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Creator Startup Fanvue Raises $22 Million To Fuel The Future Of AI Influencers
Joel Morris, Will Monange and Harry Fitzgerald (left to right). Joel Morris was 13 years old when he uploaded his first YouTube video. Two million subscribers flocked to his channel of gaming streams and viral challenges until two years ago, when…
Sam Altman Is Tearing Apart His Former Colleague's Startup
The AI industry's talent-poaching war is heating up, and it's starting to seem personal. This week, two Thinking Machines Lab co-founders, Barret Zoph and Luke Metz, left the startup to rejoin OpenAI. And more defections are reportedly on the way.
Innovation and purpose win big at the 2025 AXA Startup Angel award night
Every year, the AXA Startup Angel competition, run in partnership with The Standard, seeks out the UK's most exciting new businesses. This year's winners are practical and ambitious, but also quietly purpose-led, building companies that solve…
This AI startup says it's becoming less dependant on humans to train its robot
AI is taking another job from humans — training robots. Tesla rival 1X launched a new AI model on Monday that the OpenAI-backed startup's CEO said would allow the company to move away from using humans to train its humanoid robot, Neo.
Startup India Crosses 2 Lakh Recognised Startups, 21 Lakh Jobs: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal today addressed a Startup India event held to mark National Startup Day, while also taking to social media to outline milestones achieved by India's startup ecosystem over the past decade. The…
Sam Altman's Latest Startup Takes On Elon Musk's Neuralink
One might think running OpenAI would be enough to keep Sam Altman occupied. But the CEO is also behind a diverse array of other startups, including Tools for Humanity, the company running the biometric data effort Worldcoin, and the nuclear fusion…
Media startups are hard. Semafor says it's working by targeting politicians, CEOs, and advertisers who want to reach them.
The news business is gloomy these days, and lots of companies are bracing for more grim news: Changes in the distribution landscape are making it harder to get the news you produce in front of people who want to consume it, which means you have…
A leading European AI startup says its edge over Silicon Valley isn't better tech - it's not being American
As the race to dominate AI accelerates, Europe's most prominent AI startup is betting that geography — not just technology — can be a competitive advantage in its home market. Arthur Mensch, the CEO and cofounder of French AI company…
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National Startup Day 2026: A Decade That Turned India Into a Startup Nation
National Startup Day on 16 January 2026 marks ten years of the Startup India initiative. a decade that reshaped how India builds companies, distributes opportunity, and applies innovation at scale. What began in 2016 as a government-led policy…
OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as startup faces pressure to boost revenue
OpenAI said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to some US users, ramping up efforts to generate revenue from the AI chatbot to fund the high costs of developing the technology. The ads will be tested with users on the company's free tier and the…
French Launch Startup Wins Breakthrough Eutelsat Launch Deal
MaiaSpace, a new European launch provider, had made a splash early in 2026 by winning a launch contract with Eutelsat. It is a multi-launch agreement for the future launch of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, starting next year. The agreement adds…
Our Goal Is for India to Lead the World in Startup Trends: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India has full faith in the innovation and confidence of its startups, and added that the nation should lead globally in startup trends and technology in the coming decade.A nation that is…
From Rs 100 Cr to Global Ambitions, The Minimalist Co-Founder at Startup Pe Charcha
At the Startup Pe Charcha event held under the Startup India initiative on Friday, Mohit Yadav, co-founder of skincare brand The Minimalist, shared candid insights from his entrepreneurial journey, emphasizing lessons from failure, evolving…
PM Modi reaffirms support for startups on National Startup Day
The government is working with all stakeholders to further strengthen the country's startup ecosystem and remains committed to supporting youth who want to take risks and solve problems, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. “The reform…
Canadian rocket startup launches, aimed at space sovereignty amid global turmoil
OTTAWA — A new rocket startup to be launched Friday says it plans to soon become the first Canadian company to have the capacity to launch medium-payload satellites in space, filling in a potentially important niche in Canada's defence.
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