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AI Killed The Startup Video Star
Human storytelling is more important than ever now that AI commoditizes content creation. It once cost a fortune to produce a strong video for a startup company. Now that we live in the age of generative AI, when anyone can put out something that…
Inside Ode with Anthropic, the startup betting AI services are the future of enterprise
Can a handful of engineers really do the work of an army of consultants? That's the bet behind Ode with Anthropic — the joint venture dedicated to embedding forward-deployed engineers in enterprise firms, backed by Anthropic, Blackstone…
Daniel Ek's body-scanning startup Neko Health raises another $700M
Neko Health, the body-scanning and health assessment startup founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek (pictured above, right) and his co-founder Hjalmar Nilsonne (above, left), has raised a $700 million Series C. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture…
This startup flips recruiting by charging job seekers instead of employers
Hansheng Liu's first attempt to find a job through the startup Refer didn't work out. It was this past fall, and the recent computer science grad from the University of Illinois said he hadn't done enough to beef up his résumé. Liu…
An AI startup wants 'vibe directing' to become the new vibe coding
Here comes an AI ad campaign that could ruffle some feathers in Hollywood. AI text-to-video platform OpenArt AI is launching ads in AMC movie theaters across Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York this week to promote its Director product, the…
AI Startup Reflection Inks $1 Billion Compute Deal To Challenge China's Open Source Dominance
Cofounders Misha Laskin (left) and Ioannis Antonoglou (right) left Google Deepmind to start Reflection in March 2024. Reflection announced Tuesday that it inked a deal to buy $1 billion worth of compute from neocloud Nebius to train its open source…
Indian AI coding startup Emergent becomes a unicorn with $130M Series C
Indian AI coding startup Emergent has raised $130 million in a Series C funding round at a $1.5 billion post-money valuation, a five-fold jump in six months. The funding round was led by private equity firm Creaegis. New investors MNI…
The CEO of a vibe-coding startup Emergent shares what he looks for in developers in the AI era
As AI reshapes software engineering, the CEO of a buzzy vibe-coding startup is betting that developers will become more valuable, not less. During a live Q&A with Business Insider, Emergent CEO and cofounder Mukund Jha said he doesn't see AI as a…
New Startup Is Building Mini Drones to Wage a War of Total Destruction on Mosquitos
Human beings have long been at war with mosquitos, and it's not at all clear we've been winning. Malaria alone—just one of many deadly mosquito-borne illnesses—kills over 600,000 people every year, most of them very young children.
Apple looks into buying AI chip startups to bolster infrastructure
The Information reports that Apple has been in talks with bankers and semiconductor startups as it explores acquisitions to strengthen its AI server capabilities. Here are the details. According to The Information, Apple has been exploring…
Gary Vaynerchuk's Next Bet Is an Affiliate Agency Startup
Gary Vaynerchuk, the chairman of VaynerX and CEO of VaynerMedia, better known simply as “GaryVee” to his millions of followers, has entered a strategic partnership with affiliate marketing agency Paul Street. As an equity partner…
Toyota-Backed Startup Walden Robotics Comes Out of Stealth With $1.1 Billion Valuation
Walden Robotics, a startup working on humanoids that was spun out of a Toyota robotics research lab, has secured approximately $300 million in funding as it emerges from stealth with a valuation of $1.1 billion. The seed round was co-led by…
Startup working with University of Texas focuses on trapping small debris
NAPA, Calif. – Florida startup Satellite Orbital Access and Removal (SOAR) announced a partnership July 15 with the University of Texas, El Paso, (UTEP) to develop a passive system to capture small space debris. “The consequences of…
The 10 Coolest Semiconductor Startups Of 2026 (So Far)
The semiconductor startup industry is being injected with billions of dollars in capital investment as global semiconductor sales are expected to surge to over $1.3 trillion in 2026. CRN takes a deep dive into 10 of the coolest semiconductor…
University of Glasgow helps students turn business ideas into startups
Participants receive practical training covering business modelling, finance, intellectual property, sales strategy and pitching, alongside workshops on product design, market research, legal setup and the use of artificial intelligence in…
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