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ByteDance spin-off Anew Labs raises US$290m amid AI drug design fundraising boom
China is seeing a fresh fundraising boom for AI drug developers, with start-ups including a ByteDance spin-off raising hundreds of millions of dollars this week as investors rush to back domestic challengers to Anthropic and Isomorphic Labs. Anew…
A Chinese AI company just connected its model to Wall Street's leading data providers
Beijing-based startup Moonshot has connected its Kimi model to financial data providers such as S&P and Wind Information. The AI startup said Thursday it had signed on financial clients such as investment bank CICC. It's a sign of how AI companies…
Exclusive: Fintech Offers Startups Alternative To Venture Debt With A New Model To Finance Customer Acquisition Costs
Technology companies routinely spend heavily to acquire customers who may not generate enough revenue to cover those costs for months or even years. A new fintech company, Skalar, wants to finance that gap without taking equity or requiring…
Tech workers face 'off-the-charts' anxiety over AI and career prospects, says Menlo Ventures partner
The blistering pace of AI is fueling intense anxiety among tech workers about their careers and futures. That's according to Deedy Das, a partner at venture capital firm Menlo Ventures, who cited his conversations with people across the tech…
As Anthropic heads towards a $2 trillion IPO, some of the loudest critics are company insiders
Beatrice Nolan here. Anthropic is about to IPO, reportedly at a record breaking $2 trillion. If you're an employee at the company, especially one that's been there for some time, you are about to come into a life-changing amount of money. So…
Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance
Comp AI, a cybersecurity and compliance startup, announced that it has raised a $34 million Series A round on Thursday. The round was led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures. The company was founded last January by Lewis Carhart (CEO), Claudio…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events schedule: NMI, Backblaze, PeakXV Partners, Augment, and more to host
TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect. And while the main event takes over Moscone West from October 13-15, the conversation doesn't stop when the Expo Hall closes. The TechCrunch Disrupt 2026…
PrismML hopes its tiny LLM will change how we all use AI
If AI lab PrismML isn't on your radar yet, it should be — not because it's raised gobs of money (it hasn't yet, just a $22.25 million seed round), but because of the technical minds involved and the potentially industry-changing tech it's…
ZEC Surges 10% After Paradigm Co-founder Endorsement: Will It Hit $1,800?
Privacy-centric coin Zcash (ZEC) was the best performer among the top 10 cryptocurrencies at press time, after surging 10% in the day to trade at $1,467. Other than recent whale activity catapulting upside past 1,300, the coin has also benefited…
Give Us a Monopoly or Everyone Dies!
Does Artificial Intelligence pose a threat to humanity? Absolutely! But only assuming humanity is defined as “the billionaire owners of A.I. companies intent on crushing their competition.” [Ed: I don't think that's the definition.]…
San Francisco Opera musicians strike against wage cuts, the attack on art and culture
The musicians of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra have gone on strike, forcing the cancellation of the company's 104th season-opening performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Simon Boccanegra and the popular free Opera in the Park concert. In total, so far…
TOKEN2049 Singapore Returns As The Largest Industry Gathering Of The Year With Institutional Finance At Its Core | Metaverse Post
TOKEN2049, the world's largest crypto event, will return to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on 7–8 October, drawing 25,000 attendees from more than 7,000 companies across 160 countries. Organizers have announced the first 100 speakers, a…
LG chief urges speed, relentless execution in AI race
Koo Kwang-mo leads eight-hour strategy session focused on AI factories, physical AI, semiconductor materials LG Group Chair Koo Kwang-mo has urged the conglomerate's top executives to move faster and execute investment plans with greater…
Mangaluru Technovanza 2026 to bring startups, investors and GCCs together
Mangaluru will host the sixth edition of ‘Mangaluru Technovanza 2026' on September 22 and 23. This initiative of the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) under its ‘Beyond Bengaluru' vision will bring together government…
Why Is Chipotle Now Working With the CIA-Funded Palantir?
Chipotle wants a computer to flag which burrito line might make you sick next. The company it hired to build that computer is Palantir, the data firm that got its start with cash from the CIA. Wired reported yesterday Chipotle is piloting a 'Food…
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