October 24, 2026
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Daniel Levi

Daniel is a writer and editor for Tech Startups. Daniel has been involved in technology and gaming for over two decades. He has previous experience in software development and loves writing about emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and cryptocurrency. Daniel also enjoys hiking and camping.


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SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5, Musk says new AI model rivals Claude Opus at a fraction of the cost
Daniel Levi Posted On July 9, 2026


SpaceXAI on Wednesday introduced Grok 4.5, its newest flagship model, with Elon Musk claiming it delivers Claude Opus-class performance at a much lower price. The release marks the company’s latest push into enterprise AI and software development after its $60 […]


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AI Is Creating New Kinds of Jobs Nobody Saw Coming: Cleaning Up AI
Daniel Levi Posted On July 8, 2026


AI was expected to replace work. Instead, new research from MIT Sloan, Entelligence AI Research, and Gartner, along with Ford’s decision to bring back veteran engineers, suggests it is creating an entirely new category of careers focused on fixing AI-generated […]


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AI chip startup SambaNova raises $1 billion at $11 billion valuation to expand AI inference infrastructure
Daniel Levi Posted On July 8, 2026


SambaNova Systems has secured $1 billion in fresh funding, marking one of the largest AI infrastructure investments of the year and pushing the company’s valuation to $11 billion. The financing gives the AI chip startup new firepower to grow its […]


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OpenAI to launch GPT-5.6, its most advanced AI model yet, after delayed rollout over U.S. security review
Daniel Levi Posted On July 8, 2026


OpenAI will publicly launch GPT-5.6 on Thursday, ending a delay prompted by U.S. government concerns about the national security risks posed by more capable AI systems. The launch marks one of the clearest signs yet that frontier AI releases are […]


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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin valued at $130 billion valuation in historic first outside funding round
Daniel Levi Posted On July 8, 2026


For 25 years, Jeff Bezos funded Blue Origin with his own fortune. That era is coming to an end. Blue Origin is raising outside capital for the first time in its history in a financing round that values the company […]


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EDX Markets raises $76M led by SBI Holdings to expand institutional crypto trading platform
Daniel Levi Posted On July 7, 2026


Institutional crypto trading continues to attract fresh capital, even as many consumer-focused digital asset companies face a tougher funding environment. EDX Markets, a crypto trading platform built exclusively for financial institutions, has raised $76 million in a Series C round […]


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Google backs Proxima Fusion in $468M funding round to build Europe’s first commercial fusion power plant
Daniel Levi Posted On July 7, 2026


Google is placing another major bet on nuclear fusion, joining a €411 million ($468 million) funding round for German startup Proxima Fusion as Europe pushes to secure a place in the global race to commercialize fusion energy. The investment gives […]


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DeepSeek is building its own AI chip to cut reliance on Nvidia and Huawei, report
Daniel Levi Posted On July 7, 2026


DeepSeek is making one of its biggest strategic moves yet. The Chinese AI startup that stunned the industry early last year with its low-cost reasoning models is now developing its own AI chip, signaling a desire for greater control over […]


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Amazon seeks another $25B from bond sale as AI spending pushes Big Tech deeper into debt
Daniel Levi Posted On July 7, 2026


The AI boom is getting more expensive by the month, and even the world’s richest tech companies are turning to Wall Street to pay the bill. Fresh off a $17.5 billion borrowing deal with banks in March, Amazon is now […]


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For Every $1 Spent on AI, Companies Pay $0.44 Fixing Bugs, $0.27 Rewriting Code, and $0.11 on Review Delays, Study Finds
Daniel Levi Posted On July 6, 2026


Weeks after TechStartups revealed how one company accidentally spent $500 million on Claude AI in a single month, new research suggests runaway token bills are only part of the enterprise AI cost equation. In late May, TechStartups reported on an […]


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Honeywell spinoff Solstice to acquire Element Solutions in $14.5B deal to expand AI infrastructure business
Daniel Levi Posted On July 6, 2026


The race to build the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence is driving another multibillion-dollar acquisition. Solstice Advanced Materials, the specialty chemicals company spun off from Honeywell, has agreed to acquire Element Solutions in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about $14.5 billion, […]


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Katalyze AI raises $10.5M to bring agentic AI to pharma manufacturing and life sciences
Daniel Levi Posted On July 6, 2026


Artificial intelligence has already reshaped drug discovery. Katalyze AI is betting the next opportunity lies deeper inside pharmaceutical companies, where scientists and manufacturing teams still spend countless hours piecing together data from disconnected systems before critical decisions can be made. […]


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Apple veteran’s AI smart glasses startup Even Realities hits $1B valuation in $150M funding round
Daniel Levi Posted On July 6, 2026


The race to replace smartphones with AI-powered wearables is attracting fresh investment. Even Realities, a smart glasses startup founded by former Apple engineer Will Wang, has raised $150 million in a pre-Series B funding round, lifting the company’s valuation to […]


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Polymarket paid influencers to fake winning bets in 140 million-view marketing campaign, WSJ investigation finds
Daniel Levi Posted On July 3, 2026


A Wall Street Journal investigation has found that crypto prediction market platform Polymarket paid dozens of social media creators to post videos showing what appeared to be large, profitable bets on its platform, even though many of those trades never […]


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Kling AI raises $2.8B at $15B valuation with backing from Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu
Daniel Levi Posted On July 3, 2026


China’s AI investment boom just got another major vote of confidence. Kling AI, one of the country’s most popular AI video generation platforms, has secured more than $2.8 billion in fresh funding from a group of investors led by tech […]


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AI voice startup ElevenLabs eyes $22B valuation through employee stock sale
Daniel Levi Posted On July 2, 2026


AI voice startup ElevenLabs is exploring a secondary share sale that could value the company at about $22 billion, less than six months after raising $500 million at half that valuation. The proposed deal would give employees a chance to […]


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German drone startup Quantum Systems raises $1.2B at $8B valuation as investors pour billions into AI defense
Daniel Levi Posted On July 2, 2026


The race to build autonomous military systems just produced another massive winner. German drone startup Quantum Systems has raised $1.2 billion in a Series D funding round, pushing its valuation to about $8 billion and cementing its place among Europe’s […]


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LinqAlpha raises $22M Series A to build AI agents for institutional investors and public market research
Daniel Levi Posted On July 2, 2026


Finding an edge in public markets has become harder than ever. Earnings calls, policy decisions, supply chain disruptions, social media chatter, and macroeconomic events can reshape investment theses within hours. For many institutional investors, the challenge is no longer collecting […]


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Microsoft launches Frontier Company, a $2.5B AI consulting firm to help enterprises get better returns from AI
Daniel Levi Posted On July 2, 2026


Microsoft is making a major shift in its enterprise AI strategy. The company is launching a new business with $2.5 billion in backing to help customers choose the best mix of AI models for their needs, whether those models come […]


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OpenAI proposes giving the U.S. government a 5% stake as AI companies face growing scrutiny, FT reports
Daniel Levi Posted On July 2, 2026


OpenAI has discussed giving the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, according to a Financial Times report, a move that would mark a major shift in the relationship between Washington and the companies building the most valuable AI […]


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