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Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product
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Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product

Anthropic's Chief Product Officer is leaving Figma's board amid reports he will offer a competing design product. This...

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Stellantis Ramps Up AI Strategy With Microsoft Deal
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Stellantis Ramps Up AI Strategy With Microsoft Deal

Stellantis, one of the world's largest automakers, is significantly expanding its artificial intelligence strategy...

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The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
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The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund

The UK government has launched a $675 million sovereign AI fund to support homegrown AI startups and reduce...

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InsightFinder raises $15M to help companies figure out where AI agents go wrong
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InsightFinder raises $15M to help companies figure out where AI agents go wrong

InsightFinder raised $15M in funding to help companies monitor, diagnose, and understand where AI agents fail within...

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Runway CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100M blockbuster
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Runway CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100M blockbuster

Runway's CEO argues that AI technology could enable film studios to produce 50 films for the cost of a single $100M...

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Exclusive: GetWhys Raises $5.2M To Help Companies Like Intel And Verizon Better Understand Their Customers
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Exclusive: GetWhys Raises $5.2M To Help Companies Like Intel And Verizon Better Understand Their Customers

GetWhys, an AI-powered customer intelligence platform based in Boise, Idaho, has raised $5.2 million in funding to help...

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Anthropic Plots Major London Expansion
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Anthropic Plots Major London Expansion

Anthropic has leased a new London office with capacity to quadruple its current 200-person workforce from around 50 to...

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This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI
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This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI

Antioch, a simulation startup focused on physical AI and robotics, raised an $8.5 million seed round to develop...

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These 3 Charts Show How Venture Capital Has Concentrated At The Top In 2026
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These 3 Charts Show How Venture Capital Has Concentrated At The Top In 2026

In Q1 2026, venture capital has become increasingly concentrated among a small number of large, well-funded AI...

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This Beanie Is Designed to Read Your Thoughts
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This Beanie Is Designed to Read Your Thoughts

California-based startup Sabi is developing a wearable beanie that converts thoughts directly into text using neural...

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Exclusive: Repeat Founders Raise $20M For Spektr, A Fintech Compliance Startup, In NEA-Led Series A
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Exclusive: Repeat Founders Raise $20M For Spektr, A Fintech Compliance Startup, In NEA-Led Series A

Copenhagen-based fintech compliance startup Spektr raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by NEA. The...

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Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI
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Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI

Hightouch, a startup providing AI-powered marketing tools, has reached $100M ARR with $70M in growth over 20 months...

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AI learning app Gizmo levels up with 13M users and a $22M investment
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AI learning app Gizmo levels up with 13M users and a $22M investment

Gizmo, an AI-powered learning platform, has reached 13 million users and secured $22 million in Series A funding. The...

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AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources
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AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources

AI is enabling startups to revolutionize chipmaking by making chip design and software optimization more accessible and...

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Meta, Broadcom Agree to Mega-Deal to Co-Develop AI Chips
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Meta, Broadcom Agree to Mega-Deal to Co-Develop AI Chips

Meta and Broadcom have agreed to co-develop AI chips together, representing one of several strategic partnerships major...

AI Business
Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent
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Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent

Allbirds, a failed shoe company that went public in 2021, is pivoting to become NewBird AI, a GPU-as-a-Service and AI...

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Allbirds Is Pivoting to AI Compute. Sure, Why Not
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Allbirds Is Pivoting to AI Compute. Sure, Why Not

Allbirds, once a $4 billion apparel company, is rebranding as NewBird AI to pivot into GPU-as-a-Service computing. The...

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Funding Lays Groundwork for Orbital’s AI Data Centers in Space
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Funding Lays Groundwork for Orbital’s AI Data Centers in Space

Orbital, a 2026 startup, has secured funding to develop AI data centers in space as part of a broader trend of...

AI Business
After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI
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After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI

Allbirds, a shoe company, is pivoting its business model to focus on AI infrastructure after selling its shoe business,...

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