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The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Spending Contracts For Latest AI-Driven Startup Batch
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…
This startup wants to make clean energy the default for data centers
The U.S. is on track to add a record 86 gigawatts of new wind, solar, and battery storage capacity this year—roughly the size of the U.K.'s entire grid. And there's far more clean energy in the pipeline, with low-cost proposed projects that…
Asia's Startup Funding At Near Record High In Q3, Driven By AI
Asia's startup funding held up at the second-highest level in years in the third quarter, even as investment fell slightly from Q2 totals. Overall, investors put $38.5 billion into reported seed- through growth-stage financings for countries in the…
Guest column: Next governor can make Oregon a startup state
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As Gov. Tina Kotek and Christine Drazan enter the homestretch of the governor's race, Oregon's small businesses and entrepreneurs would like a word. After visiting nearly every county myself, and spending…
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[INTERVIEW] Korean startup targets 'legal AI music' via copyright tracking
More than half of the new tracks uploaded to French streaming service Deezer each day are now made by artificial intelligence (AI). The company said such uploads peaked in June at about 90,000 a day, up from roughly 10,000 in January 2025. The…
India's Billionaire Family Offices Are Betting Big On Homegrown AI Startups
Signage of Uniphore at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed India's AI startups gain $1B+ valuations amid rising domestic and global interest Billionaire family offices lead investments to boost…
The $22B startup co-founder working to make chatbots talk back
When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni moved to trademark her voice last week, she highlighted growing fears about AI deepfakes sounding ever more convincingly like the people they impersonate, from politicians to CEOs. But she also shone a…
AMTZ hosts MedTech RoboSprint 2026, linking 32 startups to experts
Updated - October 16, 2026 07:37 pm IST - VISAKHAPATNAM Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just ₹1* Subscribe to The Hindu @ Just $4.99 *Offer only for new subscribers The Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) has cemented its status as a premier centre…
China startup demoes prototype EUV light source - 15W of output power and 90% domestic components, still years away from viability
Being unable to procure EUV litho tools from ASML, China must develop such systems locally, so from time to time we learn about an EUV-related 'breakthrough' in China that will turn into an actual EUV scanner over the following several years. This…
Karthikeya Meesala and the Growth Role That Now Comes First at AI Startups
Ten years ago that allocation would have looked premature. The conventional order at a software startup was to build first and sell later. Founders spent a year or more on the product, hired engineers, handled the first customers themselves, and…
German Power Supplier Exits Raise Specter of 2022 Energy Crisis
Two German power retailers are exiting Germany's household market, forcing about 300,000 customers to find new suppliers as surging wholesale electricity costs put pressure on the industry. Green-energy startup Grüüün said last week…
Ayush Patent Filings In India Surge Eightfold Over Decade
Ayush‑related innovation and intellectual property activity in India has surged over eightfold over the past decade with 4,077 patent applications filed and 711 patents granted between FY15 and FY26, an official statement said on Friday.
The Morning Risk Report: AI Runs Into Its Next Big Obstacle
Good morning. A string of artificial-intelligence safety incidents is exposing a gaping hole for the fast-growing industry: the lack of available insurance. Limitless possibilities: Rogue agents have hacked into websites. AI chatbots have been…
Here's What Amazon's Groundbreaking New AI Devices Can Do
This week, Amazon unveiled two new Bee AI devices in direct competition with startups like Pocket and Plaud. Users can wear the $75 Bee Frontier on their wrist or clip it to clothing. Meanwhile, the $100 Bee Eclipse attaches magnetically to the…
Who Speaks For AI? How To Coach An Ecosystem
Bob Pearson, Chair, Pearson Advisory Group, author of The Compass: How to Navigate AI for the Non-Technologist. Fear fills a leadership vacuum, and AI has a big one, but history shows us how to close it. AI has no owner. No company…
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