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OpenAI is reportedly building a secret social network to rival X and Meta

Nickie Louise Posted On April 16, 2025

OpenAI may be gearing up to take on two of the biggest players in tech—X and Meta. According to multiple sources, the company is reportedly working on a prototype for a new social network that leverages ChatGPT at its core. […]

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Nvidia’s China dream collapses; stock falls 6% after $5.5 billion charge linked to China AI chip export ban

Nickie Louise Posted On April 15, 2025

The U.S. has just cut off one of Nvidia’s fastest-growing markets, triggering billions in fallout. The export crackdown may have ended the company’s biggest bet outside America. Nvidia said Tuesday it will take a $5.5 billion charge this quarter after […]

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AI startup Virtue AI launches with $30M to help enterprises deploy generative AI without security risks

Nickie Louise Posted On April 15, 2025

Virtue AI, a new AI startup focused on AI safety and security, just came out of stealth with $30 million in combined Seed and Series A funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Walden Catalyst Ventures, with […]

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Dutch neobank startup Bunq plans U.S. expansion amid hiring spree and 65% profit surge — doubling down on digital nomads

Nickie Louise Posted On April 15, 2025

Six months ago, Dutch neobank startup Bunq went on a hiring spree—just as other fintechs were cutting staff. Now, that bold move looks like it’s paying off. On Tuesday, Bunq announced it has filed for broker-dealer registration in the U.S., […]

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Adobe invests in Nvidia-backed startup Synthesia amid soaring demand for AI-generated corporate videos; hits $100M ARR

Nickie Louise Posted On April 15, 2025

Adobe’s venture arm is betting big on AI-generated video. The company has invested in Synthesia, a London-based startup known for turning text into avatar-led videos, in what the companies are calling a “strategic” partnership, CNBC reported. The exact investment amount […]

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Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics to go public in a $2.5 billion SPAC merger deal

Nickie Louise Posted On April 14, 2025

After a quiet stretch, SPAC deals are starting to trickle back. On Monday, Kodiak Robotics said it’s merging with Ares Acquisition Corp II in a deal that values the autonomous trucking startup at $2.5 billion. The newly formed company will […]

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Nvidia to build $500B AI infrastructure in the U.S., begins domestic production of Blackwell chips

Nickie Louise Posted On April 14, 2025

Nvidia is betting big on American soil. The chipmaker said Monday it plans to invest up to $500 billion in building AI infrastructure across the U.S. over the next four years, working closely with longtime partners like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing […]

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Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund closes $4.6B venture fund to back growth-stage giants like SpaceX, Stripe, and Anduril

Nickie Louise Posted On April 14, 2025

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund just pulled off a monster raise—$4.6 billion to be exact. It’s one of the biggest late-stage venture funds in recent memory, and it couldn’t come at a more uncertain time for private tech companies. The new […]

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OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s AI startup Safe Superintelligence raises $2 billion at $32 billion valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On April 14, 2025

Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the secretive AI venture founded by OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, has pulled in another $2 billion at a $32 billion valuation, per the Financial Times. This update follows a Wall Street Journal report last month that SSI […]

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Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s stealth AI startup targets $2B seed round at $10B valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2025

Thinking Machines Lab, a stealth AI startup founded by former CTO of OpenAI Mira Murati, is reportedly seeking to raise $2 billion in seed funding. Business Insider, citing sources close to the deal, reported on Thursday that Thinking Machines Lab […]

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Google lays off hundreds in Android, Pixel, and Chrome units amid strategic AI push

Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2025

Alphabet’s Google has laid off hundreds of employees across key product teams—Android, Pixel, and Chrome—as the company continues shifting resources into its growing AI efforts. The job cuts, first reported by The Information, affect its platforms and devices unit, signaling […]

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OpenAI supercharges ChatGPT memory in major leap toward AGI — Now remembers everything, and feels almost human

Nickie Louise Posted On April 10, 2025

ChatGPT just got a major memory upgrade—and it might be the biggest step yet toward something that actually feels like a smart assistant, not just a chatbot. OpenAI announced today that ChatGPT can now reference your entire chat history to […]

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Symphonic Capital launches $13.5M fund to back underrepresented founders in healthcare and fintech

Nickie Louise Posted On April 10, 2025

Early-stage startups solving real-world problems don’t always get the attention they deserve—especially those working outside of Silicon Valley. That’s where Symphonic Capital steps in. The VC firm, led by Sydney Thomas, just closed its $13.5 million debut fund to invest […]

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AI chip startup NEye Systems raises $58M to power energy-efficient data centers with optical chips, led by Alphabet’s CapitalG

Nickie Louise Posted On April 10, 2025

nEye Systems, an AI chip startup spun out of research at UC Berkeley, has raised $58 million in fresh funding to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing AI data centers: energy efficiency and flexibility. The round was led by […]

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Google’s Alphabet to invest $75B in AI chips and infrastructure to power generative models like Gemini

Nickie Louise Posted On April 9, 2025

Google parent Alphabet isn’t slowing down its artificial intelligence (AI) push. The company is making one of its boldest financial moves yet. On Wednesday, Alphabet announced it plans to spend $75 billion this year to expand its data center capacity […]

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AI startups get a boost: Nebius and NVIDIA join forces to offer $150K in cloud credits and early Blackwell access

Nickie Louise Posted On April 9, 2025

Just three months after securing $700 million from backers like NVIDIA and Accel, Nebius is deepening its relationship with the chip giant to support early-stage startups building AI-first products and services. Nebius AI Cloud is now working closely with NVIDIA’s […]

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Autonomous driving startup Nuro raises $106M in funding at $6B valuation to scale its AI-powered delivery robots

Nickie Louise Posted On April 9, 2025

Nuro, the autonomous delivery startup founded by two ex-Google engineers, has raised $106 million in fresh funding, pushing its valuation to $6 billion, the company announced on Wednesday. The Series E round is the company’s first major raise in over […]

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TikTok’s algorithm can’t be exported without China’s approval—putting U.S. sale in jeopardy

Nickie Louise Posted On April 9, 2025

TikTok’s future in the U.S. is once again up in the air. President Trump recently gave ByteDance an extra 75 days to finalize a deal to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations—an extension that came after negotiations reportedly stalled. Behind the scenes, […]

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Andreessen Horowitz to raise record $20B AI megafund as global investors bet on U.S. tech

Nickie Louise Posted On April 8, 2025

Less than a month after reports surfaced that Andreessen Horowitz was aiming to raise $7.2 billion across a series of new venture funds, Silicon Valley’s most ambitious venture capital firm is already going bigger. According to an exclusive report from […]

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HealthTech startup Transcarent acquires Accolade for $621M as digital health M&A heats up

Nickie Louise Posted On April 8, 2025

Transcarent just pulled off one of the biggest health-tech deals of the year. The digital health startup announced Tuesday that it has officially completed its $621 million acquisition of Accolade, a move that merges two major players in employer-focused healthcare. […]

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