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Unannounced Test by Controversial 'Sunlight-as-a-Service' Space Startup Shocks Astronomers
Earlier this year, the US Federal Communications Commission approved the construction and launch of a prototype mirror satellite designed to reflect the Sun's rays onto patches Earth during nighttime, despite widespread protests by the astronomy…
YouTube is huge. This former CNN executive thinks his startup can beat it.
Are you sick of the algorithms that serve you video on giant platforms like YouTube and TikTok? Or are you a video-maker who's sick of the algorithms that don't serve your stuff to would-be watchers? Andrew Morse would like to talk to you. Morse…
Elon Musk-Linked Startup Says Its AI Agents Hacked Anthropic in Just Hours
A months-old cybersecurity startup that was founded by former members of Elon Musk's disbanded Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claims it has hacked the internal systems of frontier AI lab Anthropic. As the Washington Post reports, the…
AI coding startup Cognition is weighing a new funding round at a $70 billion to $80 billion valuation
Just weeks after announcing a new round of funding at a $48 billion valuation, AI coding startup Cognition is fielding new investor interest at a much higher price. The startup has received offers valuing it at between $70 billion and $80 billion…
A Startup Just Pulled Electricity From an Underwater Volcano Off Oregon. The Next Step Is Much Harder
Seattle-based startup Endurance Energy recently tested the world's first subsea geothermal power plant at Axial Seamount, an active underwater volcano about 300 miles (500 kilometers) off the coast of Oregon. The results, announced last week, show…
From Monk To Startups: One Founder's Unusual Path To Building Government Software
Lilly Chen was 16 and had been repeatedly hospitalized for Graves' disease when her mother suggested they move to China and become monks. Frustrated with the care her daughter was receiving through Medicaid, she wanted to try something different.
Lightspeed is betting this startup can lure shoppers with a feed of AI images. Read its pitch deck.
Would you shop from a feed of AI-generated images? The startup Dalet Labs is betting you will. The AI-commerce company exclusively told CMO Insider that it raised a $7 million pre-seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and is launching its…
The Download: dead startups fueling AI and interspecies communication
Humans are far from the only species with a gift for gab, and our furry, feathered, and finned friends could have a lot to tell us. Decoding how animals communicate with one another could reveal the inner lives of other species—and give…
Meet the legal AI startup helping David take on Goliath
Morgan Chittum here. The biblical story of David and Goliath is the most famous underdog yarn in history. Unsurprisingly, it is often invoked in the world of startups, where founders wielding little more than an idea and big dreams try to take on…
View: What startups look like in the AI era
While interviewing the CEO of Aseon Labs for my show Future Proof, I got the feeling I was witnessing a new kind of startup — one that leverages the commoditization of robotics and advances in AI to do more with less. With a team of just 10…
San Francisco startup offered $20 an hour to walk robot dogs for AI training: report
A San Francisco startup reportedly posted a job offering $20 an hour to walk robot dogs through city streets as it works to train AI to better navigate the real world. Dimensional recently posted a job listing seeking robot dog operators to take…
Nigerian serial tech founder launches AI startup
A Nigerian entrepreneur who co-founded two billion-dollar African startups and was a founding investor in a third is making another bold bet: that African software engineers will fill the rising global demand for AI talent. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji has…
AI Security Startup Upwind Raises $400M at $3.8B Valuation
Upwind Security raised $400 million in a Series C round at a $3.8 billion valuation, the cloud and AI security company announced Wednesday. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round, less than nine months after it also led Upwind's $250 million…
Financial AI startup Casap raises $56 million to help banks stop an explosion of customer fraud
Credit card fraud is hardly new, but the nature of that fraud is undergoing a major shift. In the past, nearly all scams were carried out by third party bad guys, but today it is cardholders themselves who account for nearly a third of fraudulent…
Cloud security startup Upwind raises $400 million, valued at $3.8 billion
By Thomson Reuters Oct 28, 2026 | 10:11 AM Oct 28 (Reuters) – Cloud security startup Upwind on Wednesday said it raised $400 million in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, valuing it at $3.8 billion. Here…
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