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The battery startup powering the laser-weapons race
This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Adam Warmoth is the founder and CEO of Chariot Defense, a San Francisco-based start-up building…
The startup trying to make sleep regulation the next health tech category
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. DUSQ arrives in the United States with a simple, confrontational question: why did a decade of better sleep data still leave people exhausted at breakfast? The India-born sleeptech…
Prometheus, the industrial AI startup from Jeff Bezos, is now worth $41 billion
Prometheus, the industrial AI startup led by Jeff Bezos and former Google exec Vik Bajaj, today will announce that it's raised $12 billion in Series B funding at a $41 billion valuation. Why it matters: It's a massive bet to rearchitect how…
$9 billion startup Tanium had a leadership shake-up after losing 5 top execs
The cybersecurity startup Tanium, which was last valued at $9 billion, recently underwent a leadership reshuffle after losing five top executives. Tanium, based in the Seattle area, was founded in 2007 and has stayed private since then. It has…
Samsung backs industrial robotics startup Theker in €85m round
Theker, the Spanish startup building AI-powered robots for industrial settings, has raised an €85m Series A. The round was led by US investor CRV and included participation from South Korean manufacturing giant Samsung and French luxury…
From startup to $1.8 trillion: The investors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards
Among the biggest beneficiaries are veteran stock picker Ron Baron, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest and mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments. The gains are particularly striking for investors who backed SpaceX before its success became obvious. For…
Nvidia partners with startup Abridge to develop AI model for healthcare: report
Nvidia (NVDA) has partnered with Abridge to train an artificial model developed specifically for healthcare workers as it continues to make inroads into the industry, according to the Wall Street Journal. Abridge, which is located in Pittsburgh…
Music Publishers Are Cautiously Warming to AI Song Generator Startups
Artificial intelligence was the main conversation at the National Music Publishers Association's annual meeting in New York on Wednesday, as the trade organization announced during the event that it inked a licensing agreement with AI music…
How Steven Spielberg Hacked Hollywood Like a Startup: 'You Either Feed Off the Fire Or It Feeds Off You
This week on How Success Happens, I talked with Paul Fischer, author of The Last Kings of Hollywood, a fantastic deep dive into how Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas basically invented the modern blockbuster and changed the…
Bezos says AI will enhance engineers, not replace them, as his startup raises fresh $12B
Prometheus' AI models aim to optimize pre-production machinery and processes, potentially improving the work and speed of engineers and leading to significant productivity gains. Bezos envisions Prometheus' AI as tools to assist and improve…
OpenAI acquires AI agent orchestration startup Ona
OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Ona, a startup with a platform for managing long-running artificial intelligence agents. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Developers often run the AI agents they use to write code on their…
Tech Giant Joins Forces With Startup To Develop New AI Model For Healthcare
Nvidia is now teaming up with Abridge to develop a new artificial intelligence model for healthcare, The Wall Street Journal first reported Thursday. The two technology companies said the AI model is designed for clinical conversations and will be…
Liz Kendall ramps up push to funnel pension cash into UK startups
The government is stepping up efforts to channel more institutional money into British tech firms as ministers look to stop promising startups heading overseas for funding. Tech secretary Liz Kendall announced that Labour would pursue reforms to…
Jeff Bezos' AI startup Prometheus closes $12 billion round at a $41 billion valuation
Jeff Bezos' AI startup Prometheus has closed a $12 billion funding round. The company is now valued at $41 billion, according to CNBC. Prometheus launched in November 2025 with $6.2 billion in seed funding. Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon CEO in…
Jeff Bezos Raises $12 Billion for AI Engineering Startup Prometheus
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