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The Pentagon Is Using This $1.2 Billion Startup's AI To Automate Cyberwarfare
Joseph Lin, cofounder at Twenty. Earlier this year, Joe Lin, cofounder and CEO of AI startup Twenty, met with venture capitalists Vinod Khosla and Jon Chu in San Francisco. After an hour and a half of proselytizing about the company's plans to…
American Open-Source Labs Think They Can Beat China's Best AI Startups
Poolside CEO Jason Warner speaks onstage during the HumanX AI Conference in 2025. Getty Images for HumanX Conference B ack in October 2024, Poolside was an early AI star. Cofounded by former Github CTO Jason Warner, the startup had raised $500…
Everyone Knows The Startup Playbook. Why Do Most Founders Still Fail?
Everyone knows the startup playbook. The real challenge is developing the psychology to follow it when the stakes become personal. Walk into any entrepreneurship program or innovation workshop and you'll hear the same advice. Build a minimum viable…
This Texas startup wants to reinvent desalination with a spinning membrane
Growing up in Las Vegas, Hunter Manz took annual trips to nearby Lake Mead with his father. Each year, he watched the reservoir, Southern Nevada's primary water source, recede further, sparking an early interest in water conservation. As a…
Embodied AI startup GigaAI plans Hong Kong IPO at US$3b valuation
Beijing-based embodied artificial intelligence and general-purpose robotics startup GigaAI is planning a Hong Kong initial public offering as early as this year, with an upcoming funding round targeting a valuation of US$3 billion (HK$23.4…
What investors are looking for in Israel's next generation of startups
The Israeli tech ecosystem is showing signs of renewed momentum, but the bar for startups has risen. What does it take for a startup to succeed today, and what separates the companies attracting capital from those that struggle? 'Above all, I look…
Dell Technologies Capital: How To Build A Deep-Tech Startup For A Market That Isn't Ready Yet And Why AI Won't Kill SaaS
Daniel Docter, managing director at Dell Technologies Capital, began his career as a technologist. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and computer science, as well as a Ph.D., but early on found himself gravitating away from purely…
Israeli startups announce new tech 'kibbutz' in NYC
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week's daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what's new with Jews in the city. Sign up here to get it in…
Startup's 'oscillator-based' AI technology could be 1,000 times more energy efficient than conventional computing
Researchers have unveiled a new 'super-efficient' artificial intelligence (AI) model that can generate images by using a network of physical oscillators rather than traditional calculation-based computing infrastructure. The new model, known as…
Italian startup ORiS raises funding for laser power-beaming technology
WASHINGTON — Italian startup ORiS has raised 5 million euros ($5.7 million) to help it develop wireless power-beaming technology for satellites using lasers. The company, based in Turin, Italy, announced July 21 that it raised 4.5 million…
7 AR Startups And Devices That Surprise Investors In 2026 - Here's Why
Excitement builds for Top 7 AR bets in 2026. The industry is suddenly moving from demos to dollars, with fresh funding, mainstream-priced hardware, and novel apps hitting the market this summer. One clear fact: Even Realities closed $150M on July…
This PlayStation 1 Keepsake Ornament Fires Up the Console's Iconic Startup Sound at the Press of a Button
Hallmark has added the PlayStation Console Ornament With Light and Sound to its 2026 Keepsake collection, turning the original PlayStation into a palm-sized Christmas ornament that does more than hang from a branch. Designed by artist Orville…
Climate-tech startup FortyGuard wants to make weather personal
Walk outside on a summer afternoon in Miami and you can feel it almost immediately. One block feels almost comfortable in the shade. The next feels several degrees hotter, even though your weather app says they're exactly the same. That gap between…
Aircraft startup Electra to invest $850 million to build Ohio factory
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 21: Hybrid-electric aircraft startup Electra said Tuesday it will invest $850 million to build a production facility to assemble its nine-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft in Springfield, Ohio. The company, backed by…
Anthropic says an AI security startup's logo looks too much like its own
Anthropic is suing AI-enabled security firm Abnormal AI for trademark infringement, alleging that one of the startup's rebranded logos resembles its own. Why it matters: The case is an unusual move for Anthropic given Abnormal is also a customer.
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