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What is a Forward Deployed Engineer: The AI Role OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Are Hiring in 2026
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What is a Forward Deployed Engineer: The AI Role OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Are Hiring in 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic are hiring for Forward Deployed Engineer roles, a position pioneered by Palantir that combines AI...

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Imperagen raises £5 million to use quantum physics, AI on enzyme engineering
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Imperagen raises £5 million to use quantum physics, AI on enzyme engineering

Biotech company Imperagen secured £5 million in seed funding led by PXN Ventures to advance enzyme engineering using...

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Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral
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Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral

The video clipping startup raised a $7 million seed round led by Slow Ventures.

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Nvidia posts another record quarter, reveals $43B of holdings in startups
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Nvidia posts another record quarter, reveals $43B of holdings in startups

Nvidia reported record quarterly revenue but projected slower growth ahead. The company also disclosed $43 billion in...

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You don’t need to be an AI startup to raise. Lucra has $20M to prove it. 
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You don’t need to be an AI startup to raise. Lucra has $20M to prove it. 

Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from...

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Digital Banking Startup Mercury Lands $200M At $5.2B Valuation Amid Fintech Funding Uptick
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Digital Banking Startup Mercury Lands $200M At $5.2B Valuation Amid Fintech Funding Uptick

Digital banking startup Mercury has raised $200 million in a Series D round at a $5.2 billion valuation, the company...

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Alibaba Aims for Independence with New AI Chips, Model
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Alibaba Aims for Independence with New AI Chips, Model

Alibaba is developing its own AI chips and models as part of a full-stack AI strategy to reduce dependence on Nvidia's...

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AI search startups are blowing up
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AI search startups are blowing up

AI search has emerged as one of the most attractive areas in consumer AI, with multiple startups targeting this market....

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How Lucra raised $20M as an eSports play when every VC only wants AI
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How Lucra raised $20M as an eSports play when every VC only wants AI

Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from...

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NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer, raises $12M seed instead
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NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer, raises $12M seed instead

NanoCo, creator of NanoClaw (an OpenClaw alternative), declined a $20 million acquisition offer and instead raised $12...

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Flurry of Deals Reaffirms Sizzling AI Market
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Flurry of Deals Reaffirms Sizzling AI Market

Multiple prominent generative AI brands are involved in a series of recent deals, indicating continued momentum and...

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Embodied AI Fuels Record Robotics Funding In China As IPO Momentum Builds
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Embodied AI Fuels Record Robotics Funding In China As IPO Momentum Builds

China-based robotics companies have raised $5.6 billion across 176 deals through mid-May, matching the entire 2021...

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From teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, this founder raised $28M to fight AI phishing
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From teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, this founder raised $28M to fight AI phishing

Ocean, an agentic email security platform, raised $28M in funding to combat AI-powered phishing and impersonation...

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Sub-Sea AI Data Center is Operating in China
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Sub-Sea AI Data Center is Operating in China

The project comes amid a search for alternatives to land-based data centers.

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Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had
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Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had

Stilta, an AI platform that automates research and analytical work for intellectual property cases, raised $10.5M in...

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Venture Capital Is Concentrating Faster Than Ever. What Happens To Everyone Else?
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Venture Capital Is Concentrating Faster Than Ever. What Happens To Everyone Else?

Capital concentration shows no signs of abating this year. Just through April, U.S. venture capital totals in 2026 are...

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Humanoid, Schaeffler to Bring Thousands of Robots to Factories
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Humanoid, Schaeffler to Bring Thousands of Robots to Factories

Humanoid and Schaeffler have announced a major deal to deploy thousands of humanoid robots in factories, marking one of...

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Sector Snapshot: Quantum Computing Startup Investment Slows In 2026 While Public Markets Hold Strong
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Sector Snapshot: Quantum Computing Startup Investment Slows In 2026 While Public Markets Hold Strong

While deal counts remain robust for quantum startup investments and big rounds are still getting done, overall funding...

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South Korea’s LetinAR is building optics behind AI glasses
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South Korea’s LetinAR is building optics behind AI glasses

South Korean startup LetinAR is developing advanced optical technology in the form of thumbnail-sized lenses designed...

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