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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…
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…
What Startups Can Learn From Legacy Businesses About Communication
Tamsin Gable is the head of PR at Municorn. As the head of PR at a company that offers communications solutions, I've seen this time and time again: Startups often adopt the newest communication technologies because they believe it will give them…
Navigating The DPI Crunch And Startup Funding
Crunchbase reported that global venture deployment hit roughly $300 billion in Q1 2026, with $188 billion of that, about 65%, concentrated in four companies: OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI and Anduril Industries. AI's share of venture funding climbed to…
This AI startup will clean your home for free to train future robots
Shift says a ‘magic hat' will record its cleaners working inside your home. Shift says a ‘magic hat' will record its cleaners working inside your home. Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all…
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…
This startup wants to clean your dirty dishes and clutter to help train AI
Your dirty windows could help create AI-powered cleaning robots. Shift, an AI training startup, is offering free home cleanings in New York City, it said on Thursday. There's one catch: cleaners wear head-mounted cameras that record first-person…
This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI's biggest bottleneck isn't compute -- it's memory
Every time you ask ChatGPT a question, your request triggers a data relay race. Information leaves memory, passes through a CPU for preprocessing, travels to a GPU for heavy computation, and then makes its way back — and that entire journey…
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…
Speech development, renewable energy startups headline PhilDev 2026 awardees
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine S&T Development Foundation (PhilDev) recognized startups and innovators advancing children's speech development, renewable energy, digital finance, healthcare, and sustainability during its 2026 gala…
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Anthropic Names Sangeeta Bavi to Expand India Startup Reach
Anthropic has appointed Sangeeta Bavi as Head of Digital Natives, Startups and Growth for India. The move comes as the AI company expands its presence in the country and deepens its focus on startups and growth-stage firms building with generative…
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Zendesk Launches $100 Million Initiative to Support AI-Driven Startups
Zendesk has announced a $100 million commitment over the next two years to help startups adopt artificial intelligence (AI), automate operations, and build customer experience capabilities from an early stage. The announcement was made at the…
Miami startup Investrio is building a human-centered financial platform for small businesses
What began as a fintech startup focused on helping young professionals tackle credit card debt has evolved into something much bigger for co-founders Joyce Medeiros and Laura Muriel Texidor at Investrio. Today, the Miami-based startup is building…
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…
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