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The Defense Startup Betting On Peace
Lithuania is combining battlefield feedback, technical founders, state urgency and foreign industrial demand. The next test is whether successful companies leave behind domestic ownership, intellectual property and procurement influence.(Photo by…
AI Startups Are Pivoting From Flashy Demos To Tech That Pays The Bills
In early 2023, Keith Peiris's AI-powered presentation startup Tome was growing quickly. It had become the fastest productivity tool to reach 1 million users, Forbes reported at the time, a number that eventually climbed to 25 million. He raised $80…
13 legal startups to watch in 2026, according to investors
Nominated by: Ann Crady Weiss, True Ventures (an investor) Total funding: more than $100 million, according to the company What it does: Atticus helps disabled and injured Americans figure out what kind of legal help they need, then connects them…
This $46 Million Toilet Startup Is Betting Smart Seats Can Be A Billion-Dollar Business
Health tracking watches, bracelets and rings are a multi-billion dollar business attracting tech-savvy customers obsessed with body metrics. Today, the market gets a new competitor: the smart toilet company Casana, which has raised $46 million in…
Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI
Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, and the UK government have invested in a £2bn British artificial intelligence startup that is aiming to become the “search engine for rare materials” that accelerates the next wave of technological…
StrictlyVC returns to New York City September 10 to celebrate a huge year for the city's startup community
For the first time since 2024, StrictlyVC is coming back to New York City — and we're bringing the kind of access you'd expect from an under-wraps event to the whole startup, VC, and dealmaking community. For years, StrictlyVC has run a…
Bezos backs CuspAI as startup teams up with Nvidia to hunt for chipmaking materials
Jeff Bezos' Bezos Expeditions has invested in British startup CuspAI, which is using artificial intelligence to find new materials. CuspAI has also launched a new partnership with Nvidia and others to hunt for new materials in the chip sector and…
Bezos Backs AI Startup to Discover New Materials for Chipmaking
Producing the world's most in-demand semiconductors requires enormous amounts of energy and access to rare minerals. CuspAI, a two-year-old British startup, has raised nearly half a billion dollars on its bet that artificial intelligence can…
First home for Israeli startups in New York unveil by Hakibbutz NYC
Israel will have its first dedicated home for Israeli startups based in New York, after Hakibbutz launched its NYC operations on Monday, aiming to become a hub for the hundreds of Israeli companies operating in the Big Apple. Created in…
I'm celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis. Here's a day in my life running my grocery startup and cooking for my family.
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Giada De Laurentiis, a 55-year-old chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur, based in Los Angeles. This story has been edited for length and clarity. I'm an Emmy Award-winning chef, cookbook…
AI rocket engine startup LegendSpace raises $29.5 million angel round
HELSINKI — A six-month-old Chinese startup aiming to use artificial intelligence to compress rocket engine development cycles has raised $29.5 million in angel funding. LegendSpace, full name Linjie Hangtian (Beijing) Intelligent Technology…
Pittsburgh startup Clean Plate scrutinizes fries vs. tots
Pittsburgh startup Clean Plate Innovations is using AI to turn table scraps into data that helps food-service operators cut waste and save money. Why it matters: Food waste is as much a business problem as it is a sustainability one, costing the…
Chinese Startup Moonshot's Kimi K3 AI Model Halts New Subscription As Demand Swaps Capacity
The new, powerful Chinese artificial intelligence model Kimi K3, which has caused a stir in the US tech industry, has suspended new subscriptions after a flood in demand overwhelmed capacity within days of the launch. The development highlighted…
Genki Acquires AI Insurtech Startup Wave Claims and Claim OS
'Claims are the moment of truth in health insurance. Bringing this technology and expertise into Genki means we understand our members' healthcare needs better, and everything we learn flows into building better products for them,' said Marc Knaup…
Virtual power plant': Israeli startup aims to solve data centers' energy crisis
The looming energy crisis that is expected to affect Israel and the world in the coming years, with the development of artificial intelligence data centers putting pressure on the grid, might have a solution thanks to nGrid, an Israeli energy…
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