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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…
FCC approves startup's space mirror to reflect sunlight to dark parts of Earth
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a startup business's request to build and launch a mirror satellite that would reflect sunlight back toward the dark parts of Earth. Reflect Orbital of Hawthorne, Calif., received the FCC's…
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…
This Houston geothermal startup is betting it can beat fossil fuels on cost
Hidden in a forest south of Bend, Oregon, a first-of-its-kind clean energy project is starting to take shape. Called Project Obsidian, the “superhot” geothermal power plant will deliver 24/7 electricity—and could soon compete…
Apple in talks with startup that shrinks AI models to run on an iPhone
Apple is evaluating PrismML's technology, which the startup says can shrink powerful AI models enough to run directly on an iPhone while using up to 15x less memory. The breakthrough could help Apple make Siri faster and more private by keeping…
Startup Upset After Journalist Points Out How Creepy Its Humanoid Robots's Hands Are
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The VP of a humanoid robotics company was in for a surprise after finding that a Wired article pointed out something extremely unsettling about the company's robot fingers. Last…
Top 10 AI Startups Transforming The Insurance Industry In 2026 | Metaverse Post
Insurance has always been a data business at heart, so it's kind of a natural fit for AI to sink its teeth in. What's changed lately isn't that startups are “using AI” as pretty much everyone claims that now. Insurance has always been…
David Beckham's health drink startup IM8 takes $1B from General Catalyst's unusual CVF fund
David Beckham's startup IM8 has taken on $1 billion in funding from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund (CVF), the company announced on Tuesday. CVF doesn't make standard venture equity investments, but offers what are essentially loans with…
Secretive Silicon Valley Startup Tries to Quash Interview, Says It's Definitely Not Working on Growing Brain-Free 'Organ Sacks'
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Last February, Alice Gilman, the cofounder and chief operating officer of a secretive Silicon Valley longevity startup called R3 Bio, sat for an interview with podcast Skyline Drive.
32 startups return to Galilee as new recovery plan takes shape
A long-term development plan aimed at turning the Galilee into a major center of innovation, employment and community growth was presented last week at a gathering of business leaders and American Jewish community figures in New York. The meeting…
Air-defense startup Singularity secures $80 million
Singularity exited stealth Tuesday with millions of dollars in its pocket and a singular goal: improving and proliferating air defenses. The big picture: Cheap drones and missiles now swarm modern battlefields, and investors are funding systems…
Construction automation startup TerraFirma raises $115M
TerraFirma Inc., a startup with a platform that enables construction teams to remotely operate heavy machinery, has raised $115 million in funding. The bulk of the capital arrived in the form of a $100 million Series A round led by Kleiner Perkins.
The immigrant story behind a Cyprus travel startup
Cypriot entrepreneur Elias Orfanou did not pick the easiest moment to start thinking about travel. In 2020, while the world was shutting down and tourism was being pushed into one of the darkest periods in its history, a university idea at UCLan…
Modigence Vision wins Korea-Germany AI startup competition
South Korean artificial intelligence startup ModigenceVision won the Korea-Germany Connect: AI Startup Pitching Challenge 2026 on Wednesday. The winner will present its technology before about 1,000 business, government and academic leaders at the…
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