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Apple Acquired Data-Management Startup Ascend.io in June
Apple has acquired Ascend.io, a startup that makes automated data management software. Apple in June received a right to certain of the startup's patents and a non-exclusive license to its intellectual property rights, as well as the right to make…
Can AI data centers be mass-produced like cars? This startup aims to find out
AI infrastructure company Runware is making news again, just months after unveiling the Sonic Inference Pod, a modular data center built in a factory and shipped to customers ready to install. Now the company has bigger plans. It told TechCrunch it…
Apple acquires Ascend․io, an agentic AI engineering startup
Apple recently struck a deal to acquire Ascend.io, a company focused on agentic data engineering technology. Under the Digital Markets Act, Apple must now publicly report acquisitions above a certain size. This has given us new insight into the…
US-Owned Startup Plans $600 Million Malaysia Rare-Earth Refinery
A US majority-owned startup plans to invest $600 million in a rare-earth refinery in Malaysia, seeking to develop a new source of the critical minerals as Washington pushes to reduce its reliance on China. DTEC Mineral and Metal Technology expects…
Southeast Asia's startups get 'a lot less oxygen': Rakuten Capital's Saemin Ahn
Saemin Ahn made his name betting on Southeast Asia. Now, as the region starts to pull itself out of a years-long venture funding slump, he's not sure the old model works for the region anymore. “I'm pretty pessimistic about the prospects of…
Nigeria's ISN Plans Gathering to Match Startups With Investors
Nigeria's Innovation Support Network (ISN) is planning its seventh annual gathering to connect startup founders and innovation hubs with investors, putting commercial pathways for homegrown technology at the center of its program. The event, themed…
As US airlines deploy AI pricing tools, startups help travelers cash in on fare drops
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) – US airlines are turning to artificial intelligence to help maximize revenue from airfares. Now startups are putting AI to work on the other side of the transaction, helping passengers automatically claw back…
Utahns want to ask questions about a nuclear startup. So far, there's been no public hearing to let them.
Kim Wilcox wanted to ask about the heat that comes off a nuclear reactor. Wilcox owns a small ranch outside Wellington in Carbon County, where her 30 head of cattle live about a mile from where Valar Atomics is proposing to build a network of small…
AI architecture startup Dream launches with $17M in funding - SiliconANGLE
Dream Technologies Inc., a startup using artificial intelligence to generate building designs, launched today with $17 million in funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the seed round. It was joined by SV Angel, XYZ, Zigg Capital and several others. San…
Fragment Procurement Startup Launches With $56M Funding
A San Francisco startup called Fragment just came out of stealth mode with $56 million raised and a pitch that it can fix one of manufacturing's most tedious headaches: procurement paperwork that still eats up human hours despite decades of…
AI Startups Claw Back Traveler Refunds When Airline Fares Drop
JetBack, Junova and Refare use artificial intelligence to monitor fares and seek refunds or flight credits when airlines cut prices, according to the report. JetBack charges $100 a year for its service, while Junova and Refare take 20% and 25%…
The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Physical AI And Predictions Lead The Lineup
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's Top 10…
Supabase vs Firebase for Startups: An Honest Comparison
Supabase vs Firebase comes down to one question: do you want a relational Postgres database with SQL, or a document database that syncs to clients with almost no setup? For most SaaS products with users, teams, billing and reports, Supabase is the…
Cisco gives 27-year-old engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code in 24 months - president plucks former startup founder, telling him to 'go nuts
In a world where youth unemployment is growing as AI replaces more and more entry-level jobs, Cisco president and chief product officer Jeetu Patel is going for a different approach. According to a report by Fortune, he's given a 27-year-old…
I went inside The Long Play, where CEOs mingled and people debated the future of work
The New York venue was bustling with executives, some of whom governed companies with thousands of employees. I met my first one within seconds of walking in. On Thursday, I attended Business Insider's The Long Play event at Perelman Performing…
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