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AMD Buys Taalas, The Startup That Carves AI Models Into Silicon
The AMD (Advanced Micro Devices Inc) logo is displayed on a mobile phone in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on August 7, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Serving an AI model today means hauling its entire set of…
Why billion-dollar robotics startups are obsessed with folding laundry
Before Silicon Valley's robots take over, they have to learn to fold your underwear. In recent months, some of the buzziest robotics startups — including Figure AI, Sunday Robotics, and Weave Robotics — have shown off robots that…
VC-Funded Startups Linked to Persistent Fraud
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech It turns out the venture capital industry doesn't just merely fund junky AI startups — it also systematically breeds the conditions for fraud. A new joint study from…
How a small Israeli startup was linked to rogue AI hacks at OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta
Over a two-week stretch, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta all revealed that their AI models went rogue during routine security testing. The companies each cited a small Israeli startup: Irregular. Irregular 'will issue a full retrospective once we have…
This nuclear startup and Halliburton repurposed oil-drilling tech in a bid to solve America's radioactive waste problem
If you drive to the middle of nowhere in central Texas near Cameron—population 5,300—and down a gravel road, you'll come upon a security gate with a sign stating, “Watch out for the cows.” The warning is no hyperbole, as…
Venture Capital firm unveils programme for early-stage spacetech startups with T-Hub
Early-stage venture capital firm Abyro Capital recently announced the launch of dedicated spacetech cohort Beacon, to identify, invest in and accelerate promising early-stage spacetech startups, in partnership with T-Hub. Through a combination of…
Omen AI Liquid Cooling Startup Raises $31m Series A to Guard Data Centre Coolant - News Anyway
Omen AI, the liquid cooling startup founded by a 20-year-old high school dropout, has closed a $31 million Series A to bring continuous, real-time fluid monitoring to AI data centres, where contaminated or degraded coolant can force costly chip…
Lessons from a Robotics Startup: What I Learned About Data Pipelines
'Smile because it happened' — Dr. Seuss Earlier this year, I took on a short-term trial role with an early-stage robotics startup. The premise was straightforward: help with data collection, annotation, and evaluation…
Can a Startup Audio Transcription API Prove EU Processing, GDPR Controls, and SOC 2 Scope?
For a compliant speech-to-text API in a GDPR-sensitive startup app, the deciding question is whether the provider makes an explicit, reviewable promise about EU data residency and what happens to customer audio afterward. Short answer: for…
The job market isn't getting easier. Americans are reinventing themselves instead.
Douglas Craig's heart was racing, and his adrenaline was pumping. Just a few weeks after finishing his training, Craig and his colleague had to belay a family down an outdoor ropes course during an unexpected lightning storm. Craig's summer is…
Western Digital: Watch For Technological Threats Following Post-Earnings Sell-Off (NASDAQ:WDC)
Western Digital delivered strong Q4 2026 results, beating earnings and revenue expectations but faced a sharp post-earnings sell-off due to valuation concerns. WDC's pure-play HDD focus exposes it to technological disruption risks, such as emerging…
Cloudflare AI Agent Wallets: Why Agent Identity Comes Next
Close-up of logo on facade at headquarters of cyber security company Cloudflare in the South of Market (SoMA) neighborhood of San Francisco, California, June 10, 2019. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Cloudflare said on August 4 it…
We wore shorts to the office. Our boss didn't.
Shorts at the office. Appropriate or not? It's a heated and long-running debate across much of corporate America, one that Instagram boss Adam Mosseri recently planted his flag in. He said he was 'pro' shorts in the workplace, with caveats. 'Not…
The U.S. Army Is Fast-Tracking New Weapons
The U.S. Army said Friday that it is opening five military test ranges to private companies developing missiles, drones, and other weapons, in an effort to cut months—and potentially years—from the time it takes to test new systems…
AMD (AMD) Buys Taalas: Is AI Inference the Next Battleground With Nvidia?
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) just announced an acquisition that could give major competition to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) in AI-inference. On August 6, AMD said it has agreed to buy chip startup Taalas as specialized inference…
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