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Boeing to divest tech ventures for stake in air-taxi startup
Boeing announced an agreement Monday to divest its air taxi and two other technology ventures to Archer Aviation for a stake in the startup. The transaction shifts to Archer Boeing's Wisk autonomous aircraft venture and SkyGrid and Insitu…
Why Investors Are Backing AI-Native Fintech Startups Built For Speed
Speed is key for fintech investors It is a sign of the times that a two-person founding team can now build what once required 30 engineers, and investors have begun pricing that shift into every term sheet. For AI‑native fintech startups…
Manufacturing strategy is becoming a competitive edge for product startups
Launching a physical product has never been more accessible. Digital marketplaces, creator platforms, and social media have made it possible for entrepreneurs to build national audiences without traditional retail distribution. The U.S. Small…
Boeing is selling its air taxi startups to Archer Aviation
Archer will acquire the three subsidiaries, including Wisk Aero, for an undisclosed sum. Boeing will also take a stake in Archer. Archer will acquire the three subsidiaries, including Wisk Aero, for an undisclosed sum. Boeing will also take a stake…
British defence startup with MoD contracts hits £2.5bn valuation
A British defence firm founded only two years ago has attained a valuation of £2.5bn ($3.4bn), following a funding round which makes it one of the most valuable startups in the UK. Cambridge Aerospace develops and makes interceptor systems…
These startups are chasing the next big thing in LLMs
But transformers are starting to show their age. Many of the recent advances in LLMs, such as the development of so-called reasoning models and their ability to handle large amounts of input at once, are not neat extensions of that core technology…
Fidji Simo on her life after OpenAI and new startup, ChronicleBio
Emily Forlini here, filling in for Allie. Sometimes, I wonder what would happen if the AI industry pointed its billions and top-tier talent into solving problems that matter most. I'm talking about disease, hunger, and poverty. The industry often…
Rippling hits back at NYC AI startup's trade secret lawsuit in messy legal battle
HR software giant Rippling is hitting back at a lawsuit from NYC AI startup Runlayer, which accused the rival of stealing its trade secrets – alleging in a separate complaint that it was actually Runlayer who mimicked its patented…
Boeing to divest tech ventures for stake in air-taxi startup
The transaction shifts to Archer Boeing's Wisk autonomous aircraft venture and SkyGrid and Insitu businesses for the equity and warrants for additional potential stock purchases in California-based Archer. Shares of Archer surged on the…
Is LaunchVideo.com the Best X Startup Launch Agency?
Having a great product and a slick announcement are not sufficient anymore. Startups must have a distinct story, platform-specific piece of art and a distribution strategy that will take the launch beyond your reach. This is the basis for…
AI-native market research automation startup Echovane raises $1M
Agentic artificial intelligence startup Echovane Inc. said today it has closed on a $1 million pre-seed funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-native market research platform. Titan Capital and Neon Fund co-led the round, which will…
Chinese startup claims its brain implant takes just 10 minutes to place, no skull surgery required
Brain implants, like the ones made by Elon Musk's Neuralink, typically involve open-skull surgery. But a Chinese startup says it can skip that step entirely, threading its device into the brain through a vein in a procedure that reportedly takes as…
Startup Bank Erebor Eyes Valuation of $8 Billion
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Indian spacetech enters second phase as startups build commercial space infrastructure
India's private space sector is entering a new phase, with startups shifting focus from proving launch and satellite technologies to building the infrastructure, manufacturing capabilities and downstream applications needed to support a sustained…
Anthropic Locks In $10B European Compute Bet With a Seven-Month-Old Startup
Anthropic is establishing its first dedicated European AI compute footprint, marking a significant geographic expansion in the race for sovereign-grade processing power. The company has reportedly entered into a six-year, $10 billion compute…
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