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Apple in early talks to acquire AI startup Perplexity

Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2025

Apple is exploring a potential bid for Perplexity AI, the fast-growing startup aiming to rewire how people search for information online, Bloomberg reported Friday. The talks are still preliminary. Adrian Perica, Apple’s head of M&A, has reportedly discussed the idea […]

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Mira Murati’s AI startup Thinking Machines Lab emerges from stealth with $2B seed, $10B valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2025

Mira Murati, the former CTO of OpenAI, has raised $2 billion for her new AI venture, Thinking Machines Lab, just six months after launching it. The eye-popping round values the company at $10 billion—an unusually high number for a startup […]

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Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI boosts bond yields to 12.5% in $5B debt raise amid weak investor demand

Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2025

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI is increasing the yield on its $5 billion debt offering, signaling a cautious response from investors, Reuters reported on Friday. The update follows a Bloomberg report earlier this week that xAI is also seeking to […]

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Meta hires Safe Superintelligence execs after CEO Ilya Sutskever rejects $32B acquisition offer

Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2025

Less than a week after Meta hired Scale AI founder and CEO Alexandr Wang as part of a $14.3 billion deal, Mark Zuckerberg has turned his attention to another high-profile AI startup: Safe Superintelligence, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing sources […]

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Meta Earth Network 2.0: Pioneering Web3 Innovation with Rewards and Global Events

Chainwire Posted On June 20, 2025

Dubai, UAE, 20th June 2025, Chainwire

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Top 10 Startup and Tech Funding News – June 19, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2025

It’s Thursday, June 19, 2025. Just one more day to Friday. Here’s today’s tech funding roundup, tracking the capital pouring into startups reshaping how we build, diagnose, ship, pay, and protect. Today’s deals spanned enterprise AI, borderless finance, open-source intelligence, […]

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Sifflet raises $18M to power AI with trusted data as demand for observability soars

Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2025

Sifflet, the AI-native data observability startup, just secured $18 million in fresh funding. The round was led by existing backers EQT Ventures and Mangrove Capital Partners, with Capmont Technology joining in as a new investor. The money comes on the […]

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Is WhatsApp becoming a weapon of war?

Daniel Levi Posted On June 19, 2025

Tensions between Israel and Iran are spilling into the digital space, and WhatsApp has been pulled into the middle of it. On June 17, 2025, Iranian state television told citizens to delete WhatsApp, claiming, without offering any solid proof, that […]

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Microsoft to lay off thousands more workers just a month after cutting 6,000 jobs

Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2025

Microsoft is preparing another round of layoffs, this time targeting thousands of workers, with sales teams likely to be among those affected, according to a report from Bloomberg News. The cuts are expected to be announced in early July, after […]

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MIT study finds that ChatGPT is making people dumber; 83% of ChatGPT users can’t recall what they just wrote

Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2025

A new study out of MIT is raising serious questions about what heavy ChatGPT use might be doing to our brains. Researchers found that most people who rely on the AI tool for writing are struggling to stay mentally engaged, […]

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Bubblemaps integrates with TON to unlock on-chain transparency for Telegram’s blockchain

Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2025

Bubblemaps is adding support for TON, the blockchain backed by Telegram, giving users a new way to see what’s really happening across one of the fastest-growing crypto ecosystems, the company announced Thursday. This marks the eighth network supported by Bubblemaps’ […]

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Top 10 Startup and Tech Funding News – June 18, 2025

Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2025

It’s Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Hope you guys are having a great week. We’re back with your daily tech funding roundup—tracking the flow of capital into the startups rethinking how we work, move, learn, and stay healthy. Today’s deals cut […]

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Human DNA in Hot Dogs: What You Need to Know

Daniel Levi Posted On June 18, 2025

Is there really human DNA in your hot dog? A viral claim from years ago is making the rounds again, sending social media into a frenzy. Some even say it shows up in vegetarian hot dogs. But what’s actually going […]

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Belgian incubator Biotope secures €5M to back early-stage biotech startup founders

Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2025

Biotope, a biotech incubator based in Ghent, Belgium, has raised €5 million in the first close of its second fund. The target is €9 million over the next 18 months, with plans to invest €250,000 each in up to 30 […]

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BitVault Raises $2M from GSR, Gemini, and Auros to Launch BTC-Backed Money

Chainwire Posted On June 18, 2025

Berlin, Germany, 18th June 2025, Chainwire

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Halo Security Honored with 2025 MSP Today Product of the Year Award

CyberNewswire Posted On June 18, 2025

Miami, Florida, 18th June 2025, CyberNewsWire

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Typedef emerges from stealth with $5.5M to turn AI prototypes into production-grade pipelines

Daniel Levi Posted On June 18, 2025

Typedef, an AI startup focused on turning AI prototypes into production workloads, just came out of stealth with $5.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Pear VC, with backing from Verissimo Ventures, Monochrome Ventures, Tokyo Black, and […]

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Nvidia-backed SandboxAQ unveils AI molecule dataset to accelerate drug discovery

Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2025

SandboxAQ, an AI startup spun out of Alphabet’s Google and backed by Nvidia, just released a massive dataset it hopes will speed up drug development. The goal? Help scientists figure out more quickly whether a drug will stick to the […]

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Fintech startup Ramp hits $16B valuation in $200M round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund

Nickie Louise Posted On June 18, 2025

Ramp, the New York-based fintech startup building corporate spend tools, has raised $200 million in fresh funding, pushing its valuation to $16 billion. The round was led by Founders Fund, Peter Thiel’s venture firm, which has now backed Ramp five […]

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BTCC Exchange Celebrates 14th Anniversary with Launch of First-Ever User Badge Program

Chainwire Posted On June 18, 2025

VILNIUS, Lithuania, 18th June 2025, Chainwire

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