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japantimes.co.jp - Japanese space startup to launch lunar lander using H3 rocket
Japanese space startup to launch lunar lander using H3 rocket
The Japan Times

Japanese space startup Ispace said Wednesday it will use Japan's H3 rocket for the launch of a lunar lander scheduled for 2028, marking the company's first mission using a domestically developed rocket. The company signed a contract for launch and…

businessinsider.com - Shubhangi Goel - Alexandr Wang: startups are now in a 'Goliath versus Goliath' fight
Alexandr Wang: startups are now in a 'Goliath versus Goliath' fight
Business Insider

It's never been easier to take on the big guys, says Alexandr Wang. At a talk at a Y Combinator event, the Scale AI founder, who now leads Meta's Superintelligence Labs, said that AI has been a game changer for startups. 'It's probably a once in a…

forbes.com - Rashi Shrivastava - AI Companies Are Paying This Indian Startup To Strap Cameras To Housekeepers' Heads
AI Companies Are Paying This Indian Startup To Strap Cameras To Housekeepers' Heads
Forbes

On a Tuesday evening in early July, Anushka Ahuja, a dentist in Gurgaon, India, opens the door for the house help she booked ten minutes ago on Pronto, an app that provides instant professional cleaning services like sweeping, mopping and laundry…

sonicstate.com - Scholarship For Startup Audio Developers
Scholarship For Startup Audio Developers
Sonic State

US Sociatech offers a year of free marketing support to one startup audio company 30/07/26 Sociatech, the marketing and strategy consultancy which has, for the past 18 years, assisted some of the most iconic brands in professional audio and music…

businessinsider.com - Stephen Council - Lilian Weng rejoins OpenAI after leaving Thinking Machines Lab over the startup's grueling pace
Lilian Weng rejoins OpenAI after leaving Thinking Machines Lab over the startup's grueling pace
Business Insider

Lilian Weng, a cofounder of the AI startup Thinking Machines Lab who stepped down this week, is rejoining OpenAI. The researcher will lead a team focused on accelerating internal research at the ChatGPT maker, as part of OpenAI's bid to develop AI…

businessinsider.com - Katie Roof - Robotics startup Generalist AI is in talks to raise a new funding round at a $3 billion valuation
Robotics startup Generalist AI is in talks to raise a new funding round at a $3 billion valuation
Business Insider

Robotics startup Generalist AI is in talks with investors to raise a new funding round that would value the company at $3 billion. Venture firm 8VC is expected to lead the round, according to people familiar with the discussions. The round is in…

sfgate.com - Matthew Brown - SF robot startup faces class action lawsuit for allegedly not paying workers
SF robot startup faces class action lawsuit for allegedly not paying workers
SFGATE

A San Francisco robot startup, already embroiled in a local controversy over an Airbnb rental, is now facing a class action lawsuit from former workers who say the company failed to pay them. Former contract workers are suing the Bot Company, also…

fastcompany.com - María José Gutiérrez Chávez - Tech people need to stop': Startup faces backlash after suggesting its AI can save bad relationships
Tech people need to stop': Startup faces backlash after suggesting its AI can save bad relationships
Fast Company

AI companies claim their assistants can do just about anything these days. But when it comes to dating, the technology has stayed somewhat on the sidelines—mostly helping to shape algorithms for dating apps or providing generic advice to…

crunchbase.com - Mary Ann Azevedo - Exclusive: Former Meta And Slack Engineers Raise $15M For New Startup Centralize To Build A 'Deal GPS' For Enterprise Sales
Exclusive: Former Meta And Slack Engineers Raise $15M For New Startup Centralize To Build A 'Deal GPS' For Enterprise Sales
Crunchbase

While working as a product tech lead at a startup, Rachit Kataria watched a multi-hundred-thousand-dollar enterprise account suddenly fall into jeopardy. After pausing his entire engineering team's workload for two weeks to ship a requested fix, he…

entrepreneur.com - Jonathan Small - The Ultra-Wealthy Pay Up to $100,000 a Year for Elite Healthcare. This Startup Wants to Bring It to Everyone for a Fraction of the Price.
The Ultra-Wealthy Pay Up to $100,000 a Year for Elite Healthcare. This Startup Wants to Bring It to Everyone for a Fraction of the Price.
Homepage | Entrepreneur

Max Marchione struggled for years to get a real diagnosis, an experience that led him to found Superpower, now valued at more than $500 million. For $199 a year, members get a full blood panel, an AI health protocol and care team access.

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Cloud observability startup Groundcover raises $100M in funding
Cloud observability startup Groundcover raises $100M in funding
SiliconANGLE

Groundcover Inc., a startup with a platform for monitoring cloud environments, today announced that it has raised $100 million in funding. One Peak led the Series C round. It was joined by Morgan Stanley, Zeev Ventures, Angular Ventures, Heavybit…

refreshmiami.com - Nancy Dahlberg - Pet wellness startup Golden Child launched at Atomic names DTC veteran as CEO
Pet wellness startup Golden Child launched at Atomic names DTC veteran as CEO
Refresh Miami

Golden Child, a Miami-based pet wellness brand, announced today that consumer industry veteran Connor Stastny is its new Chief Executive Officer. Stastny joins the startup following a successful tenure scaling high-growth direct-to-consumer brands…

channelnewsasia.com - Exclusive-Intel providing chip technology to startup led by co-investor of Tan in rare deal
Exclusive-Intel providing chip technology to startup led by co-investor of Tan in rare deal
CNA

SAN FRANCISCO/WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 29: Intel has provided access to some of its processor technology to a new startup, according to a source and documents reviewed by Reuters, in a rare move for the U.S. chipmaker. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and…

siliconangle.com - Mike Wheatley - Optical interconnect startup Eliyan raises $145M in funding to solve the AI chip cluster connectivity crunch
Optical interconnect startup Eliyan raises $145M in funding to solve the AI chip cluster connectivity crunch
SiliconANGLE

Silicon Valley-based chip interconnect startup Eliyan Corp.'s valuation has increased to $1 billion after it closed on a $145 million Series C funding round today. Seligman Ventures led the round, with Cisco Ventures and Lumentum also backing the…

dev.to - Moeed ul Hassan - How to Get Startup Ideas in 2026 (Paul Graham Was Right, and Here's the Update)
How to Get Startup Ideas in 2026 (Paul Graham Was Right, and Here's the Update)
DEV Community

Paul Graham wrote 'How to Get Startup Ideas' over a decade ago. It's still the best thing ever written on the topic. But a lot has changed since 2013 — especially for developers. AI tools have made it easier than ever to build something.

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