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Startup Exec Boasts About Using AI to Churn Out Sports Slop 'Without Human Input'
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Do you like kicking back and watching some sports after a long day? Do you like AI? Would you like more AI-generated content in your sports? You might not have much of a choice…
Jim Keller's startup is building a factory to mass-produce small semiconductor fabs -Atomic Semi rebrands as 'Fab2' underlining intended role as a 'fab fab'
Atomic Semi, the semiconductor tooling startup founded by chip architect Jim Keller and DIY fabrication pioneer Sam Zeloof, has rebranded as Fab2 and moved its operations to Texas, according to the company's new site at fab2.com. The rebrand…
My startup has a literal moat, thanks to the French castle I run it from
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rémi Louf, the 39-year-old cofounder of the AI startup.txt, which builds tools to ensure AI systems return structured, predictable outputs. It's been edited for length and clarity. I'm…
Almost 90 new unicorns have been minted so far this year - here they are
With AI igniting an investor frenzy, more startups are achieving unicorn status every month. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns in 2026. While most are AI-related, a…
Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage
As part of an ongoing legal dispute with three Hollywood studios, AI startup Midjourney is seeking to compel those studios to reveal how they use AI themselves. Disney and Universal sued Midjourney for alleged copyright infringement last year…
HK to host space-to-earth dialogue with astronaut Lai Ka-ying this year: Kevin Choi
The government is actively planning to organize a “space-to-earth dialogue” between the city's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying and residents within this year, according to Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin…
What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
Following the Trump directive that led Anthropic to pull its latest AI models offline and growing calls for sovereign tech that reduces reliance on the U.S., Mistral AI has been caught in a whirlwind of attention. But the French AI darling is often…
Read the pitch deck these Stanford grads used to raise $11.6 million for a wearable device to track women's hormones
Two Stanford grads believe the $100 billion wearables market has a major blind spot: women's health. Clair Health, a San Francisco startup cofounded by 22-year-old CEO Jenny Duan and 24-year-old CTO Abhinav Agarwal, has raised $11.6 million in seed…
Skyroot co-founder: India's aerospace industry is taking a private turn with ISRO's help
5 min read Hyderabad Make us preferred source on Google India's aerospace industry is “very encouraging” to private players, with ISRO and private companies developing a relationship which is similar to NASA and SpaceX in the US…
EV start-ups seek five changes in Auto PLI as Heavy Industries Minister Kumaraswamy reviews suggestions
Having collectively invested an estimated ₹20,000-25,000 crore to build India's electric mobility ecosystem, Founders of EV startups who met Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday in Bemgaluru to request him to widen the…
What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that's now public
Bending Spoons, the Milan-based tech conglomerate that made headlines for acquiring the likes of AOL and Vimeo, went public on the Nasdaq this week with a pop, briefly reaching a market capitalization over $25 billion. While Bending Spoons stock…
South Korea to create future fund from chip windfall to spur growth, tackle inequality
SEOUL: South Korea plans to establish a future fund using extra tax revenue generated by a semiconductor boom to invest in growth engines, support for younger generations and efforts to address widening inequality, a top government official said on…
Government eyes new fund to invest tax windfall from AI-driven chip boom
The government plans to establish a new fund to effectively invest windfall tax revenue generated by the semiconductor industry's artificial intelligence (AI)-driven boom, presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said Sunday. He explained that the…
Brian J. Esposito on the Future of Tokenization and Ownership - Haute Living
As CEO of DiamondLake, USA public company under the ticker symbol DLMI, Brian J. Esposito is pursuing an ambitious vision: transforming how investors, consumers, and fans participate in the ownership of real-world assets. From commercial real…
Puducherry plans AI Centre of Excellence
Puducherry is set to get its own Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence (AI CoE), a project aimed at strengthening the Union Territory's AI ecosystem, promoting innovation and positioning Puducherry as a technology hub. Proposed under the…
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