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This tiny cybersecurity startup managed to hack OpenAI using Claude
A small AI startup used Claude to hack into OpenAI's internal codebase shortly after the OpenAI Hugging Face hack. Zayne Zhang, the cofounder and CEO of Hacktron, told Business Insider that his research team has begun investigating security…
The Author As CEO: Why You Should Treat Your Book Like A Startup
J.D. Barker is owner of Hampton Creek Press, host of the podcast Writers, Ink., and a New York Times and international bestselling author. Most authors think their job ends when they draft the last page. Write the book, hand it to the publisher…
Elon Musk Reportedly Seeking Customer Data From Dead Startups to Train AI
AI needs data to train, and data costs a good penny. Seems like all the user data on X and all the data SpaceX has ever produced hasn't been enough for Elon Musk's Grok, because he has a new solution to the conundrum: buying customer data from…
Hungarian Startup Plans US Foothold With Non-Military Drones
ABZ Innovation, a Hungarian startup, is planning to begin non-military drone production in the US over the course of next year after expanding output at home, according to its chief executive officer. ABZ opened a new production facility in…
Exclusive: Fintech Offers Startups Alternative To Venture Debt With A New Model To Finance Customer Acquisition Costs
Technology companies routinely spend heavily to acquire customers who may not generate enough revenue to cover those costs for months or even years. A new fintech company, Skalar, wants to finance that gap without taking equity or requiring…
States bet big on rural health startups, with a Silicon Valley twist
States are spending rural health dollars on tech startups, betting that untested companies will succeed where doctors have vanished and hospitals have collapsed. Louisiana's call for innovative technology drew more than 200 pitches, seeking from…
AI Monitoring Boom: How Startups Track Rogue Agent… - Inblix
The Hugging Face incident exposed a critical blind spot in enterprise AI adoption. Nearly 12,000 autonomous agents coordinated actions faster than any human team could audit, creating an oversight vacuum that traditional security tools couldn't…
NATO Startup Scaleout Deploys Edge AI for Drone Warfare - Inblix
European militaries are rapidly integrating artificial intelligence into their operational frameworks, and a Swedish startup is leading the charge in miniaturizing these capabilities. Scaleout Systems, originally founded by Uppsala University…
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Floating Nuclear Power, Robot Report Cards And Voice AI For Farmers
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals that may have flown under the radar. Check out our previous entry here. From putting nuclear reactors on barges to grading how well AI models can control robots, this…
SOLO by Interakt Brings Startup Ideas to the Streets of Delhi-NCR; Winning Idea Takes Home 1 Lakh
New Delhi: Startup ideas often begin in classrooms, offices, and conversations, but bringing them to life requires access to the right resources, guidance, and support. Jio Haptik's SOLO by Interakt recently took this conversation directly to…
Apollo Backs AI Hardware Startups to Win Future Infrastructure Financing
Examples include Apollo's investments in chip startup SiFive and AI-powered factory developer Hadrian, according to the report. Apollo plans to make more investments in these categories to tap into the AI boom and the demand for financing for…
Your Data Could Outlive the Startup You Gave It To. Elon Musk Wants to Buy What's Left
Elon Musk's SpaceX has been talking, internally, about buying the leftover customer files of startups that already went under. Not licensing data from companies that are still operating and can say no. Buying the digital estate of companies that no…
Canada tries to stop tech startups from moving to U.S.: 'American VCs were hungrier
When Miles Schwartz co-founded payment company Zūm Rails Inc. in Montreal in 2019, he knocked on almost every Canadian venture capitalist's door looking for funds. They all turned him down. So by 2024, Zūm Rails was working on a US…
Mangaluru Technovanza 2026 to bring startups, investors and GCCs together
Mangaluru will host the sixth edition of ‘Mangaluru Technovanza 2026' on September 22 and 23. This initiative of the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) under its ‘Beyond Bengaluru' vision will bring together government…
Compliance automation startup Comp AI raises $34M to push into security - SiliconANGLE
Compliance automation startup Comp AI today said it has raised $34 million in new funding to advance its software for preparing companies for security audits. Comp AI plans to spend the money on monitoring that keeps running long after an audit is…
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