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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. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT He wants 'mid-career people who are lazy in a smart way' --…
Central Asia's Startups Lure Global Capital As Growth Surges
BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 18: A boy points to the AI robot Poster during the 2022 World Robot Conference at Beijing Etrong International Exhibition on August 18, 2022 in Beijing, China. The 2022 World Robot Conference kicked off on Thursday in…
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation
Valar Atomics, a startup building small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) — essentially miniaturized, factory-built power plants designed to be cheaper and faster to deploy than traditional reactors — is in talks to raise a new round of…
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…
Applications close in 48 hours - here's everything Australian founders need to know about Stripe x Startup Battlefield
The window is almost shut. On August 19, eight startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney in front of investors, global press, and the Australian tech community. One startup walks away with automatic entry into TechCrunch Disrupt in San…
Exclusive | AI Chip Startup Etched Is in Talks for $20 Billion Valuation
Etched, a startup developing AI chips in competition with, is set to quadruple its valuation to about $20 billion in a new funding round led by an existing investor, the firm Jane Street, according to people familiar with the matter. Benefiting…
The 6-Step Playbook for Building an AI-Powered Startup Without Burning Through Cash
The old “raise big, hire fast” playbook is dead: non-engineers can now run engineering functions with AI, cutting the need for early outside capital. Hire for EQ and range, build B2B products with high switching costs, and treat…
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…
7 percent of capital for women-led startups
According to a new study, women-led startups in Switzerland continue to receive less funding than those led by men. (File photo) Start-ups led by women continue to have a limited presence in the Swiss capital market. In the first half of 2026, just…
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…
China's Kimi K3 rattles US AI industry
Kimi K3, a new artificial intelligence program from a Chinese startup called Moonshot AI, stunned the US tech industry on Friday, setting off fresh discussion over the China-US rivalry to dominate AI. The program was released Thursday and within…
Chinese AI model takes US tech industry by surprise with abilities rivaling Claude and ChatGPT
Another powerful new artificial intelligence model from China took the U.S. tech industry by surprise Friday, the latest sign that Chinese startups that publicly release their 'open-source' AI technology are making the California titans of AI…
Apple Is Coming for the People Building OpenAI's Future
Apple is not playing around with its lawsuit against OpenAI, its onetime partner and now apparent rival, over allegedly stolen trade secrets. After filing a bombshell lawsuit against the AI company last week, the Cupertino giant has reportedly sent…
What is China's Moonshot AI and why is it roiling markets?
Chinese startup Moonshot AI released a new artificial-intelligence model on Friday that drew global attention both for its powerful capabilities and for sending stock markets reeling around the world. The Beijing-based company's Kimi K3 AI model…
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