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Anthropic Is Reportedly Looking to Buy This Seemingly Un-Anthropic-Like Startup
In one of those anonymously-sourced Bloomberg articles you can't help but suspect might exist solely to help out one or another side in an ongoing negotiation, it's being reported that Anthropic might soon buy the AI lab Decart for roughly $6…
Startups Bet Big on Quick Commerce
For these startups, qcom is emerging as a launch and discovery platform, not simply a fulfilment channel. Direct-to-consumer (D2C) startups across food, beverages, fashion, consumer electronics and lifestyle categories are lining up to launch new…
How A Teenage Carpenter Became The Founder Of AI Construction Startup Trunk Tools
Before founding Trunk Tools, an AI startup for the construction industry, Sarah Buchner spent more than a decade working in construction. She grew up in a low-income household in Austria, where her father was a carpenter. When the family needed…
Anthropic said in talks to buy startup Decart for $6 billion
Anthropic PBC is in talks to buy the artificial intelligence startup Decart AI for about $6 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Decart makes so-called world models, which aim to simulate the physical world, as well as software…
Gulf startups are staying private for longer
Gulf startups are staying private for longer, part of a global phenomenon of weaker exit and IPO activity amid public market volatility, according to private capital tracker Pitchbook. The UAE is the only Gulf country to rank among the top 20…
Naver invests in US startup developing wave-powered AI data centers
Naver has invested in Panthalassa, a U.S. startup developing floating artificial intelligence (AI) data centers powered by ocean waves, as the tech giant moves to secure infrastructure to meet the rapidly growing demand for AI computing. The…
Departing Google exec Jeff Dean has been in talks for a $10 billion valuation for his new AI startup
Jeff Dean spent 27 years helping build Google. Now, investors could be betting $1 billion that he can build the next big thing in AI outside it. The legendary Google engineer has been in discussions for $1 billion in financing at a valuation of…
Exclusive: Startup gets cash for 'massive' grid solution
AGent Energy, a startup that integrates backup generators into the grid during emergencies, raised $11 million in seed funding co-led by Spero Ventures and MassMutual Ventures. Why it matters: Power demand is rising quickly, straining grids and…
From Pittsburgh Startup to Multimillion-Dollar Company, BossmakeHer Invests Back Into the Local Community
Saunders built BossmakeHer specifically for them. Today, the Pittsburgh-founded company serves Director through C-suite women across the country. And as BossmakeHer has grown, Saunders has found herself surrounded by the very women the company was…
Medical Startup Selling Prescription Kit for Nuclear Disaster
A telehealth startup is selling $345 emergency kits packed with medicine that it claims could help people survive nuclear disasters. Amble Health's “Oh Sh*T Kit” comes with iodine tablets, Prussian blue pills for removing radioactive…
Canva was the rare startup that grew fast and made money-then AI costs slashed its growth forecast by a third
Canva has spent years proving that it can do something many high-growth startups struggle to achieve: grow rapidly while making money. Then came generative AI. The design-software company cut its expected revenue growth rate by a third to 20% after…
Bill Gates' Daughter Under Fire After Her Startup Is Accused Of Fraud That Could Carry A Prison Sentence
Bill Gates' daughter Phoebe Gates is at the center of a brewing scandal after her multibillion-dollar startup, Phia, was accused of “cookie stuffing,” a deceptive practice that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
Y Combinator Open-Sources QM to Centralize Startup Workflows
Y Combinator has recently introduced QM, an open source multiplayer agent harness designed to enhance collaboration and streamline workflows for distributed teams. Built on a cloud-based architecture, QM offers features like isolated workspaces…
Spotify cofounder's body scan startup eyes Union Square location
A company that scans the body and promises a quick turnaround on skin, blood, and heart data, coupled with an immediate clinician visit, is eyeing a location in Union Square. Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek started Neko Health, which on Tuesday filed…
Vibe coding startup Lovable doubles valuation to $13.3B on $400M raise
Lovable Labs Inc. said today it has raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $13.3 billion valuation. The Swedish artificial intelligence coding startup was worth $6.6 billion in December. The company sells a vibe coding service. Users describe…
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