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Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges 'radical transparency' in investigation
The boss of the startup hacked by an OpenAI agent has called for the investigation into the incident to show “radical transparency”. Clément Delangue, the chief executive of Hugging Face, said the “unprecedented”…
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Legacy hands, startup instincts: The BlueSky Media Story
Most people who run agencies have seen the media business from one side of the table. Tarannum Alam and Harbir Singh Rai have seen it from nearly every side of the table, building brands inside India's biggest agency networks, working closely with…
An AI Startup Asked Me To 'Shred Their Investor Pitch Deck.' So…
Yesterday, I sat down to “shred the investor pitch deck” for one of the startups I work with. To set the right level here, I've got 30 years of tech experience, starting as a low-level software developer, then embracing AI early in…
6 universities recognized for supporting int'l student jobs, startups
The Ministry of Education selected six universities on Monday as outstanding performers in employment and startup support for international students, backing schools' efforts amid a rise in foreign enrollment and growing interest among them to…
Defense giants invest record $4.1B in startups
The world's largest defense companies are investing in military startups at record rates. Giants such as BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin have piled $4.1 billion into venture capital rounds this year as they race to adapt to the rapid evolution of…
Exclusive: Identity startup Way Security raises $20M
Way Security raised a $20 million seed round from Insight Partners and Glilot Capital, CEO Yossi Barishev tells Axios Pro exclusively. Why it matters: Identity and access have taken on new importance as AI-driven attacks accelerate. How it works:…
U.S. Startup Plans to Buy Companies and Have Them Run by AI
A U.S. startup wants to have companies run almost entirely by artificial intelligence. Is AI a better boss? A U.S. startup wants to test exactly that and plans to acquire companies to do so. After all, the system has already proven successful in a…
Fanatics to buy BGC Group assets to launch prediction market exchange
July 27 (Reuters) - Fanatics, a global sports platform, will acquire a designated contract market and a derivatives clearing organization from brokerage BGC Group to launch its own prediction market exchange, the companies said on…
For some, so-called 'Skynet Day' came too close to sci-fi after a rogue agent hacked into a startup
To be fair, James Cameron did warn us. Long before OpenAI broke out of its test corral and hacked into Hugging Face, before the internet and Sam Altman were even born, Cameron wrote a screenplay about an autonomous artificial intelligence system…
Schneider Electric's VC Arm: The AI Buildout Is Creating A New Industrial Investment Cycle
This is an ongoing series on investors focused on rebuilding the physical layer. Previous interviews in the series were with ex-Meta CTO Mike Schroepfer, founder of Gigascale Capital, and Peter Barrett, a decade-long investor at Playground Global.
Power up your AI infrastructure! A first look at the Smart Systems Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
AI doesn't run on code alone — it requires massive amounts of power, and that demand is increasingly becoming a critical bottleneck. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the Smart Systems Stage will be where energy, infrastructure, and technology…
PwC proposes longer equity trading hours and lower IPO market cap threshold for tech firms
Hong Kong should explore extending equity trading hours and lowering the minimum market capitalization threshold for specialist technology companies' initial public offerings to attract more capital to the city, PricewaterhouseCoopers said in…
Europe got its own TBPN-style live show, and everyone's angling for a guest spot
The European answer to TBPN is here and ready to go live five days a week, starting June 27. Luke Knight and Ronan Chambers first launched the London-based European Technology Network (ETN) last October, breaking down tech trends and news during a…
Enigma raises $70M to make controlling a robot as easy as adjusting the volume
Multiple robotics companies are tackling one of AI's hardest problems: building foundation models capable of executing tasks they were never explicitly trained to handle. Their approaches run the gamut — from studying millions of web videos…
Brookfield to commit up to $9 billion to expand South Korean AI data centre
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