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Nuclear startup X-energy raises $1B in data center-driven IPO
Nuclear startup X-energy raised $1 billion in its initial public offering yesterday, selling 44.3 million shares for $23 each, a hefty premium above the $16 to $19 per share it was seeking. Initially, the company had hoped to raise around $800…
How To Find Out If Your Startup Idea Is Any Good
Jumping straight from identifying a problem to building a solution is a common entrepreneurial mistake. In entrepreneurship, action is often celebrated more than reflection. Speed is praised, execution is admired, and entrepreneurs are constantly…
Texas Ranch Lures Futuristic Startups to Revive US Manufacturing
Since launching their startup incubator Proto-Town two years ago, Merle Nye and Joshua Farahzad have lured 12 companies to their sprawling Texas ranch to join an ecosystem of startups eager to build stuff — everything from autonomous…
AI startups are raising millions to disrupt Hollywood. Read the pitch decks 9 used to get funding.
AI is starting to transform Hollywood, whether filmmakers and audiences are ready or not. AI has turned a corner in Hollywood as major studios increasingly adopt it to gain efficiencies in production, marketing, and visual effects. Elsewhere, AI…
The AI gold rush is pulling workers into startups as layoffs and RTO push them out of corporate jobs
Last year, Nicole Landis Ferragonio and Joe Luchs decided to leave Amazon and launch an AI startup. They'd been planning the transition for months, but for Ferragonio, the tipping point was Amazon's five-day return-to-office mandate in January…
SDA's Need for Speed Pushes Startups for Results
In March, the Space Development Agency 's Acting Director Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo said the agency was strategically pausing launches until May. He described technology hurdles, supply chain challenges, and balancing speed in the…
Nvidia-backed Cohere acquires German AI startup Aleph Alpha (NVDA:NASDAQ)
The acquisition accelerates Cohere's global expansion, strengthens its position to deliver sovereign AI solutions, and enhances its ability to serve enterprise and government clients with secure, controllable AI technology. European clients will…
Amazon-backed nuclear startup X-Energy raises $1.02B in IPO (XE:Pending)
Amazon (AMZN)-backed nuclear startup X-Energy (XE) raised nearly $1.02B in an upsized US initial public offering that priced above the marketed range. The Maryland-based company priced more than 44.25M shares at $23 each, above its marketed range…
Gov't to designate 10 cities to serve as startup hubs by 2027 to promote balanced growth
The government will designate 10 cities to serve as major hubs for startup ecosystems by next year in a bid to promote balanced regional growth and create more jobs for young people, the finance ministry said Friday. It will first designate four…
Eric Trump-backed robot startup lands $24M Pentagon deal to compete with China
The future of American defense is undergoing a high-tech revolution as the Pentagon has awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to test heavy-duty humanoid robots. Foundation Future Industries recently secured the $24 million contract for its…
Five things to know about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek
BEIJING - As DeepSeek releases its first major new artificial intelligence model in over a year – DeepSeek-V4 – here are five things to know about the Chinese startup: Founded by Mr Liang Wenfeng in the eastern Chinese tech hub…
Software artifact management startup Cloudsmith raises $72M
Cloudsmith Inc., a startup that helps software teams manage application components, has secured $72 million in new funding. The Series C round was led by TCV, which was also the biggest backer of the company's previous raise last year. Cloudsmith…
Canada's AI startup Cohere buys Germany's Aleph Alpha to expand in Europe
April 24: Canadian AI startup Cohere agreed on Friday to buy German tech startup Aleph Alpha at an undisclosed price as it looks to boost sales to government and business customers in highly regulated European markets. Initially seen as Germany's…
Cohere takes over Aleph Alpha shortly after the German startup ousted its original founder
Nano Banana Pro prompted by THE DECODER Canadian AI company Cohere is acquiring Heidelberg-based startup Aleph Alpha, with the combined company valued at around $20 billion. The Schwarz Group is investing $600 million and providing the cloud…
Startup founders discuss why intellectual property rights can make or break sports innovation
A number of startup founders came together at the Pune-based Venture Center on Thursday to shed light on an issue that is rarely discussed – the importance of intellectual property in the life cycle of an innovative sports product. The…
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