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What we're looking for in Startup Battlefield 2026, and how to apply in time for the May 27 deadline
Every year I read through thousands of Startup Battlefield applications. And every year, I see the same pattern: The founders who belong on this stage are often the ones who almost didn't apply. They think they're too early. They think they need…
This startup is betting India's gig economy can train the world's robots
In the last few years, India's online food delivery market has grown significantly, with both Zomato and Swiggy going public and the number of cloud kitchens increasing. Meanwhile, startups working on home services, such as on-demand household…
Silicon Valley VC Backs Startup That Gathers AI Datasets From Head-Mounted Cameras on Workers in India
A video went viral in India about a month ago appearing to show a vast number of garment workers wearing tiny, head-mounted cameras while they worked in a dreary-looking factory. A widespread hunch was the technology the video depicted was a system…
This Orbital Data Center Startup Is Integrating Starlink Lasers
The gigabit laser technology on SpaceX's Starlink satellites will be part of an upcoming orbital data center from the startup Starcloud. Starcloud is integrating the “Mini Lasers” on more than 25 orbiting satellites, giving them a way…
Oops! Domino's-Partnered Robotics Startup That Was Supposed to Put Human Pizza Chefs Out of a Job Just Shut Down
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Picnic, a Seattle-based startup that raised more than $53 million to develop robots capable of putting human restaurant workers out of a job — even partnering with the giant…
This AI Startup Will Pay You ₹1.7 Lakh a Month to Masturbate
Yes, you read that right, and it's a real job posting. The artificial intelligence industry has produced chatbots, AI girlfriends, AI therapists, AI coding assistants, and AI-generated influencers. Now it has produced what may be the internet's…
Private Loans to Venture-Backed Startups Surge Despite AI Disruption Concerns
Venture-debt firms are expanding beyond their software industry core into a wider range of sectors and businesses following concerns of disruptions tied to advances in artificial intelligence. While backing AI and software-as-a-service providers…
AI Startup Says It Will Pay People $2,000 A Month to Masturbate... Yes, Really
Joi AI is hiring 10 “masturbation consultants” at $2,000 for a month to test an AI-guided masturbation feature and document its effects on stress, sleep, mood, and confidence. The feature uses mood-matched AI voice sessions, and…
This $4 Billion Startup Just Laid Off 22% of Employees - So It Can Offer Remaining Staff $1 Million Salaries
ClickUp is a productivity software company that recently laid off 22% of its 1,300-person workforce. ClickUp CEO Zeb Evans said that the layoffs weren't about cutting costs. He said that the savings from recent layoffs will fund new compensation…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek slashes price of flagship model
Chinese AI startup Deepseek made a 75% discount on its flagship model permanent, intensifying an AI price war. Chinese labs are increasingly looking to compete with their global peers for customers, and cost is a big part of the equation:…
Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine
HELSINKI — A new Chinese commercial rocket engine startup has conducted a successful long-duration hot fire test of a closed-cycle kerosene-liquid oxygen engine. Xi'an-based Mega Engine Technology announced successful tests of its…
Exclusive: Ex-Palantir AI execs raise $12 million seed round for Perceptic, a startup automating drug discovery
A trio of former Palantir executives who helped spearhead that company's Life Sciences practice have founded a startup called Perceptic that is building an end-to-end AI platform for drug development, handling everything from drug discovery to…
I Taught Myself to Code at Age 10. After Working At Google and Twitter, I Turned to Venture Capital. Here's What I Look for When Investing in Startups.
Alex Roetter taught himself how to code as a child, setting the foundation for a lifelong builder's mindset. He spent years at Google and Twitter, now X, honing his coding and interpersonal skills. Now he works as a general partner at venture…
Agrifood Startups Gain Access to EIT Food's Next Bite Event
Canadian agrifood startups have until 15th June to apply for a delegation trip to Warsaw this October. The deadline marks the first tangible outcome of a transatlantic partnership announced on Tuesday between Calgary-based AgSphere and…
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Indian Space Startup AnduraX Targets India's First Private Re-entry Vehicle Mission
AnduraX, an Andhra Pradesh-based space technology startup building reusable re-entry vehicles, is preparing to conduct what it claims will be India's first high-altitude balloon drop test for a privately developed reusable spaceplane system. The…
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