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techcrunch.com - Sarah Perez - Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless
Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless
TechCrunch

Limitless, the AI startup formerly known as Rewind, has been acquired by Meta, the company announced Friday on its website. The company, which made an AI-powered pendant to record your conversations, says it will no longer sell its hardware devices…

techcrunch.com - Marina Temkin - This startup built a Fitbit for your brain to combat chronic stress
This startup built a Fitbit for your brain to combat chronic stress
TechCrunch

Antonio Forenza was working as head of research and development at Rakuten Symphony, a telecom subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate, when he realized that he needed to find a better way to manage his stress levels. A few years earlier, he had…

techcrunch.com - Marina Temkin - Sources: AI synthetic research startup Aaru raised a Series A at a $1B 'headline' valuation
Sources: AI synthetic research startup Aaru raised a Series A at a $1B 'headline' valuation
TechCrunch

Aaru, a startup that provides near-instant customer research by using AI to simulate user behavior, has raised a Series A led by Redpoint Ventures, according to three people familiar with the deal. The funding round included different valuation…

forbes.com - Alicia Park - The Military Desperately Needs More Missiles. Startup Castelion Wants to Fix That.
The Military Desperately Needs More Missiles. Startup Castelion Wants to Fix That.
Forbes

Castelion founders (left to right): Sean Pitt, Bryon Hargis, Andrew Kreitz In late 2022, a Navy officer called SpaceX government sales director Bryon Hargis with a desperate plea: He needed a new manufacturer that could reliably supply hypersonic…

forbes.com - Amy Feldman - This Robotic Surgery Legend Is Pouring $100 Million Into Next-Gen Medical Startups
This Robotic Surgery Legend Is Pouring $100 Million Into Next-Gen Medical Startups
Forbes

Dr. Fred Moll left the practice of medicine more than four decades ago. But he's responsible for some 3 million surgeries a year, done by robots that he helped invent as the cofounder of Intuitive Surgical, the leader in robotic surgeries with more…

theguardian.com - Nick Robins-Early - New York Times sues AI startup for 'illegal' copying of millions of articles
New York Times sues AI startup for 'illegal' copying of millions of articles
The Guardian

The New York Times sued an embattled artificial intelligence startup on Friday, accusing the firm of illegally copying millions of articles. The newspaper alleged Perplexity AI had distributed and displayed journalists' work without permission en…

wsj.com - Heather Somerville - Alarm Over Hypersonic Missile Gap Fuels Startup Boom
Alarm Over Hypersonic Missile Gap Fuels Startup Boom
Wall Street Journal

The Pentagon is getting serious about hypersonic weapons, a technology that has eluded the U.S. military for decades. It is looking to startups, with no experience but billions of dollars backing them, to fill an increasingly glaring hole in the…

thehindu.com - Afp - Meta buys AI wearables startup Limitless
Meta buys AI wearables startup Limitless
The Hindu

Meta on Friday confirmed it is buying Limitless, a U.S. startup that makes a wearable pendant that records and summarises conversations and meetings with the help of artificial intelligence. Financial details of the deal to acquire the…

axios.com - Zachery Eanes - How a Durham startup is keeping QB Daniel Jones on the field
How a Durham startup is keeping QB Daniel Jones on the field
Axios

When Daniel Jones, a Charlotte native who played college football at Duke, fractured his fibula last month, it came at a horrible time for the quarterback. After a disappointing end to his stint with the New York Giants last year, Jones has been…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Nagercoil Corporation gives impetus to startup growth with subsidised workspaces
Nagercoil Corporation gives impetus to startup growth with subsidised workspaces
The Hindu

In an effort to boost the development of startup companies in Kanniyakumari district, the Nagercoil Corporation has provided workspace to 10 startup firms that are registered under Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and…

kgw.com - Christine Pitawanich - Portland biotech startup receives millions from National Science Foundation
Portland biotech startup receives millions from National Science Foundation
kgw.com

PORTLAND, Ore. — A local biotech startup is getting a big boost. Caravel Bio recently announced it's getting $2.2 million of a $7.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The startup is located in south Portland, and the work is…

crn.com - Kyle Alspach - The 10 Hottest Cybersecurity Startups Of 2025
The 10 Hottest Cybersecurity Startups Of 2025
CRN

For cybersecurity startups in 2025, the emergence of AI and agentic have rapidly come to dominate—though there are plenty of signs that it's not just marketing hype. Beyond the massive funding rounds for many startups offering AI-powered…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Meta acquires Sam Altman-backed AI wearable startup Limitless
Meta acquires Sam Altman-backed AI wearable startup Limitless
SiliconANGLE

Meta Platforms Inc. today announced that it has acquired Limitless Inc., a startup with an artificial intelligence wearable for recording conversations. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Limitless has raised $33 million in funding from…

powermag.com - Darrell Proctor - Nuclear Startup Announces Kansas Site for Mile-Deep Reactor Pilot
Nuclear Startup Announces Kansas Site for Mile-Deep Reactor Pilot
POWER Magazine

A California-based nuclear energy company with plans to place small modular reactors (SMRs) in mile-deep boreholes said it will break ground December 9 for a pilot project at a site in Parsons, Kansas. Berkeley-headquartered Deep Fission on…

republicworld.com - Asian News International - India's Private Sector Expands in Space, Nuclear Industries; Calls for Stronger Industry-Academia Collaboration
India's Private Sector Expands in Space, Nuclear Industries; Calls for Stronger Industry-Academia Collaboration
Republic World

India's private sector is set to play a significantly larger role in the country's space and nuclear industries, a shift that was unimaginable a decade ago, Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said on Friday. Speaking at the…

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