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Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market
Terms like “AI sprawl” have become common fare on tech social media and in thought leadership as enterprises start deploying AI agents en masse. But CISOs worried about securing swarms of agents suddenly operating across networks are…
Startups Race to Cash In on Gold Rush Sparked by Whey Protein Shortage
Leaft Foods has never been so busy. The New Zealand startup, which makes a protein shot extracted from alfalfa leaves, saw sales spike 600% in the year through June, says Chief Executive Officer Ross Milne — a big jump for a company…
AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia
Chipmaker AMD and world models company World Labs announced that AMD will acquire the AI company by the end of the year, pending regulatory approval. The transaction is valued at $8.2 billion. In 2024, computer vision scientist Fei-Fei Li founded…
Oura stock listing in limbo as smart ring startup delays IPO just days after launching it
Oura has been gearing up to go public all month. Now, it seems those plans have been put on the back burner. The California-based smart ring maker said on Tuesday that it will postpone its highly anticipated stock listing. Oura explained that it…
This $3,555 Humanoid Robot Learns New Chores in 30 Minutes, Startup Says
A humanoid robot that costs under $4,000 sounds too good to be true. But that's the price that Flourish Robots, a humanoid robot startup, has announced for its ready-to-ship Flourish 1 unit. At $3,555, the Flourish 1 home robot would be the…
Las Vegas startup accelerator aims to turn ideas into companies in 3 days
From zero to market in three days. That is essentially the speed Zero Labs strives to reach in its Innovation Launchpad, which offers intensive three-day programs focused on core Nevada industries like gaming, sports, hospitality, entertainment and…
Japan's Fusion Energy Startup to Begin Power-On Tests at Pilot Reactor in 2027
Japanese start-up Helical Fusion CEO Takaya Taguchi talks to Reuters about the company's strategy to develop its first nuclear fusion reactor, in Tokyo, Japan, August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Yuka Obayashi Japanese startup Helical Fusion expects to begin…
From cameras to cars, India's chip startups chase an edge in AI
NEW DELHI: Pratik Parmar pointed to a circuit board designed by his startup Atomo at the Semicon India 2026 conference this month. It allows cameras and machines to spot fires, track the number of people or identify factory defects without…
T-Hub launches venture studio to groom startups
Startup incubator T-Hub has launched Flashpoint, a venture studio that co-builds startups with founders nationwide. The venture studio will identify problems and select founders to build a startup that can solve them. Handpicked founders will get…
Four African Agritech Startups Using AI Where the Data Already Exists
African agritech has settled into a pattern worth noticing: almost none of these companies are building AI models. They are applying existing ones to data nobody else has — satellite imagery of African soil, pond conditions in Nigerian fish…
World model startup General Intuition closes $220M investment - SiliconANGLE
General Intuition Inc. today announced that it has raised $220 million in funding at a $6.2 billion valuation. The capital was provided by Valor Equity Partners, Atreides, Seven Seven Six, Point72, Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst. The…
Low-energy chip startup Efficient Computer closes on $97M in funding - SiliconANGLE
Low-energy chip startup Efficient Computer Co. said today it has closed on a $97 million round of funding in what is the second major investment it has picked up this year. The round was led by TQ Ventures and saw participation from Eclipse, Union…
AMD buys AI world model startup World Labs for $8.2 billion
GIT-Image-2 prompted by THE DECODER Chipmaker AMD is acquiring World Labs, a startup focused on spatial intelligence, for about $8.2 billion in an all-stock deal. World Labs builds world models that generate and simulate 3D environments from text…
Nuvacore reveals unconventional Core First CPU IP design strategy - chip startup led by Apple and Nuvia legends plans to delay ISA selection for as long as possible
When Nuvacore, a new CPU startup founded by legendary CPU and system architects Gerard Williams, John Bruno, and Ram Srinivasan, emerged from stealth earlier this year, it promised to 'rewrite the rules of silicon,' but did not say how it planned…
Japan's fusion energy startup to begin power-on tests at pilot reactor in 2027
TOKI, Japan, Sept 29: Japanese startup Helical Fusion expects to begin preliminary power-on tests at its demonstration fusion reactor in 2027, it said on Tuesday, a step towards its goal of becoming a global leader in commercial nuclear fusion…
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