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Waymo pioneer Sebastian Thrun is building a new robotics startup
Sebastian Thrun, one of the pioneers of the self-driving industry, is working on a new robotics startup called Dulo. He revealed the new venture at the end of a keynote speech at Actuate, a robotics conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. 'I am not…
The U.K. Doesn't Need More Startups-It Needs More Family Businesses
Jack Hayes is the Managing Director of the Champions Speakers Agency, a leading U.K. keynote speakers agency. Britain has never been short of entrepreneurial ambition. Every year, thousands of new businesses are launched, fueled by innovation…
Temu Backs Danish Startup Group as It Seeks to Build Goodwill
Chinese e-commerce platform Temu is seeking to support Denmark ‘s startup ecosystem, two years after its meteoric rise in popularity in the Nordic country despite government warnings about the unsafe products sold on the site. On Tuesday…
Another Maine police department uses an AI startup to write reports
An artificial intelligence startup that lets police officers generate incident reports from body camera footage is expanding its foothold in Maine. Code Four, which first entered the state when it provided its software to Wilton police, now has a…
Startup brings ancient Roman concrete technology to modern construction
Concrete has served as the foundation of empires for thousands of years. Today, it's one of the most common materials in the world. But one look at the ancient Roman concrete structures still standing suggests that ancient builders knew something…
The startup using AI to help rare disease families develop custom treatments
Nome is building an AI-powered drug development service for ultra-rare disease patients, helping families identify potential treatments and map out a path from diagnosis to clinical development. The startup targets patient groups often overlooked…
Startup Spotlight: Tech consultant returns to the farm with Reroot, connecting growers with consumers
Genevieve Priebe took a business meeting this summer while bottle-feeding baby goats. A couple of years ago, she was advising executives at some of Seattle's largest tech companies. “Best decision I've ever made,” she said of her…
Las Vegas startup turns desert air into water
It sounds like an illusion from a Las Vegas magic show. Watch as we pull water out of thin air. But it's not a trick. Las Vegas-based WAVR Technologies can actually turn air into water. The deep tech startup that spun out of UNLV is commercializing…
OIST startup aims to develop effective pain relief without severe side effects
For severe and chronic pain management, opioids are often the only option. This class of drugs comes with well-documented risks, including addiction, respiratory problems and overdose. Surzen Biotherapeutics, a startup launching from the Okinawa…
BuyWander moves HQ from Spokane to Seattle area as retail-returns startup grows team to 325 people
BuyWander, the Spokane, Wash.-born startup building an auction marketplace for returned and overstocked retail goods, has moved its headquarters to the Seattle area and grown to 325 employees as it expands its warehouse network across the country.
Exclusive: Accounting AI startup Rillet reaches unicorn status with $1 billion valuation. Its founder says he wants to give CFOs back their weekends
Rillet, a two-year-old startup building what it calls the first truly AI-native accounting platform, has raised a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation, the company told Fortune exclusively—joining the ranks of AI-era unicorns…
'Annihilated my health': Startup professional's Delhi-NCR vs Bengaluru comparison
3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google A startup professional's comparison of Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR's technology ecosystems has caught the internet's attention. In the post, she highlighted both the advantages of Bengaluru's…
AI chip startup Etched doubles valuation to $21 billion in under a month
Aug 18: Jane Street-backed Etched said on Tuesday its valuation more than doubled in less than a month to $21 billion, as investors bet on growing demand for specialized chips used to run artificial intelligence models. The San Jose…
Inference chip startup Etched raises another $700M at $21B valuation - SiliconANGLE
A few weeks after closing a $300 million round backed by Nvidia Corp., Etched Inc. today announced that it has raised another $700 million in funding. Investment firm Jane Street led the deal. It was joined by Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, Andreessen…
B.C. startup seeks to turn dangerous dirt roads into safe evacuation routes
Chris Stewart was at his farm in Summerland when he first saw smoke rising from the west: the fast-moving Bald Range wildfire was closing in on the community. At first, he took his wife and two young children to their condo in town. But within a…
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