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forbes.com - Ihor Hamal - How AI Can Help Startups Clear Early Technical Hurdles
How AI Can Help Startups Clear Early Technical Hurdles
Forbes

Ihor Hamal, COO at SapientPro. AI automation expert helping startups validate ideas, control technical debt, and build scalable MVPs. For startups racing through proof of concept (PoC) or minimum viable product (MVP) development, time and money are…

forbes.com - Jodie Cook - How 'Stealth Mode' Became The Startup World's Most Dangerous Trap
How 'Stealth Mode' Became The Startup World's Most Dangerous Trap
Forbes

How ‘stealth mode' became the startup world's most dangerous trap Some founders refuse to meet anyone. Stealth mode - the practice of building a startup in complete secrecy to protect the idea - has become Silicon Valley's favorite excuse…

bloomberg.com - Bloomberg Is Looking for Africa's Standout Startups
Bloomberg Is Looking for Africa's Standout Startups
Bloomberg

The new age of artificial intelligence offers challenges for African nations facing an ever-expanding and demanding young workforce. Yet it also offers opportunities for startups to embrace new technologies and avoid the traditional industry…

techcrunch.com - Ivan Mehta - Cisco acquires translation startup EzDubs
Cisco acquires translation startup EzDubs
TechCrunch

Networking giant Cisco has acquired EzDub, a Y-Combinator-backed consumer startup that provides real-time translation services. Cisco announced the acquisition over the weekend, but the company didn't disclose the size of the deal. EzDubs was…

koreatimes.co.kr - Choi Youn-jin - The pros and cons of supporting overseas startups
The pros and cons of supporting overseas startups
The Korea Times

One noticeable change in Korea's startup ecosystem this year is the growing presence of Korean venture capital firms and startup support organizations in the United States. Many are now opening offices in Silicon Valley. The Asan Nanum Foundation…

bloomberg.com - Lizette Chapman - Aerospace Startup Ursa Major Valued at $600 Million With New Funding
Aerospace Startup Ursa Major Valued at $600 Million With New Funding
Bloomberg

Aerospace and defense tech startup Ursa Major Technologies Inc. landed a $600 million valuation in a new funding round, the latest sign that investors are eager to back companies developing new rocket technology. VC firm Eclipse led the $100…

itweb.co.za - Staff Writer - Entries open for 2025 South African Startup Awards
Entries open for 2025 South African Startup Awards
www.itweb.co.za

The 2025 South African Startup Awards aim to raise the bar for industry recognition. Entries for the 2025 South African Startup Awards, aimed at recognising SA's early-stage tech start-ups shaping the future, are officially open. The awards were…

iflscience.com - Tom Hale - A US Startup Has Split The Atom And Achieved Criticality For The Very First Time
A US Startup Has Split The Atom And Achieved Criticality For The Very First Time
IFLScience

In the deserts of Nevada, a US startup has achieved cold criticality, a bold step in the development of a functional commercial nuclear reactor. It's the first time a venture-backed startup has ever done this, and the company argues that its…

businessinsider.com - Sydney Bradley - The AI startup lawmakers consulted on TikTok's and DeepSeek's privacy risks raised $14 million. Read its pitch deck.
The AI startup lawmakers consulted on TikTok's and DeepSeek's privacy risks raised $14 million. Read its pitch deck.
Business Insider

In the age of vibe coding, almost anyone can quickly spin up a basic app or website. But that doesn't mean your app is secure. Working with AI as your code assistant can lead to a product that's pretty on the outside and riddled with risk on the…

9to5mac.com - Marcus Mendes - Apple loses iPhone Air designer to unnamed AI startup
Apple loses iPhone Air designer to unnamed AI startup
9to5Mac

Bloomberg reports that Abidur Chowdhury, the industrial designer who introduced the iPhone Air during Apple's September event, has left for an unnamed artificial intelligence startup. Here are the details. Apple has been facing a relentless brain…

gizmodo.com - AJ Dellinger - Jeff Bezos's New AI Hardware Startup Isn't Even His Biggest Moonshot
Jeff Bezos's New AI Hardware Startup Isn't Even His Biggest Moonshot
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Here on Earth, regulators and citizens alike are realizing that there may be downsides to going all in on the demands of AI data centers and the companies that are building them, and pushback is starting to become more prevalent. But in space, no…

ibtimes.co.uk - Shiena Iane B Enerio - Bezos Launches AI Startup - Musk Calls Him a 'Copycat
Bezos Launches AI Startup - Musk Calls Him a 'Copycat
International Business Times UK

Jeff Bezos is back in the tech spotlight, this time with a massive $6.2 billion (approximately £4.7 billion) artificial intelligence venture. The former Amazon CEO has launched Project Prometheus, a well-funded AI start-up that marks his…

republicworld.com - Priya Pathak - Abidur Chowdhury, Mind Behind iPhone Air Design, Departs Apple for AI Startup
Abidur Chowdhury, Mind Behind iPhone Air Design, Departs Apple for AI Startup
Republic World

Abidur Chowdhury, Mind Behind iPhone Air Design, Departs Apple for AI Startup | Image: Abidur Chowdhury New Delhi: Abidur Chowdhury, the young designer who helped shape the iPhone Air and introduced it on stage at Apple's September keynote, has…

fortune.com - Sharon Goldman - Jeff Bezos is putting $6.2 billion-and himself as co-CEO-behind a new AI startup. Bubble? That's no trouble
Jeff Bezos is putting $6.2 billion-and himself as co-CEO-behind a new AI startup. Bubble? That's no trouble
Fortune

AI bubble talk continues to fizz, but Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—one of the world's richest people—doesn't seem bothered by the mounting foam. As the New York Times reported yesterday, Bezos has helped fund a new AI startup called…

thehindu.com - N. Ravi Kumar - Telangana gearing to unveil ₹1,000-crore Fund of Funds for startups
Telangana gearing to unveil ₹1,000-crore Fund of Funds for startups
The Hindu

A Fund of Funds for startups in Telangana, under consideration for some time, seems inching close to fruition with a senior official of the State government on Tuesday hinting at the rollout in January. “We have decided to create a Fund of…

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