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Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup
Elon Musk's SpaceX attempted to acquire AI coding startup Cognition as it works to catch up to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in the AI race, Bloomberg reported Wedesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Cognition CEO Scott Wu disputed the…
Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute
The AI buildout shows no signs of slowing. And with hundreds of billions of dollars a year going into data centers and GPUs, compute has become the single biggest cost for anyone building AI products. But for all that spending, there still isn't a…
With Tourism Stalled, Hawaii Chases the Startup Wave
KAILUA, Hawaii —The seaside streets bear the unmistakable look of a Hawaiian beach town, an oasis of palm trees, swimsuits and surfboards. Yet tucked behind a café where baristas make $11 lattes, young workers write code, design…
AI isn't close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take.
A biotech startup called Vivodyne says the AI drug-discovery industry has a data problem, and that it has built a machine to fix it. HIVE, modular robotic labs built by the company, can grow 20 kinds of human tissue, then autonomously dose and…
These 3 unexpected practices helped me grow my startup
When I launched RiseGuide, a self-improvement platform letting people become their best by learning from the best, I wanted to offer a beneficial alternative to doomscrolling. We aggregated thousands of hours of expert knowledge into short…
Can a Farmer and a Startup Turn a Profit From Saving the Amazon?
Three years ago, Ademar Bedin bought an area of old-growth Amazon rainforest the size of San Francisco, aiming to turn dense groves into farmland as generations of Brazilians had done before him. In Roraima state, where industrial farming is taking…
Hypersonic missile startup Castelion raises $1 billion
WASHINGTON — Castelion, a defense-tech startup seeking to mass produce lower-cost hypersonic weapons, has raised more than $1 billion in new financing as it moves to expand missile production and develop a broader portfolio of offensive and…
Exclusive | Carlyle Joins $1 Billion Investment Round in Missile Startup Castelion
Missile-making startup Castelion closed a more than $1 billion funding round co-led by private-equity giant Group, reflecting blue-chip firms' growing interest in a booming corner of the defense industry. California-based Castelion said it would…
Kochi-based startup launches 103 new Malayalam fonts
In 2016, a group of youngsters from Bigdates.ai, a Kochi -based startup, founded an application called Malayalam Text & Image Editor, an efficient tool to make meme-designing in Malayalam easier. Content creators and other users could log in to the…
£200,000 prize up for grabs in record Scottish startup competition
The award has been made possible through a £1 million investment from Royal Bank of Scotland, which will support the Scottish EDGE programme over the next three years. The new funding is designed to help ambitious entrepreneurs develop their…
MSME, startup conclave in Mangaluru on August 21
A conclave of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and startups will be held in the city on Friday. Organised by the Mangaluru Productivity Council and Rotary Club of Mangaluru Central, Kota Srinivas Poojary, Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP, will…
I left my $250,000 Meta job to coach startup founders. I work fewer hours, have less stress, and still make a good living.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Shen, the 40-year-old founder of Refactor Labs based in Brooklyn. It has been edited for length and clarity. I'm the founder and CEO of Refactor Labs, an executive coach, and a cofounder…
Digital Creator Aashish Gupta Featured in Indian Startup Times' 'The Power Players' List of 100 Celebrity Managers
You know the creator. You follow the content, watch the collaborations and see the millions of comments pour in. But have you ever wondered who is behind the scenes, making sure it all comes together? As social media has transformed ordinary…
Coinbase's Base Is Betting Big on AI Agents With $100K Startup Accelerator
The team behind Base, Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 network, is narrowing its startup accelerator to 10 teams for its latest cohort, with each selected company receiving a $100,000 investment upfront, Coinbase announced on Wednesday. Applications for…
Startup brings ancient Roman concrete technology to modern construction
Concrete has served as the foundation of empires for thousands of years. Today, it's one of the most common materials in the world. But one look at the ancient Roman concrete structures still standing suggests that ancient builders knew something…
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