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AI startup touts new possibilities for video creators, but concerns remain
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape arts and entertainment, it's also creating a new type of producer and content provider. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports on a Silicon Valley start-up launched by a YouTube co-founder that…
Rwandan startup wins $10,000 at India accelerator
PACIN, a Rwandan fintech startup founded Amen Divine Ikamba, has won $10,000 in seed funding at the AI Ventures Accelerator (AIVA) Demo Day in Gurugram, India. PACIN was among the winning ventures selected from the accelerator's inaugural 2026…
London Celebrates Its Biggest Listing In Years While Other Startups Insist On Looking Elsewhere
This article is for subscribers only. Not every day in Paternoster Square begins with performers dancing to drums, but then again there have been precious few bumper IPOs in London recently. The listing of international mobile payments firm Airtel…
Sweden's startups will raise $5 billion in 2026. Our secret sauce is 150 years old
How long can a country punch above its weight before someone needs to check the scales? For decades I've heard Sweden be called “small” or “scrappy”, usually in the same breath as describing one of our many economic…
More than 4 500 people took part in second Moscow Startup Summit
Start-ups and breakthrough technologies are transforming industries and the urban environment, helping to scale solutions and turn technology into tangible gains in productivity, resilience and quality of life. These were the issues discussed by…
SF startup founders are living - and working - in old Academy of Art University dorms
Just steps away from Lafayette Park, the four-story beige building in Pacific Heights once known as Coco Chanel Residence Hall was specifically designated as a space for women's empowerment (opens in new tab). The students who lived there studied…
Cloudflare acquires Node.js creator's startup that copied its serverless playbook
Cloudflare is buying the startup co-founded by Node.js creator Ryan Dahl, a longtime competitor that recently built its own open-source version of Cloudflare's serverless computing platform. The company announced on Friday that the entire team…
AI Startup Manus Raises $500 Million After China Nixed Meta's $2 Billion Acquisition
Manus, the AI agent startup that Meta bought for about $2 billion before China forced Meta to give it back, has raised more than $500 million in fresh funding. Its parent company, Butterfly Effect, confirmed the round in a WeChat post, with Boyu…
Exclusive-AI surveillance startup Flock Safety to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources say
Oct 8: Flock Safety plans to let go of about 18 per cent of its employees, people with direct knowledge of the plans said on Thursday, as the maker of AI-powered surveillance cameras and license-plate readers faces mounting opposition to its…
Compare Log Management Services for Startup SaaS App Logging - 2026
Short answer: when you compare log management services for startup SaaS app logging, choose a managed searchable-log service plus a separate heartbeat monitor for the nightly property pipeline; don't operate ELK merely to learn which import failed…
The micro drama industry is booming. It's giving Meta two wins at the same time.
Micro dramas are booming outside the US. They're beginning to see traction stateside too, with lots of startups trying to convince American consumers to pay a few dollars to watch soapy stories on their phones. But right now, there's one clear…
Rakuten Medical eyes U.S. market for its novel idea to conquer cancer
Biotech startup Rakuten Medical is eyeing the U.S. market for its novel idea to conquer cancer — light illumination therapy. The treatment, based on photoimmunotherapy — a combination of drug administration and illumination with red…
Telangana targets EV boom with Industrial Policy 2.0 and attracting industry
Director of Industries Nikhil Chakravarthi said that Telangana has been, and continues to be keen to attract electric vehicle manufacturers, battery supplies, and allied companies that would want to relocate to Telangana by means of targeted…
Why Most AI Startups Will Fail at the Same Problem Nobody Is Talking About
I spend a lot of time in the AI space -- reading papers, building things, talking to engineers who are actually shipping. And there is a gap between what the demos show and what production systems actually look like that nobody is being fully…
A Dallas Startup's Valuation Just Jumped 33% to $6.4 Billion. Two Stock Options Can Produce Completely Different Social Security Results
Dallas cybersecurity startup Island just raised another $400 million, lifting its valuation to $6.4 billion. At a private company growing that fast, employee stock options that looked like lottery tickets a few years ago can turn into real money.
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