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AI Startups, Solopreneurs, And Actual Numbers
3D illustration of silhouettes of a group of gray persons walking leftward, and a single green person walking rightward, tilted Solopreneur. It's a strange time for business. Essentially, the dramatic rise of AI over the last five years or so has…
Startups bet on AI -- and a leaner future
When Eric Lauer needs to hire at Giftory, the online gift-giving platform he runs, he's no longer looking for eager young coders fresh out of college. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT He wants 'mid-career people who are lazy in a smart way' --…
Central Asia's Startups Lure Global Capital As Growth Surges
BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 18: A boy points to the AI robot Poster during the 2022 World Robot Conference at Beijing Etrong International Exhibition on August 18, 2022 in Beijing, China. The 2022 World Robot Conference kicked off on Thursday in…
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation
Valar Atomics, a startup building small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) — essentially miniaturized, factory-built power plants designed to be cheaper and faster to deploy than traditional reactors — is in talks to raise a new round of…
Applications close in 48 hours - here's everything Australian founders need to know about Stripe x Startup Battlefield
The window is almost shut. On August 19, eight startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney in front of investors, global press, and the Australian tech community. One startup walks away with automatic entry into TechCrunch Disrupt in San…
Exclusive | AI Chip Startup Etched Is in Talks for $20 Billion Valuation
Etched, a startup developing AI chips in competition with, is set to quadruple its valuation to about $20 billion in a new funding round led by an existing investor, the firm Jane Street, according to people familiar with the matter. Benefiting…
The 6-Step Playbook for Building an AI-Powered Startup Without Burning Through Cash
The old “raise big, hire fast” playbook is dead: non-engineers can now run engineering functions with AI, cutting the need for early outside capital. Hire for EQ and range, build B2B products with high switching costs, and treat…
7 percent of capital for women-led startups
According to a new study, women-led startups in Switzerland continue to receive less funding than those led by men. (File photo) Start-ups led by women continue to have a limited presence in the Swiss capital market. In the first half of 2026, just…
We can no longer afford to be blind': Danish startup raises funds to build underwater CCTV-like tech to track drones and more
Copenhagen-based Triton Depth, founded in 2025 by three DTU engineering students, has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding It aims to address one of the EU's most underserved security concerns: the seabed, as Baltic cable sabotage…
Control robots with your thoughts: Chinese startup unveils world's 1st 'brain-to-robot' platform
3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google Have you ever imagined controlling a robot simply by your thoughts? Well, it seems, that is possible now. Chinese tech unicorn BrainCo appears to have made a giant leap in embodied AI tech, or…
Air defense, cloud and propulsion startup investment rounds to note
This developer of air defense systems has emerged from stealth mode following its $80 million Series A capital raise to move ahead on its development and flight testing agenda. Co-founders Jack Oswald and Shail Giroux, respectively CEO and chief…
China's Kimi K3 rattles US AI industry
Kimi K3, a new artificial intelligence program from a Chinese startup called Moonshot AI, stunned the US tech industry on Friday, setting off fresh discussion over the China-US rivalry to dominate AI. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The program was…
Decrepit Oscar Mayer Hot Dog Factory Is Getting a Major Fusion Reactor Facelift
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Unsure what to do with your rancid old hot dog factory? Apparently, the answer is simple: turn it into a fusion reactor facility. As TechCrunch reports, a company called Realta…
Chinese AI model takes US tech industry by surprise with abilities rivaling Claude and ChatGPT
Another powerful new artificial intelligence model from China took the U.S. tech industry by surprise Friday, the latest sign that Chinese startups that publicly release their 'open-source' AI technology are making the California titans of AI…
Apple Is Coming for the People Building OpenAI's Future
Apple is not playing around with its lawsuit against OpenAI, its onetime partner and now apparent rival, over allegedly stolen trade secrets. After filing a bombshell lawsuit against the AI company last week, the Cupertino giant has reportedly sent…
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