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Bobyard 2.0 offers improved takeoffs and unified AI for estimators
Bobyard has released Bobyard 2.0, an AI platform update designed for construction and landscaping estimators that...
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UK Launches $675 Million Fund for AI Startups
The UK government has launched a $675 million fund to support AI startups, joining other countries with sovereign AI...
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Startups & FundingOpenAI
OpenAI’s existential questions
OpenAI's latest acquisitions are discussed in relation to addressing two major existential challenges facing the...
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The 12-month window
The article discusses how many AI startups currently exist because foundation models haven't yet expanded into their...
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Startups & FundingAnthropic
Anthropic's revenue surge reportedly fuels talk of trillion-dollar valuation
Anthropic has reportedly surged to $30 billion in annualized revenue, transforming from a money-loser to a revenue...
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AI chip startup Cerebras files for IPO
AI chip startup Cerebras is filing for IPO following major partnerships with Amazon Web Services and OpenAI. The...
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The App Store is booming again, and AI may be why
New data from Appfigures reveals a surge in app launches in 2026, with AI tools potentially driving a mobile software...
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Self-improving AI startup Recursive Superintelligence pulls in $500 million just four months after founding
Recursive Superintelligence, a four-month-old AI startup founded by former Google DeepMind and OpenAI researchers, has...
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Startups & FundingDeepSeek
Deepseek reportedly seeks outside funding for the first time at $10 billion valuation
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is seeking outside funding for the first time, aiming to raise at least $300 million at a...
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Startups & FundingOpenAI
Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’
Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles are departing OpenAI as the company discontinues its Sora project and dissolves its science...
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Startups & FundingOpenAI
OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company
Kevin Weil, former Instagram VP, is departing OpenAI. The company is consolidating the AI science application he led...
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Some OpenAI shareholders reportedly question whether Altman can steer the company to a public offering
OpenAI shareholders are reportedly expressing doubts about CEO Sam Altman's ability to lead the company to a successful...
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Startups & FundingOpenAI
Tokenmaxxing, OpenAI’s shopping spree, and the AI Anxiety Gap
OpenAI is aggressively acquiring companies across finance and media sectors, while Anthropic has unveiled a powerful...
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The ‘AI is inevitable’ trap
Allbirds, a shoe company, rebranded itself as an AI company and saw its stock price surge sevenfold, exemplifying what...
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Loop raises $95M to build supply chain AI that predicts disruptions
Loop, a San Francisco startup building AI for supply chain disruption prediction, closed a $95M Series C funding round...
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SaySo is a new short-form video app that aims to restore users’ trust in news
SaySo is a new short-form video app that addresses user concerns about misinformation and AI-generated content by...
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Are we tokenmaxxing our way to nowhere?
The article examines the widening gap between AI insiders and the general public, highlighting major spending and...
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Physical Intelligence shows robot model with LLM-like generalization, flaws included
Physical Intelligence, a US start-up, has introduced π0.7, a robot foundation model that demonstrates compositional...
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Sector Snapshot: Autonomous Vehicle Funding More Than Triples In 2026 To Hit Record Amount
Autonomous vehicle funding surged in Q1 2026 with multiple multibillion-dollar deals, reflecting investor confidence in...
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