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Meta’s loss is Thinking Machines’ gain
Meta has been recruiting talent from Thinking Machines Lab, though the relationship appears reciprocal with talent and...
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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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Startups & FundingAnthropic
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI, Autonomy And Biotech Top The Ranks
Amazon's $5 billion investment in Anthropic leads this week's top 10 funding rounds, with only half crossing the $100...
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Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute
Google announced plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, marking a major funding commitment as AI companies...
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Startups & FundingApple
Apple’s new CEO, and why Elon Musk wants to buy Cursor for $60B
Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO in September, with hardware chief John Ternus set to take over. The article also...
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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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Startups & FundingMeta
Meta is laying off 10 percent of its staff
Meta is laying off approximately 10 percent of its workforce (8,000 employees) in May while closing 6,000 open roles....
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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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Startups & FundingMicrosoft
Microsoft to Spend $18B on AI Infrastructure in Australia
Microsoft plans to invest $18 billion in AI infrastructure in Australia, following recent significant AI investments...
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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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Sam Altman’s Orb Company Promoted a Bruno Mars Partnership That Doesn't Exist
Sam Altman's Orb company falsely promoted a partnership with Bruno Mars that the artist's representatives confirm never...
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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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