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Funding for Cyber Startups Climbs in Third Quarter

Fueled by demand for artificial intelligence, cybersecurity startups are raising funds at a record pace, as investors compete for equity in a booming market. Already awash in capital, cyber startups pulled in roughly $5.26 billion globally in the…

How can a startup stand out in a crowded market?

What matters is whether the company gives customers a clear reason to notice it. Sometimes that comes from a better product, but not always. It can also come from focusing on a specific audience, solving one part of the problem better, or making…

Former Tesla Optimus Lead is Launching an Industrial Robot Startup

College students competing in 'America's Startup' contest use AI to start businesses from their dorms

One startup uses artificial intelligence to help winemakers better predict crop yields. Another uses insights gleaned from AI to enable earlier detection of skin cancer, while a third develops a seaweed-based hydrogel fire suppressant that's free…

'Owning Manhattan' Star Ryan Serhant Links With AI Startup HeyGen to Generate Social Media Avatar for Content

Ryan Serhant, the star realtor captured in Netflix's “ Owning Manhattan,” claims his company produces about 2,200 social posts a month. It's a hefty amount for a man who oversees a sprawling real estate empire across 19 U.S. regions…

From Ballet To Breach Prevention: How A Magician's Son Raised $4.2M In Seed Funding For His Cybersecurity Startup

Before William “Will” Cielen was building cybersecurity software, he was performing in his father's magic shows. The son of a magician and an acrobat, Cielen spent his first five years living on a cruise ship, followed by five years…

AI startup Manus raises $500m after Meta acquisition blocked by China

It comes just weeks after the Chinese-developed, Singapore-based company said it had resumed independent operations after separating from the US tech giant. Manus is an agent tool that can carry out real-world tasks for users -- currently a hot…

China's AI startups can match the U.S.'s models. They can't yet match the U.S.'s money

By many measures, China is fast catching up with the U.S. in AI development. Moonshot's Kimi K3—the world's largest open-weight model—has approached the performance of America's frontier systems. Analysts estimate the best Chinese…

Anthropic is offering startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits to kickstart their AI journey

Claude Startup is open to startups up to five years old Successful applicants get $1k API credits and free Claude Teams Office hours, marketplace access and more networking are also benefits Anthropic has confirmed plans to expand its Claude…

That Humanoid Fighting Robot Startup on Van Ness Just Got a Cease and Desist From the State

After a video went viral of an obviously dangerous cage match between a human and a humanoid robot, California state officials have ordered San Francisco-based Robot Entertainment Kombat to cease all such unlicensed cage fights. Robot Entertainment…

Nvidia, Samsung back $90M round for AI agent startup Nous Research - SiliconANGLE

Nous Research Inc., the developer of the popular Hermes artificial intelligence agent, today announced that it has raised $90 million in funding. Early-stage startup fund Robot Ventures led the Series B round. It was joined by Nvidia Corp., Samsung…

Anthropic expands startup programme for AI-native firms

AI major Anthropic has expanded its ‘Claude Startups' programme, offering early-stage founders, including AI-native businesses in India, up to $7,000 in products and credits. The US-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm will also provide…

Kalshi's COO thinks prediction markets can beat the polls

Prediction markets incentivize truth. Everything else incentivizes clickbait. That's the core argument Luana Lopes Lara makes for Kalshi, the prediction market platform she co-founded that has gone from $5 billion to $22 billion in valuation in…

Why Google Rankings Don't Predict AI Visibility

Harold Bell is the Founder & CEO at MQL Magnet, with more than 16 years of content marketing experience across enterprise and startup teams. ​At some point before the calendar year is up, someone from your marketing team is going to present…

Huge companies have dominated AI. Two startups with an entirely different approach think they can do better

(CNN) — Among the AI heavyweights, Europe has long been missing a contender. The US has produced OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta and SpaceXAI; while China has a whole host of AI labs. Now, one French startup is trying to best them all…