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Nuclear Startup Blykalla Raises $50 Million for Small Reactor
Swedish nuclear startup Blykalla AB has raised $50 million of fresh capital to accelerate its work on a small modular reactor that could help power data centers and other facilities. The round was co-led by its US peer Oklo Inc., Sweden's Norrsken…
US startup building radical 'flying wing' plane reveals first airline customer
Another airline is placing bets on the radical 'flying wing' plane that industry professionals foresee as the future of commercial aviation. California startup Natilus announced Wednesday that Indian carrier SpiceJet will order up to 100 of its new…
UK Startup Awendio Plans $725 Million Solar-Cell Plant in Quebec
British startup Awendio Solaris is drafting plans to invest as much as C$1 billion ($725 million) into a solar technologies factory in Canada, though it still needs to secure power supply and financing. The company wants to build a manufacturing…
Hacker Busts Startup Running Huge Web of AI-Generated 'Influencers' on Instagram
Back in October, word started making the rounds of an AI startup called Doublespeed. Backed by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Doublespeed offers customers a unique service: access to a massive phone farm that could be used to operate…
Meta's Yann LeCun targets $3.5 billion valuation for new AI startup, FT reports
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Meta's outgoing chief artificial intelligence scientist Yann LeCun is holding early talks to raise 500 million euros ($586.00 million) for a new startup that would value the AI firm at about 3 billion euros ahead of its official…
Inside the stunning collapse of Believer Meats, the $600 million lab-grown meat startup
Last month, Believer Meats was basking in acclaim. The startup had just secured final U.S. government approval for what it billed as Earth's largest cultivated-meat facility, a $125 million complex near Raleigh, North Carolina. Boosters hailed the…
Meta's chief AI scientist LeCun looking to raise €500M for new startup: report (META:NASDAQ)
Meta Platforms' (META) chief AI scientist Yann LeCun is looking to raise €500M for his new startup that will focus on “world models,” the Financial Times reported. The €500M capital raise would value the company —…
EDITORIAL: Startups offer hope on critical rare-earth materials
U.S. officials from across the political spectrum vow to ramp up efforts to wean the nation off rare-earth mineral imports from China. But the most promising path isn't central planning or a federal industrial policy, but a reliance on the…
Elon Musk's X Sues to Block Startup From Acquiring Twitter Trademark
Elon Musk's X is suing to retain ownership of the Twitter trademark after a US startup filed a petition to take over the iconic name. According to Reuters, X has filed a lawsuit in Delaware District Court against Operation Bluebird, which wants to…
Startup uses AI to recycle scraps into new fabrics
When life gives you chickens, make cashmere. New York-based Everbloom takes fiber materials that would otherwise be wasted in supply chains — including poultry feathers, bedding, and discarded wool — and transforms them into new…
AI chip startup Mythic raises $125 million in bid to take on Nvidia
(Bloomberg/Ian King) — Chip startup Mythic Inc. has raised $125 million in a new funding round, money that will help support its attempt to challenge Nvidia Corp. in the lucrative market for artificial intelligence processors. Mythic, which…
Compute-in-memory chip startup Mythic raises $125M round
Chip startup Mythic Inc. today announced that it has closed a $125 million funding round led by DCVC. The venture capital firm was joined by NEA, Softbank KR, Honda Motor Co. and a long list of other backers. The investment brings Mythic's total…
Comparison of AI Tools for Startups
You've got seed funding. Not a lot—$200K to $500K. You need to build and ship fast. The question isn't which AI tools are best in theory. It's which combination lets a 3-4 person team compete with 20-person teams. This is where the…
Eternal's Deepinder Goyal overtakes DMart's R Damani as India's top self-made entrepreneur: Startup founders dominate rankings
In the third edition of the India's Top 200 Self-made Entrepreneurs of the Millennia 2025 list by IDFC FIRST Private Banking and Hurun India, Deepinder Goyal, CEO of Zomato and District parent Eternal, topped the rankings, overtaking veteran…
Chatbot visibility startup geoSurge launches to help brands get noticed by ChatGPT
So-called generative engine optimization startup geoSurge Ltd. is launching today to help brands ensure they can remain visible to generative artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT. The company said it's pioneering an entirely new discipline…
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