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Lightelligence’s 400% debut is a bet that AI’s next bottleneck is the optical interconnect
Lightelligence debuted on a stock exchange with a market capitalization briefly reaching US$10 billion despite only...
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DeepMind’s David Silver just raised $1.1B to build an AI that learns without human data
Ineffable Intelligence, a new British AI lab founded by former DeepMind researcher David Silver, has secured $1.1...
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Investors back Skye’s AI home screen app for iPhone ahead of launch
Skye's new AI home screen app for iPhone has attracted investor backing before its launch, demonstrating growing...
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The Man Behind AlphaGo Thinks AI Is Taking the Wrong Path
David Silver, creator of AlphaGo, has launched a new billion-dollar company focused on developing AI "superlearners."...
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Why Cohere is merging with Aleph Alpha
Canadian AI startup Cohere is acquiring Germany-based Aleph Alpha with backing from Lidl's parent company Schwarz...
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Cohere acquires, merges with Germany-based startup to create a ‘transatlantic AI powerhouse’
Cohere, a Canada-based AI company, is merging with Aleph Alpha, a German AI startup, to create a transatlantic AI...
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Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage
Series, a college-focused social networking app built into iMessage, has secured a $5.1 million pre-seed funding round...
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ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI-generated media
ComfyUI, a platform providing creators with enhanced control over AI-generated media, raised $30 million and achieved a...
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Canadian, German AI Startups Join Forces to Challenge US Dominance
A Canadian and German AI startup partnership aims to create an AI stack that emphasizes regional independence and...
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The AI Race Is Becoming an Infrastructure Contest
AI vendors and tech giants are investing billions in computing infrastructure, power, and global capacity as they...
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Cohere takes over Aleph Alpha shortly after the German startup ousted its original founder
Canadian AI company Cohere is acquiring German AI startup Aleph Alpha, which was previously hailed as Germany's answer...
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Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment
Sierra, an AI customer service agent startup founded by Bret Taylor, has acquired Fragment, a YC-backed French startup....
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Meet Noscroll, an AI bot that does your doomscrolling for you
Noscroll is an AI bot designed to combat doomscrolling by reading the internet for users instead of them having to...
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Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets
Era raised $11M in funding to develop a software platform designed for AI hardware devices in various form factors such...
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The billion-dollar startup with a different idea for AI
AMI Labs, founded by Yann LeCun, has raised a billion dollars in funding despite having only 12 employees, signaling...
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Exclusive: Cloneable Raises $4.6M To ‘Clone’ Expert Worker Knowledge With Agentic AI For Utilities And Infrastructure
Cloneable, an AI startup that uses agentic AI to replicate expert worker knowledge into autonomous agents for utilities...
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India’s app market is booming — but global platforms are capturing most of the gains
India's app market is experiencing significant growth driven by non-gaming apps, particularly streaming and AI...
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SpaceX Agrees to Potential $60B Deal to Acquire Cursor
SpaceX is pursuing a potential $60 billion acquisition of Cursor, an AI coding assistant. The deal would position Musk...
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Esther and Anne Wojcicki back new healthcare accelerator, fund
Mary Minno has launched Treehub, an early-stage startup accelerator program, and AI Health Fund to support startups at...
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