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Startups bet on AI -- and a leaner future
When Eric Lauer needs to hire at Giftory, the online gift-giving platform he runs, he's no longer looking for eager young coders fresh out of college. He wants “mid-career people who are lazy in a smart way” — experienced…
Where Argentina And Spain Are Scoring Startup Goals
This year, I've been watching the World Cup with the play-by-play in Spanish, only because that streaming app was way cheaper. With the final game between Argentina and Spain approaching on Sunday, however, it's seeming like a real perk. For this…
Have your say on who should win the AXA Startup Angel People's Choice award
The AXA Startup Angel competition, from AXA Business Insurance in partnership with The Standard, has been searching for brilliant new business ideas to help turn these aspirations into reality. In July, the finalists were selected from hundreds of…
Engineering leadership beyond the workplace: lessons from mentoring startups on building technology that scales
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. A startup's earliest engineering decisions rarely become business problems overnight. Their impact often becomes visible months later, when customer growth exposes deployment…
Elon Musk's AI Startup Is a Complete Disaster Behind the Scenes
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, is in turmoil behind the scenes. The company is constantly playing catch-up with rivals Anthropic, with Musk personally obsessed with having his chatbot…
Startups bet on AI -- and a leaner future
He wants 'mid-career people who are lazy in a smart way' -- experienced developers he calls architects who know how to wield AI coding tools to multiply their output rather than write every line from scratch. 'To be an architect, you need that…
Reverse Recruiter' Startup Wants You to Pay If Its AI Agent Finds You a Job
Artificial intelligence has already turned the job market into a slop fest—AI-generated resumes and cover letters getting reviewed by AI screeners who make decisions before a real person even has a chance. A startup called Refer is offering…
The startup community curing the Sunday scaries
Business networking is fundamentally broken. The traditional model built around LinkedIn, corporate retreats and boring presentations often feels more like a corporate chore than a genuine opportunity. According to a survey cited by SalezWORKS, 73%…
The Next Startup Gold Rush Is in Civilization Technology - Here's Where Entrepreneurs Should Look
The last record-breaking IPO, SpaceX, wasn't a fluke, and the next big IPO won't be a SaaS company or a consumer app either. It's going to be in the growing industry of civilization technology, i.e., the companies that undergird the structures and…
Chinese AI Startup Moonshot Unveils World's Largest Open-Weight AI Model, Kimi K3
Chinese AI startup Moonshot on Friday unveiled Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter model that it said is the world's largest open-weight AI system and delivers performance approaching US giant Anthropic's frontier Fable model. The launch, which comes…
Air defense, cloud and propulsion startup investment rounds to note
This developer of air defense systems has emerged from stealth mode following its $80 million Series A capital raise to move ahead on its development and flight testing agenda. Co-founders Jack Oswald and Shail Giroux, respectively CEO and chief…
Robot-data startup raises largest seed round ever in Germany
Robotics data startup Microagi closed a $55 million seed funding round, the largest ever in Germany, the company said Thursday. Microagi made headlines in May when it rolled out a service in New York offering free apartment cleanings, so long as…
AI infrastructure startup Fireworks closes $1.5B round at $17.5B valuation
Fireworks AI Inc., a startup that helps developers train and run artificial intelligence models, has raised $1.5 billion in funding. Atreides Management, Index Ventures and TCV jointly led the Series D round. Fireworks stated in its funding…
Neurons Playing Tetris-Intactis Bio Joins the Biocomputing Industry
Intactis Bio has launched Biostack, a Tetris-like game where players can compete against a neuron-powered biocomputer. Intactis Bio has launched Biostack, a head-to-head Tetris-like game that pits people against brain cells. The game is an…
Amid Energy Crisis, First Solar Stock's Affordable Valuation Shines Bright (NASDAQ:FSLR)
First Solar is attractively valued post-pullback, with strong fundamentals and compelling national security-driven tailwinds. FSLR's differentiated technology and minimal reliance on Chinese supply chains position it for large-scale utility and…
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