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Identity Emerges As The New Startup Battleground
Saeed Amidi, Founder and CEO of Plug and Play. AI model capability has dominated much of the conversation about agentic AI in 2026: How to build the agent's reasoning layer, interface and the task it performs. While the impact of those functions…
First judges revealed for Startup Battlefield 200
Every year, thousands of founders dream of stepping onto the Disrupt Stage for the ultimate startup pitch competition, Startup Battlefield 200, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Just 200 early-stage founders earn the chance to compete for the global…
Defense startup Mach Industries raises $600M amid manufacturing push - SiliconANGLE
Mach Industries Inc. has raised $600 million in funding to expand its manufacturing capacity. The investment, which was announced today, extends a Series C round that the company closed in June. That deal included the participation of Ribbit…
Startup Tactics That Can Help Nonprofits Do More With Less
Startups and nonprofits may have different missions and measures of success, but they often face a similar challenge: pursuing ambitious goals with limited resources. Both must make smart decisions about where to focus their time, money and people…
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CMU Builds a Stronger Pipeline From Research to Startups
When founders, investors and researchers gather at Carnegie Mellon University for CMU Startup Week, they will get an early look at technologies moving out of university laboratories and toward the marketplace. The university's flagship…
Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face
Lawmakers worried about the existential risk posed by new artificial intelligence products demanded information from OpenAI on Thursday with separate queries that underscored growing concerns in Washington about the technology's potential to elude…
Exclusive | Florida Has Become the New Hotbed for Defense Startup Money
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Venture-capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz is launching a new regional headquarters in South Florida, focusing on defense investments two years after it fled the region following a short-lived crypto office in…
Google signs its biggest rice-methane carbon credit deal with Indian startup Mitti Labs
Google has agreed to buy 1 million carbon credits from Indian climate-tech startup Mitti Labs through 2030, in what the companies say is the largest publicly announced deal to date for credits generated from cutting methane emissions in rice…
DIU is speeding up security clearance process for startups
The Defense Innovation Unit is getting after a key barrier that prevents some commercial companies from doing business with the military: accessing secure facilities before the Pentagon is ready to buy their technology. Historically, some startups…
Worried About Snooping Smart Glasses? This Startup's Tech Detects Nearby Specs
If you hadn't already, add the military-industrial complex to the growing list of parties concerned by the potential for people wearing smart glasses to engage in clandestine recording. Bastille Networks, a startup specializing in wireless…
Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face
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Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers worried about the existential risk posed by new artificial intelligence products demanded information from OpenAI on Thursday with separate queries that underscored growing concerns in Washington about the…
He Built Products at Beats, Apple and LVMH. Here's How He Ended Up at a $1.5 Billion Startup That's Making Your Data Safer.
Ian Rogers has spent his career at the intersection of tech and culture. He previously led Apple Music and is now driving security and AI strategy at $1.5 billion security startup Ledger. Ledger protects digital private property, like Bitcoin and…
Nothing Headphone (1) Pro leaks to show a new premium side to the upstart startup
Nothing will soon announce a new pair of over-ear headphones, according to a report that's appeared online. The Nothing Headphone (1) Pro will be its most premium audio product yet, if the leak is genuine. Ever since British tech startup Nothing…
Chinese AI startup Moonshot reportedly eyes Hong Kong, Shanghai dual-listing
Leading Chinese AI startup Moonshot is reportedly exploring going public in Shanghai and Hong Kong, reflecting both the lab's need for cash as well as concerns over a congested IPO pipeline in Hong Kong. China's AI startups raise far less than…
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