category under its existing support program for community-based startups, in order to back up projects using artificial intelligence. The ministry aims to promote what is known as AI…
This Trump-linked startup plans to put humanoid robots in the military
Foundation Future Industries, a start-up founded in 2024, aims to leverage humanoid robots for military and industrial work, rather than household tasks and the service sector. The start-up has already tested its humanoid robots in Ukraine and is…
American startup thinks small wafers could break the semiconductor industry
Small wafer fabs could dramatically reduce semiconductor manufacturing startup costs worldwide Compact chip factories may accelerate semiconductor workforce training across developing industries InchFab believes utilization matters more than wafer…
Startup offers free home cleaning-if it can record it all for robot training
A tech startup is offering New York City residents free home cleaning with a twist—it will send “professional cleaners” wearing cameras to record everything they do. All that data will supposedly be used to train AI-driven…
POET Technologies: Replacing Marvell With Pre-Revenue Startup Won't Fix Valuation Problem
POET Technologies receives a Strong Sell rating due to extreme valuation and significant operational risks. Loss of Marvell as a customer highlights execution issues. The Lumilens deal is highly contingent, with questionable customer viability and…
Space Force's commercial gatekeeper offers a playbook for startups seeking defense business
WASHINGTON — As investment pours into defense and space startups, the U.S. Space Force is trying to draw more of those companies into the national security market. After hundreds of startup pitches, the head of the Space Force's commercial…
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India's Startup Reset: Funding, AI Jobs and IPO Readiness Will Define 2026
India's startup ecosystem appears to be entering a more disciplined phase in 2026. The easy-money cycle has faded, global technology markets remain under pressure, and founders are being pushed to prove not just growth, but organizational maturity.
Autodesk, Snowflake, Asana Continue to Bet Big on AI with Latest Startup Acquisitions
Memorial Day sales reached absurd new heights this week as Bay Area tech companies Autodesk, Snowflake, and Asana all broke out their wallets to spend billions acquiring smaller startups focused on advances in artificial intelligence. The…
Rejected 4 times in H-1B lottery, Nepal techie quit Google's Rs 2.8-crore job and built startup
Walking away from a Rs 2.8-crore job at Google to start his own company and eventually secure a US green card, Nepal-born techie Pratik Karki has a story that reads like a dream. Just a few years ago, he feared he might be forced to leave behind…
From investment banking to fighting food waste: Meet the brothers behind Dubai startup Peekabox
Three weeks ago, few people had heard of Peekabox. Today, the UAE startup has recorded more than 50,000 downloads, reached the top spot on the App Store's food category within days of launch, and is helping residents rescue surplus food from some…
Anthropic leapfrogs OpenAI as the most valuable AI startup - and drops a new model
Anthropic has arrived with the newest entrant in the AI race — and a new stack of cash. On Thursday, the AI lab announced a new $65 billion fundraise, valuing it at a staggering $965 billion and making it the most valuable AI startup…
Booming AI Revenues Boost Inference Startups to Decacorn Status
Baseten and Fireworks are reportedly entering the decacorn club as inference demand gets red-hot. Newcomer editor-at-large Jonathan Weber catalogs the rise of the tech industry in San Francisco on the podcast. Anthropic's latest $65 billion Series…
The Future Of AI Commerce In Travel Depends On Who Controls Trust
Minister Delegate for artificial intelligence and digital technologies Clara Chappaz (R) and Managing Director of OVHCloud, Benjamin Revcolevschi take part in a governmental visit at the data centre of French company OVHcloud in Roubaix, northern…
Perplexity is giving out tech's latest status symbol: a Mac Mini
Perplexity is gifting tech enthusiasts the industry's hottest commodity. Demand for the Mac Mini has been going wild as AI tools take off, making it tough to get your hands on — unless you're on Perplexity's radar. The AI startup sent out…
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