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The 'Shark Tank' Effect: How 10 Sleep Startups Actually Made It Big - Forbes Vetted
Mark Cuban, famed entrepreneur and part owner of the Dallas Mavericks, isn't shy about sharing that he enjoys routinely cozying up in an adult swaddle. Why? Because he calls it—the Sleep Pod by Hug Sleep—an “amazing…
Apple acquires observability startup SigScalr
Apple has acquired certain assets and hired employees from SigScalr, the company behind the observability app SigLens. Here are the details. Whenever Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, or Microsoft makes acquisitions or takes other actions…
Can this startup cool NYC's sweltering subway stations?
On a hot summer day in New York City, walking into a subway station can feel like descending into a sauna, improbably even hotter and muggier than the air outside. Unlike more modern subway stations around the world, New York's century-old stations…
This Startup Wants to Use Space Mirrors to Light Up Earth at Night. Feds Just Said Go Ahead
California startup Reflect Orbital received clearance to launch its first satellite, aiming to build a constellation to illuminate dark areas with in-space mirrors. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted approval for the launch of…
Drone Startup Helsing Raises at $18 Billion With Goldman Backing
Helsing has raised a financing round at a valuation of $18 billion from investors including the growth equity arm of Goldman Sachs Alternatives, cementing its status as Europe's largest defense startup. The Munich-based company finalized a $1.8…
Amazon, Flexport Alum Dave Clark's Supply Chain Startup Raises $50M
Dave Clark spent 23 years building out Amazon's delivery network and a brief stretch heading up digital freight forwarder Flexport. Now his own company, Auger, has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by venture capital firm Eclipse, with…
Welcome To The 'Show Me' Era: Sapphire Ventures' Anders Ranum On What Separates Winning AI Startups From The Rest
Public market software multiples are hovering at decade lows as investors price in the long-term risk of AI disruption. Meanwhile, private market valuations for AI startups continue to hit record highs. Striking a balance between these two…
What is BrainCo, the Chinese startup taking on Neuralink in brain computer interfaces?
Now, a new wave of neuratech startups are looking to challenge Neuralink by betting that the future of mass market neural tech lies in non-invasive devices, rather than brain implants, that do not require opening the skull at all. One such startup…
Startup Funding: Q2 2026
Investors kept pouring money into AI hardware startups in the second quarter of 2026. While companies focused on chips for AI data centers have largely dominated the funding over the past year, startups creating edge silicon re-emerged this quarter…
A $5M startup claims rare earth-free electric motor breakthrough
A Bengaluru startup called Vimag Labs just secured its fifth Indian patent for an electric motor that runs without any rare-earth magnets, using software and power electronics to generate its magnetic field instead. It's a small, $5-million company…
SpaceX and AI startup wealth fuels demand for private jets
Aviation lawyer Amanda Applegate skipped her annual vacation last month as a surge of wealth from AI startups and SpaceX (SPCX.O) sent a wave of tech investors shopping for private jets, burying her in paperwork for…
Red Flags To Look Out For In Job Postings: Coaches' Expert Insights
A job posting is often a job seeker's first glimpse into an organization's culture, leadership style and expectations. While some warning signs of a poor fit or a toxic work environment are obvious, others are hidden in the wording, structure and…
Anthropic's latest big-name coup in the tech talent wars: Monzo cofounder Tom Blomfield
The AI talent wars aren't letting up — and neither is Anthropic's big-name hiring spree. The AI startup has hired Tom Blomfield, the cofounder of British fintech company Monzo, and one of the biggest names in UK tech. Blomfield said on…
Anthropic starts localizing Claude pricing for India, its biggest market after the US
Anthropic has started localizing Claude's pricing in India, its biggest market outside the U.S., as global AI companies increasingly tailor their offerings to win users in the world's most populous nation. Local pricing has begun to appear for some…
US Companies Are Realizing That Chinese AI Models Are Way Cheaper, Ditch American Ones
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech As corporate AI bills spiral out of control, many companies are beginning to ask themselves a simple question: why pay a pretty penny for the US's leading AI models when Chinese ones…
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