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Apple Acquired Data-Management Startup Ascend.io in June
Apple has acquired Ascend.io, a startup that makes automated data management software. Apple in June received a right to certain of the startup's patents and a non-exclusive license to its intellectual property rights, as well as the right to make…
Salesforce's M&A spree continues with a reported $375M deal for defense tech startup Rune
Salesforce has agreed to acquire Rune Technologies, a startup that builds AI software to help the U.S. military predict supply needs and manage logistics from the field, for $375 million in cash and stock, Resilience Media reported. The acquisition…
Can AI data centers be mass-produced like cars? This startup aims to find out
AI infrastructure company Runware is making news again, just months after unveiling the Sonic Inference Pod, a modular data center built in a factory and shipped to customers ready to install. Now the company has bigger plans. It told TechCrunch it…
Apple acquires Ascend․io, an agentic AI engineering startup
Apple recently struck a deal to acquire Ascend.io, a company focused on agentic data engineering technology. Under the Digital Markets Act, Apple must now publicly report acquisitions above a certain size. This has given us new insight into the…
Andreessen Horowitz sees AI widening the pool of startup founders
Artificial intelligence could broaden the range of people able to build startups, although easier coding would leave other demands of running a company intact, Andreessen Horowitz's Andrew Chen said. Chen's analysis, “New Founder Archetypes…
Apple buys AI startup that strives to 'make data engineering delightful
Apple acquired AI company Ascend.io earlier this year, likely to boost its backend data handling. The now-shuttered company's LinkedIn page says its goal was to “make data engineering delightful” by using AI and automation to build…
Exclusive: Jeff Bezos' AI startup is closing in on a huge S.F. lease in a former Gap office
At the depths of San Francisco's office market downturn, the Sobrato Organization paid more than $80 million for Gap's one-time corporate office at the waterfront, betting it could be remade for a new generation of tech tenants. Now, the refreshed…
As US airlines deploy AI pricing tools, startups help travelers cash in on fare drops
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) – US airlines are turning to artificial intelligence to help maximize revenue from airfares. Now startups are putting AI to work on the other side of the transaction, helping passengers automatically claw back…
&Truth: Palo Alto Startup Aims to Prove Code Is Safe
A Palo Alto startup called &Truth is working on technology meant to catch software bugs before they ever ship, using mathematical proof rather than conventional testing. The company is one of several building this kind of verification technology…
Utahns want to ask questions about a nuclear startup. So far, there's been no public hearing to let them.
Kim Wilcox wanted to ask about the heat that comes off a nuclear reactor. Wilcox owns a small ranch outside Wellington in Carbon County, where her 30 head of cattle live about a mile from where Valar Atomics is proposing to build a network of small…
Google X co-founder Sebastian Thrun raises $130M for AI engineering startup Dulo - SiliconANGLE
Dulo Inc., a startup co-founded by prominent artificial intelligence researcher Sebastian Thrun, has raised $130 million in funding. The Information broke the news of the investment on Thursday. Dulo co-founder Adrian Aoun confirmed the report in a…
AI Startups Claw Back Traveler Refunds When Airline Fares Drop
JetBack, Junova and Refare use artificial intelligence to monitor fares and seek refunds or flight credits when airlines cut prices, according to the report. JetBack charges $100 a year for its service, while Junova and Refare take 20% and 25%…
The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Physical AI And Predictions Lead The Lineup
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's Top 10…
Supabase vs Firebase for Startups: An Honest Comparison
Supabase vs Firebase comes down to one question: do you want a relational Postgres database with SQL, or a document database that syncs to clients with almost no setup? For most SaaS products with users, teams, billing and reports, Supabase is the…
Cisco gives 27-year-old engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code in 24 months - president plucks former startup founder, telling him to 'go nuts
In a world where youth unemployment is growing as AI replaces more and more entry-level jobs, Cisco president and chief product officer Jeetu Patel is going for a different approach. According to a report by Fortune, he's given a 27-year-old…
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