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Yes, LinkedIn banned AI agent startup Artisan, but now it's back
Over the past few days, several posts on LinkedIn and Twitter/X went viral after one of the most talked about AI companies in San Francisco suddenly vanished from LinkedIn: Artisan AI. The company's LinkedIn page, individual employee profiles, and…
Meta faces China probe over acquisition of AI agent startup Manus
Meta acquired Singapore-based Manus last month as the U.S. tech giant looks to integrate advanced automation into its consumer and enterprise products. China's Ministry of Commerce said Thursday it will conduct an assessment and investigation into…
Entrepreneurs take notice: Uncle Sam wants a piece of your startup
The federal government signaled a new direction in federal funding this week when it announced plans to put as much as $150 million into a private semiconductor startup. Instead of a grant or a loan, the government would take an equity stake. It's…
South Korea Opens K-Startup Pavilion at CES 2026 in Las Vegas
South Korea opened its K-Startup Pavilion at CES 2026 in Las Vegas on Tuesday, showcasing the latest technologies and products from hundreds of South Korean companies participating in the world's largest and most influential trade show for IT and…
This startup is helping companies train AI with an old but buzzy technique. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $7.5 million.
A London-based startup that provides software to help companies speed up AI training has raised $7.5 million in funding. AgileRL has created a platform called Arena that engineers and data scientists can drop their AI models into, run simulations…
Global Venture Funding In 2025 Surged As Startup Deals And Valuations Set All-Time Records
After three years of declining or flat venture investment, global startup funding grew year over year in 2025, Crunchbase data shows. Last year was also defined by new startup records: the largest private funding round of all time ($40 billion to…
Nuclear startup Radiant increased its latest financing to $350M
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Startups go public in litmus test for Chinese AI
Shares in Zhipu AI, which runs the Z.ai tool, rallied as much as 11.8 percent in early trade after its oversubscribed initial public offering raised HK$4.35 billion (US$558 million). This week's flotations come before any IPO announcements from top…
Barclays Invests in US Stablecoin Startup Ubyx
Barclays, one of the UK's ‘Big Four' largest banks, has bought a stake in U.S. stablecoin settlement startup Ubyx. Ryan Hayward, Head of Digital Assets and Strategic Investments at Barclays, said that interoperability “is essential to…
I quit Meta and left a comfortable salary to build a startup. Leaving wasn't easy, but now my AI receptionist answers millions of calls.
My clearest memory from middle school is pacing in my bedroom, phone in hand, repeating the word 'wake' again and again. I was testing a voice app I had written. If I said the phrase just right, the app would respond. If not, I would tweak the code…
Barclays backs US startup for stablecoin clearing
Key insight: Barclays is investing in Ubyx, a U.S. startup, to help banks directly redeem stablecoins for fiat currency and generate new revenue streams. Expert quote: 'Interoperability is essential to unlock the full potential of digital assets,'…
Chinese regulators probe Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus
Meta Platforms Inc.'s proposed $2 billion acquisition of the Chinese-founded but now Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup Manus hasn't gone unnoticed. The deal is reportedly being scrutinized by Beijing regulators over alleged export…
10 Cloud Computing Startup Companies To Watch In 2026
A platform that can automatically track artificial intelligence applications within a Software-as-a-Service stack. The provider of thousands of AI-powered container base images free of common vulnerabilities and exposures. And a startup with a…
Stablecoins Gain Infrastructure Boost as Morph Backs Startups with $150M
/ Crypto News / Stablecoins Gain Infrastructure Boost as Morph Backs Startups with $150M CoinGape has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2017, aiming to provide informative insights to our readers. Our journal analysts bring years of…
NYIT startup engine igniting young entrepreneurs
When she was a freshman at the New York Institute of Technology's (NYIT) campus in Brookville, Inaya Sayed was a bit bothered by the noise from a leaf blower while she was trying to study. But unlike many others, she didn't take it sitting down.
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