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Ex-Splunk execs' startup Resolve AI hits $1 billion valuation with Series A
Resolve AI, a startup developing an autonomous site reliability engineer (SRE), a tool that automatically maintains software systems, has raised a Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, according to three people familiar with the deal. The…
At Serendipity Arts Festival, for the first time a 'Shark Tank' of sorts for art and crafts startups
In a makeshift enclosure in the Art Park at the Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) in Panjim, visitors are pausing over products such as shawls and diaries created not from wool and pulp but from chicken feathers: a waste material reclaimed from the…
Cursor acquires AI code review startup Graphite
Code editor provider Cursor has acquired Graphite, a startup with a tool that helps developers check software updates for bugs before releasing them to production. The companies announced the transaction today. According to Fortune, Cursor plans to…
As a Student, I Built a Startup to Answer One Simple Question: Where Can I Watch This Anime?
I'm a student, and Indie builder who enjoys coding and building things. Like many anime fans, I subscribe to (or at least check) multiple streaming platforms—Netflix, Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime, HIDIVE, and more. And yet, I kept running into…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs RAISE Act to regulate AI safety
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the RAISE Act, positioning New York as the second U.S. state to enact major AI safety legislation. State lawmakers passed RAISE Act in June, but following lobbying from the tech industry, Hochul proposed changes to…
Where are investors placing their bets next year? AI, AI, AI.
Investors at TechCrunch Disrupt did not shy away from admitting they are interested in mainly one thing: artificial intelligence. Nina Achadjian from Index, Jerry Chen from Greylock, and Peter Deng from Felicis all spoke about the latest obsession…
Cursor continues acquisition spree with Graphite deal
AI coding assistant Cursor announced that it has acquired Graphite, a startup that uses AI to review and debug code. Although the terms of the deal were not disclosed, Axios reported that Cursor paid “way over” Graphite's last…
Building venture-backable companies in heavily regulated spaces
Building in regulated industries adds a massive hurdle to the already challenging journey of building a startup. And this week on Build Mode, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen spoke to two founders who are working to make progress in…
Sequoia partner spreads debunked Brown shooting theory, testing new leadership
Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire is once again drawing unwanted attention to the prominent venture firm after falsely accusing a Palestinian student of being behind the December 13 Brown University mass shooting and the subsequent murder of an…
Former Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario resigns from Rivian's board
Former Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario is resigning from her position on Rivian's board of directors, according to a Friday afternoon stock exchange filing. Rivian wrote in the filing that Marcario's last day will be on January 1, and that she is…
Elon Musk's $56B Tesla pay package restored by Delaware Supreme Court
The Delaware Supreme Court has reinstated Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package from 2018, overturning last year's ruling by the state's Chancery Court, according to an opinion published Friday. In a unanimous ruling, the judges on the highest…
'We'll Be Joining Meta To Help Bring' Sparks 2025 Debate - What Changes Now
“We'll be joining Meta to help bring our shared vision to life.” The line landed in a blog post and a public post this week, and it matters because the deal signals a fast pivot from immersive metaverse bets into everyday AI…
Investment in data centers worldwide hit record $61bn in 2025, report finds
A new report finds that investment in the worldwide data center market reached $61bn this year, setting a new record atop the wave of the artificial intelligence boom. The analysis by S&P Global, first reported by CNBC, documented what the market…
In Germany, Everyone Is a Defense Manufacturer Now
FRANKFURT—Across Germany, railcar factories are being retooled to build military vehicles, auto suppliers are joining with defense contractors, and former soldiers are suddenly hot commodities in the jobs market. After Berlin pledged to…
Hidden Stories: Inside one of India's largest tech incubators, a thriving Pune public library fuels science entrepreneurship
The strange clock seems to think that it is always the right time to read. It occupies an entire wall and appears to glow as people stop to admire its curious features. The hours on the clock face are not numbers, letters or symbols but models of…
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