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World model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names
Odyssey, an AI startup focused on world models, has raised funding at a $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other...
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Pramaana Labs raises $27M seed round from Khosla Ventures to bring formal verification to AI
Pramaana Labs secured a $27M seed round from Khosla Ventures to develop formal verification technology for AI systems....
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Canadian pension giant joins race to fund India’s AI-fueled data center boom
A Canadian pension giant is acquiring an 8.2% stake in CtrlS, an Indian tech company operating over 15 data centers....
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DeepL acquires Mixhalo for live-event audio streaming and translation
DeepL has acquired Mixhalo to enhance its live-event audio streaming and translation capabilities. The acquisition...
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I Sold My AI Startup Before Revenue: Here’s What Investors Missed — And Founders Shouldn’t
An angel investor shares insights from selling his AI startup before generating revenue, discussing why deep technical...
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Hyperscalers may soon be unable to fund their AI buildout from cash flow alone
Major hyperscalers including Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Oracle are spending on AI infrastructure at 70%...
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The next humanoid robot might not look human at all
Genesis AI, a French startup backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has unveiled Eno, a new general-purpose humanoid...
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Bland raises $50M to automate complex, high-stakes phone calls
Bland, a voice AI startup founded in 2023, has raised $50 million in funding to expand its AI agents that handle phone...
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SpaceX to acquire vibe coding startup Cursor for $60B
SpaceX announced plans to acquire Cursor, a popular AI coding platform, for $60 billion in stock, with closing expected...
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SpaceX Aims at Agentic Coding With $60B Cursor Acquisition
SpaceX is acquiring Cursor, an AI coding assistant, for $60 billion to expand its developer offerings and gain access...
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SpaceX Acquires AI Coding Tool Cursor For $60B In Year’s Largest Startup M&A Deal
SpaceX has acquired Cursor, an AI coding tool, in a $60 billion deal that represents the year's largest startup M&A...
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TwelveLabs’ video AI finds new use cases on AWS Marketplace
TwelveLabs, a video AI company founded in 2020, is expanding its multimodal AI capabilities on AWS Marketplace to...
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SpaceX bets $60 billion on Cursor to catch OpenAI and Anthropic
SpaceX has acquired AI coding startup Anysphere (Cursor) for $60 billion, just two days after its IPO, to strengthen...
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Plaud says its software business topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers
Plaud announced its software business has reached over $100M in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) after shipping more than...
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Probably raises $9M to build a more reliable kind of AI
Probably, an AI startup, has raised $9M in funding to develop technology that reduces hallucinations and factual errors...
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SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO
SpaceX is acquiring Cursor, an AI coding assistant, for $60 billion in stock following Cursor's recent IPO. The...
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DeepSeek takes outside money for the first time at a $50 billion valuation
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has completed its first external funding round, raising approximately $7.4 billion at a $50...
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OpenAI burned through $34 billion last year
OpenAI spent $34 billion in the past year, a significant increase from the previous year. The substantial spending...
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Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
Respond.io, a Malaysian startup, raised $62.5M in funding to expand its AI agent-powered customer messaging platform....
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