The push to bring digital assets into the mainstream just took a major leap forward. Republic, a New York-based private investment firm, has announced it will acquire INX, a U.S.-regulated trading platform for digital securities and crypto. The $60 million […]
Planning a trip usually starts with hours of search and comparison—flipping through dozens of tabs, reading endless reviews, and trying to piece together inspiration from scattered sources. But for a new generation of travelers, that’s not how it works anymore. […]
Most AI coding tools today feel like an extra pair of hands—but not a very smart one. They can autocomplete lines, suggest snippets, or assist a developer with repetitive tasks. But they rarely work independently, and they definitely don’t understand […]
Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI arm of VinAI, a Vietnamese AI startup backed by local conglomerate Vingroup in a quiet push into Vietnam’s tech scene. The deal includes MovianAI, a separate entity that housed VinAI’s generative AI work. Neither […]
As AI models get bigger and more power-hungry, data centers struggle to keep up. The cost of training and running large language models (LLMs) keeps climbing, and silicon chips are hitting performance limits. With U.S. data center energy use expected […]
Chinese tech giants are scrambling to secure Nvidia’s H20 chips before new U.S. export restrictions kick in. According to a report by The Information, companies like ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent collectively placed over $16 billion in orders for AI chips […]
Just two months after an anonymous Meta employee warned on the professional forum Blind that the “Meta GenAI Org [is] in Panic Mode” over the rise of open-source competitors like DeepSeek, the company is now losing one of its top […]
Just a year after it confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO, the company behind the USDC stablecoin is officially going public. Circle filed its S-1 with the SEC on Tuesday and plans to list it on the New York Stock […]
Sturdy.ai, a Portland-based startup that analyzes customer conversations using AI, has raised $6 million in seed funding to help companies catch churn signals early and improve retention. The round was led by Voyager Capital, with participation from Fortson VC and […]
In a major step toward making AI education more accessible, OpenAI has launched OpenAI Academy, a new platform offering free courses on artificial intelligence. The announcement is already generating buzz online — and not just because it’s 100% free. The […]
While flashy consumer startups often steal the spotlight, a quiet transformation is underway in America’s industrial backbone — and Iron Prairie Ventures is betting big on it. The Kansas City-based VC firm just announced a $15 million fund aimed at […]
AI-powered cybersecurity startup ReliaQuest just closed a new funding round of more than $500 million, pushing its valuation to $3.4 billion. The round was led by EQT, KKR, and FTV Capital, with backing from longtime investors Ten Eleven Ventures and […]
Over the past decade, Apple has steadily expanded its footprint in health care. From the launch of the Health app and the Apple Watch to tools like ResearchKit and CareKit, the company has made health a long-term priority. Tim Cook […]
Google just made its most advanced AI model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, free to use through Gemini Canvas on the web and mobile. The new feature, “vibe coding,” lets anyone build apps, games, and tools using simple prompts—no coding required. Launched […]
OpenAI announced plans to release its first open-weight language model with reasoning capabilities since GPT-2. CEO Sam Altman shared the update on Monday, saying the model could be available in the coming months—maybe even by summer. This marks a big […]
Cambrian, a startup building AI infrastructure for finance, just raised $5.9 million in seed funding powerhouse a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) leading the charge. With AI agents becoming more independent—handling tasks, making decisions, and running workflows—these agents need something beyond […]
Agility Robotics, the company behind the bipedal robot Digit, has raised $400 million in fresh funding, according to an exclusive report from The Information. The round puts a spotlight on just how serious investors are about the future of humanoid […]
Retym, a chip startup focused on solving some of the messier challenges inside AI data centers, has emerged from stealth with more than $180 million raised across multiple funding rounds. The company, which has been operating quietly for the past […]
Back in August 2023, we published an article titled “The Rise of AI Wrappers and the Challenges Ahead,” pointing out the shaky ground some founders were standing on as they built businesses on top of large language models. Nearly a […]
For the first time, a private company from continental Europe has attempted to launch a rocket into orbit. Isar Aerospace, a German startup, launched its Spectrum rocket from Norway’s Andøya Spaceport, but the mission ended in failure just 44 seconds […]