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Billions In Prescriptions Go Unfilled. This Startup Is Using AI To Fix That.
N early one third of Americans never fill the prescriptions that their doctors order. Sahir Jaggi thinks AI can help. In 2023, he started Forus (then named Tandem) to develop AI software that can handle prescriptions' administrative backend. The…
European AI Funding Is Growing. Will That Boost The Region's Startup Scene?
A growing percentage of European venture funding in 2026 was AI-driven. That includes investments in three new frontier model companies as well as startups working on data centers, semiconductors, robotics, aerospace, defense, biotech and…
Google adds Gemini-powered Dictation to Gboard, which could be bad news for dictation startups
Google announced Rambler, a new AI-powered voice dictation feature for Gboard — its widely used Android keyboard app — at its Android Show: I/O Edition 2026 event on Tuesday morning. The launch puts Google in direct competition with…
Jack Altman's first Benchmark deal is an AI sales startup growing its revenue by 'seven figures' every month
Monaco had no revenue in February. Three months later, the AI sales startup says it is adding more than $1 million in revenue every month. That kind of hockey stick growth is what turned Benchmark's newest partner, Jack Altman, into a believer and…
ElevenLabs' CEO explains why the startup is adding an engineer to every non-technical team
There's one thing you need before you can vibe code everything: An engineer to show you how. At a talk at Sequoia Capital released last week, ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski said that he is adding an engineer to every non-technical team inside the…
AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals
Amazon Ring, facing a surge in customer-support calls during last year's holiday season, evaluated more than 40 AI voice vendors before choosing startup Vapi to handle its inbound phone traffic. Today, Ring routes 100% of its inbound calls through…
A South Korean startup captures workers' techniques to develop AI brains for robots
His head, chest and hands strapped with body cameras, David Park deftly folded a banquet napkin the way he has thousands of times during his nine years at the five-star Lotte Hotel Seoul. Each of his motions is fed into a database that will one day…
These Producers Want to Make Investing in Theater like Investing in a Startup - Will it Work?
It's no secret that investing in shows is riskier than ever. Many longtime investors are turning away from the industry. So when a release promising a new, more profitable investment model arrives, it warrants investigation. Producers Jeremiah…
Halal grocery delivery startup grows in Minnesota
Like many recent business school graduates, Ahmed Ali was looking for a start-up idea that catered to an unmet need. He found it in his Muslim and Somali community in Minnesota. Ali, 23, was born in South Africa and raised in northeast Minneapolis.
A South Korean startup captures workers' techniques to develop AI brains for robots
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Rev1's $700 million impact on the Ohio startup scene
Columbus' largest venture development studio generated more than $700 million in economic impact last year. Why it matters: Beyond massive AI companies, it's a challenging time for startups looking for funding, and Rev1 represents a public-private…
Anthropic and OpenAI Warn Buyers: Unauthorized AI Startup Shares May Be Worthless
Anthropic and OpenAI both updated their stock transfer policies on Tuesday, and the message is the same: If you bought shares through an unauthorized channel, you may not actually own anything other than an expensive piece of paper. Anthropic's…
A South Korean startup captures workers' techniques to develop AI brains for robots
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — His head, chest and hands strapped with body cameras, David Park deftly folded a banquet napkin the way he has thousands of times during his nine years at the five-star Lotte Hotel Seoul. Each of his motions is fed…
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From Side Hustles to Startups: AI Is Changing How Gen Z In India Works
India is witnessing a sharp rise in entrepreneurial activity, driven by artificial intelligence tools, flexible work ambitions, and changing definitions of career success, according to new data released by LinkedIn. The professional networking…
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Startup SwishX Launches Agentic AI Platform for Pharma, Raises $2.2 Million Seed Funding
Bengaluru-based startup SwishX has launched what it called the world's first Agentic AI platform built exclusively for pharmaceutical and medtech companies, as healthcare and life sciences firms increasingly turn to artificial intelligence (AI) to…
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