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Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai as the AI race heats up
Apple, Meta, and Google are locked in a fierce battle to lead the next wave of AI, and they've recently increased their focus on hardware. With its latest acquisition of the AI startup Q.ai, Apple aims to gain an edge, particularly in the audio…
This AI startup wants to be your virtual 'computer for business'
A startup called Adapt is betting that it can be an AI hub connecting other software tools to help answer questions and get things done. When users pose questions or ask for help with a business task, Adapt can answer based on information from the…
What's Fueling California's Record Run For Startup Funding?
In the startup game, betting against California has long been a losing proposition. The three most valuable American public companies all began as Golden State startups. And among the current lineup of today's most highly valued and capitalized…
Read the pitch deck this AI filmmaker startup used to raise $4.5 million.
MITO AI. It's a platform for 'multiplayer video creation.' MITO AI. The company highlighted two films it created end-to-end, 'Golf Le Fleur Maritime' and a 'Lagaam campaign.' MITO AI Here's what the slide says: 3x founder/CEO: CoverWallet (acq. by…
The questions Leonis Capital investors ask to see if a startup's tech actually holds up
If you hadn't heard, there's an AI race sweeping through Silicon Valley. While stalwarts like Google, Meta, and Microsoft, and newcomers like OpenAI and Anthropic, are grabbing the headlines as they unveil model after model, there are plenty of…
Mitsubishi Electric Backs Startup to Push Into AI Factory Robots
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is backing construction-tech startup Akari Inc., the latest in a sector-wide quest for knowhow to fully automate factories and train robots to react to different situations. Mitsubishi Electric, a maker of industrial…
Bay Area pitches startup on 'Shark Tank'
Mitch Braff has spent much of his life telling stories, from his young teenage years in Marin shooting photos for the Redwood High School newspaper to his career as a digital media producer and award-winning filmmaker. This month, he got to tell…
Exclusive | Spring Health to Buy Alma in Merger of Mental-Health Startups
Spring Health has agreed to acquire Alma in a merger of well-funded mental-healthcare startups, adding to a wave of consolidation in the digital-health market. Spring, backed with $415 million in venture capital, has agreed to buy Alma, which has…
Defense Tech Startup Anduril Launches 'AI Grand Prix' to Recruit Top Engineers
Job seekers often have to jump through hoops throughout the recruitment process. At Anduril, they'll have to fly through courses—drone courses, to be exact. The defense tech company is offering engineers the opportunity to secure a job…
Karnataka leads India's GenAI startup ecosystem, hosting 39% of the country's startups
Karnataka has solidified its position as the primary hub for India's burgeoning deep tech sector, accounting for a dominant 39 per cent of the country's Generative AI (GenAI) startups as per Economic Survey 2025-26. This comes as India's technology…
Apple acquires AI startup Q.ai for reported $2B
Apple Inc. has acquired Q.ai, a startup that develops artificial intelligence software for wearables. The Financial Times reported that the transaction is worth nearly $2 billion. Israel-based Q.ai, officially Q (Cue) Ltd., develops AI software…
10 Cool Agentic Security Startups In 2026
Following the rise of the AI agent, numerous promising startups have rapidly launched new agentic security platforms into the market, covering the nascent technology from a number of different cybersecurity angles. On the one hand, a major focus…
Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai
Apple Inc. has bought Israeli startup Q.ai in a deal estimated to be worth $2 billion, according to a report in the 'Financial Times'. The newspaper's sources said that this was Apple's second-biggest acquisition. The companies have not, however…
Everything is gambling now: the latest news on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi
Prediction markets will let you bet on just about anything, from how many tweets Elon Musk will post this week to the next president of the United States, with predictions sometimes showing shockingly (or suspiciously) spot-on accuracy.
The 26 startups to watch in 2026 - plus cities, sectors and investors on the up
It's been a busy start to the year for Europe's tech ecosystem. We've already had five new unicorns born, €5.2bn raised, a $1bn acquisition and Sifted's landed several scoops revealing that some of the continent's most interesting investors…
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