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These niche AI startups are trying to protect the Pentagon's secrets
The relationship between AI companies and the American defense establishment burst into the open earlier this year when Anthropic found itself in a nasty public fight with the Pentagon. After Anthropic demanded assurances its AI products wouldn't…
Startup growth reflects trust in govt policies: Anurag Thakur
Underlining that more than 50 per cent of startups today are being registered in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, former Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Saturday said startups are a concrete barometer of the trust…
US Nuclear Fusion Startup To Build Radioactive Batteries For Use In Space
Avalanche Energy, a fusion energy startup, has won a $5.2 million contract to build radioactive batteries that can power a laptop-class system for months. The contract is part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Rads to Watts…
Vineet Gupta Ashoka University Founder: Why Research & Innovation, Not Just Startups, Will Define India's Global Standing
India's rise as a startup powerhouse has been one of the defining economic stories of the past decade. With over 2 lakh DPIIT-recognised startups as of December 2025, the country now hosts one of the world's largest entrepreneurial ecosystems. Yet…
AI training data startup AfterQuery nabs $30M investment
Artificial intelligence data provider AfterQuery Inc. has raised $30 million in funding at a $300 million valuation. The startup disclosed in its Thursday announcement of the deal that Altos Ventures was the lead investor. Y Combinator, The Raine…
Report: Cisco could acquire AI agent security startup Astrix Security for $250M+
Cisco Systems Inc. is reportedly in talks to buy Astrix Security Ltd., a startup that helps companies secure their artificial intelligence agents. The Information today cited sources as saying that the deal could be worth between $250 million and…
Information Trust Startup PeakMetrics Raises $6 Million In Series A Round
PeakMetrics, which applies artificial intelligence to discern whether narratives online are being synthetically generated and what is driving them, last week said it raised $6 million in a funding round to expand access to its markets. The Series A…
Vibe check from inside one of AI industry's main events: 'Claude mania
More than 6,500 tech leaders and investors gathered at the HumanX conference in San Francisco this week to discuss the latest trends in artificial intelligence. Anthropic's popular coding tool and its market momentum dominated the conversation.
Mythos AI alarm bells: Fair warning or marketing hype?
Anthropic postponing the release of its new AI model Claude Mythos, said to be so skilled at coding it could be a wicked weapon for hackers, has encountered a mix of alarm and skepticism. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The company is among several…
Battery recycler Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy
Ascend Elements said on Friday it has started Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S., a heavy blow to investors who had sunk nearly $900 million into the company. Linh Austin, Ascend 's CEO, announced the decision in a post on LinkedIn late…
The Effects of AI-Generated Code Tearing Through Corporations Is Actually Kind of Funny
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Corporations are rapidly embracing AI to churn out mountains of code. Outwardly, this is presented as a revolution in productivity. But a behind the scenes look in The New York Times…
Is the 'Holy Grail of batteries' finally ready to bless us with its presence?
Finnish startup Donut Lab claims it's made a solid-state battery breakthrough. Whether you believe it or not, the technology does appear to be more than just hype. Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Donut Labs Finnish startup Donut Lab claims it's…
Sam Altman responds to 'incendiary' New Yorker article after attack on his home
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a blog post on Friday evening responding to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness. Early Friday morning, someone allegedly threw a Molotov…
Anthropic's Claude for Word is another challenge to Microsoft's software empire, and a bid to appeal to lawyers
Anthropic launched a beta version of Claude for Word, another challenge to Microsoft 's software empire and a bid to appeal more to the legal profession. The AI startup, having pushed Claude into Excel and PowerPoint earlier this year, said its…
Axios C-Suite: A glimpse at the humanoid future
A humanoid robot made by Figure AI strolled alongside First Lady Melania Trump into the East Room last month — the first time, almost certainly not the last, that one has strolled the White House. It delivered opening remarks at Trump's…
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