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japantimes.co.jp - Nicholas Takahashi - U.S. self-driving startup Nuro begins testing in Tokyo
U.S. self-driving startup Nuro begins testing in Tokyo
The Japan Times

Self-driving car startup Nuro has begun testing its technology in Tokyo, the U.S. company's first location abroad after partnering with Uber Technologies and Lucid Group. Backed by the likes of Nvidia and Toyota Motor, California-based Nuro aims to…

techcrunch.com - Julie Bort - Zendesk acquires agentic customer service startup Forethought
Zendesk acquires agentic customer service startup Forethought
TechCrunch

Zendesk is acquiring Forethought, a company that builds software to automate customer service interactions, the companies announced on Wednesday. The deal is expected to close by the end of March. While AI agents, particularly for customer service…

bloomberg.com - Nicholas Takahashi - US Self-Driving Startup Nuro Begins Testing in Tokyo
US Self-Driving Startup Nuro Begins Testing in Tokyo
Bloomberg

Self-driving car startup Nuro Inc. has begun testing its technology in Japan's capital city, the US company's first location abroad after partnering with Uber Technologies Inc. and Lucid Group Inc. Backed by the likes of Nvidia Corp. and Toyota…

bloomberg.com - Yazhou Sun - AI Customer Support Startup Wonderful AI Raises $150 Million
AI Customer Support Startup Wonderful AI Raises $150 Million
Bloomberg

Israeli startup Wonderful has raised $150 million in funding that will accelerate its deployment of artificial intelligence-powered customer support agents. The round values the 13-month-old company, which also has a headquarters in the…

techcrunch.com - Lauren Forristal - Netflix may have paid $600 million for Ben Affleck's AI startup
Netflix may have paid $600 million for Ben Affleck's AI startup
TechCrunch

Last week, Netflix announced the acquisition of InterPositive, an AI company co-founded by Ben Affleck that helps filmmakers edit footage in post-production. This deal could be worth up to $600 million, according to Bloomberg, potentially ranking…

techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - Breakout Ventures raises $114M fund to back AI science startups
Breakout Ventures raises $114M fund to back AI science startups
TechCrunch

Breakout Ventures has closed a $114 million Fund III to back AI-focused early-stage startups working in scientific fields such as biology and chemistry. The firm has already written checks to three companies and plans to invest in at least 20…

businessinsider.com - Shubhangi Goel - Vibe coding is being called the greatest unlock for non-techies. These 6 startups are raising billions.
Vibe coding is being called the greatest unlock for non-techies. These 6 startups are raising billions.
Business Insider

The tech world is both in awe of and fearful of vibe coding. On one hand, tech giants are all in on these AI-assisted coding tools. They're touting efficiency gains, listing it as a need-to-have in job descriptions, buying their employees…

techcrunch.com - Kate Park - Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch
Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch
TechCrunch

Elon Musk's Neuralink and OpenAI-backed Merge Labs are pushing forward with brain–computer interface (BCI) technology in the U.S. Meanwhile, Chinese serial entrepreneur Phoenix Peng is building rival efforts through two startups: NeuroXess…

businessinsider.com - Robert Scammell - This Israeli cyber startup is launching with $40 million in funding during the Iran war: 'It's part of our reality and part of our strength
This Israeli cyber startup is launching with $40 million in funding during the Iran war: 'It's part of our reality and part of our strength
Business Insider

AI and the Iran war are two of the most disruptive forces affecting businesses in 2026. Bold, an Israeli cybersecurity startup that's just emerged from stealth with $40 million in funding, is keenly familiar with both. The Tel Aviv-based startup…

businessinsider.com - Melia Russell - $8 billion legal behemoth Harvey is getting into the startup investing game
$8 billion legal behemoth Harvey is getting into the startup investing game
Business Insider

Harvey's CEO Winston Weinberg thinks the $1 trillion legal market is too big and too fragmented for any one software company to sweep it. So the $8 billion legal-tech startup is trying a different play: bankroll whatever comes next. Harvey said…

techcrunch.com - Rebecca Bellan - Google wraps up $32B acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz
Google wraps up $32B acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz
TechCrunch

Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal. This marks Google's biggest acquisition in its history. Wiz provides a security platform that protects major…

techcrunch.com - Sean O'Kane - EV startup Harbinger reveals a smaller work truck with electric and hybrid variants
EV startup Harbinger reveals a smaller work truck with electric and hybrid variants
TechCrunch

Los Angeles-based EV startup Harbinger has revealed its second vehicle: a smaller, medium-duty work truck. Called the HC Series Cab, the new truck will be available as an all-electric vehicle, or as a hybrid (the latter has up to 500 miles of…

koreatimes.co.kr - Jhoo Dong-chan - Sejong University to host startup, career forum for international students
Sejong University to host startup, career forum for international students
The Korea Times

Sejong University will host a career fair and startup forum aimed at supporting foreign students pursuing education and career opportunities in Korea. The university said it will hold the 7th International Student Career Fair & Startup Forum (ISF)…

crunchbase.com - Gené Teare - While OpenAI Shattered Records, Robotics and Semiconductor Startups Quietly Added The Most New Unicorns In February
While OpenAI Shattered Records, Robotics and Semiconductor Startups Quietly Added The Most New Unicorns In February
Crunchbase

AI frontier labs continued to lead The Crunchbase Unicorn Board last month in terms of dollars spent and valuations, but it was hardware — robotics and semiconductors — that added the largest number of new billion-dollar companies in…

gizmodo.com - Passant Rabie - California Startup Wants to Send Thousands of Mirrors to Orbit For the Dumbest Reason Ever
California Startup Wants to Send Thousands of Mirrors to Orbit For the Dumbest Reason Ever
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

A new startup has come up with a way to sell sunlight on demand, proposing a constellation of satellites that would reflect beams of light onto Earth. Reflect Orbital wants to deploy up to 50,000 in-space mirrors mounted on satellites to create…

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