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Tessera Labs raises $60M led by Andreessen Horowitz to transform ERP systems with AI

Daniel Levi Posted On May 6, 2026

Enterprise software has a reputation for moving at a glacial pace. Multi-year ERP projects, ballooning budgets, and missed timelines have long been accepted as the cost of doing business. Tessera Labs is making a direct bet that this model is […]

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ReFiBuy raises $13.6M to help e-commerce brands surface in AI-driven shopping

Daniel Levi Posted On May 6, 2026

A quiet shift is underway in online retail. Fewer shoppers are starting their journey on traditional search pages. More are turning to AI assistants that recommend what to buy, compare options, and increasingly make decisions on their behalf. That shift […]

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Samsung crosses $1 trillion valuation as AI memory boom drives historic stock surge

Daniel Levi Posted On May 6, 2026

The AI boom is no longer just lifting a handful of chip stocks. It’s starting to reshape the entire semiconductor pecking order, and Samsung Electronics is suddenly back at the center of it. Shares of Samsung surged more than 15% […]

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The Emergence of Software Agent Toll Gates

Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2026

In February 2026, Anthropic released a set of plugins for its Claude Cowork AI agent, setting off what the market quickly dubbed the “SaaSpocalypse.” Within days, nearly $285 billion in software market value was wiped out as investors reacted to […]

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Coinbase lays off 700 employees, or 14% of its workforce, citing AI shift and crypto market weakness

Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2026

Coinbase is laying off about 700 employees, roughly 14% of its workforce, as the company reshapes itself around AI and braces for a softer crypto market. CEO Brian Armstrong framed the move as a reset, meant to make the company […]

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Crypto exchange Bullish to acquire Equiniti in $4.2B deal to bridge crypto and traditional markets

Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2026

Crypto is trying to break into Wall Street. This time, it’s coming with paperwork. Bullish said Tuesday it will acquire Equiniti in a $4.2 billion deal, giving the exchange something the industry has long lacked: a regulated transfer agent that already […]

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Peter Thiel-backed Panthalassa raises $140M to build wave-powered floating AI data centers

Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2026

The race to build bigger AI models is running into a hard limit: power. A single training run can burn through as much electricity as thousands of homes, and new data centers are getting stuck in years-long queues for grid […]

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Anthropic teams up with Goldman Sachs and Blackstone on $1.5B AI venture to deploy Claude across private equity–owned firms

Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2026

Wall Street is stepping deeper into AI, and this time it’s not just about funding models. It’s about putting them to work inside real businesses. Anthropic said Monday it is teaming up with Goldman Sachs and Blackstone to launch a […]

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Kresus partners with Canton Network to accelerate institutional blockchain adoption

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2026

Kresus, a blockchain infrastructure company and implementation partner for the Canton Network, today announced a collaboration to help enterprises and organizations across industries design, build, and deploy blockchain applications in production, guiding them through every stage of the journey, from […]

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Blackstone targets $1.7B IPO for data center REIT as AI infrastructure boom accelerates

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2026

Blackstone is making a fresh move in one of the hottest corners of the market: the infrastructure powering artificial intelligence. The private equity giant is taking a newly formed investment vehicle public, aiming to raise just over $1.7 billion in […]

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Enzo Health raises $20M Series A to scale AI-powered platform for booming home health market

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2026

Enzo Health is betting that the future of care doesn’t sit inside a hospital—it starts at home. The AI startup has raised a $20 million Series A round led by N47, bringing its total funding to $26 million, at a […]

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Elon Musk admits xAI distilled OpenAI models as trial reveals last-minute settlement push

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2026

The courtroom battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is starting to pull back the curtain on how AI models are actually built—and the latest revelation could have far-reaching consequences. During testimony this week, Musk acknowledged that his startup xAI […]

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AI agent forms its own U.S. company, gets EIN in first-of-its-kind breakthrough

Daniel Levi Posted On May 1, 2026

An AI agent has crossed a line that, until now, belonged strictly to humans. It didn’t just write code or automate tasks. It formed a company. ClawBank, a project focused on building infrastructure for autonomous software, says its in-house agent, […]

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Pentagon signs AI deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon for classified networks, leaves out Anthropic

Daniel Levi Posted On May 1, 2026

The Pentagon is opening its doors wider to artificial intelligence—and closing one, at least for now. On Friday, the Department of Defense said it has reached agreements with a group of major AI providers to bring their tools into its […]

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KKR launches $10B AI infrastructure startup Helix, taps ex-AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to lead

Daniel Levi Posted On May 1, 2026

KKR is making a $10 billion bet that the real bottleneck in artificial intelligence isn’t models or chips. It’s everything around them. The private equity giant has launched Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new standalone company built to supply the physical […]

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Chance raises $3.2M to build a superapp for Pokémon TCG collectors, blending trading, liquidity, and social community

Daniel Levi Posted On April 30, 2026

Collectors don’t stop caring about their cards after they buy them. That’s where the friction starts. Storage, discovery, trading, and community all sit in different places, and the experience breaks down fast. A new game marketplace startup thinks it can […]

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Blue Owl sells half its SpaceX stake at $1.25 trillion valuation for 10x return, co-CEO says

Daniel Levi Posted On April 30, 2026

Blue Owl is cashing in on one of its most lucrative bets. The alternative asset manager has sold roughly half of its stake in SpaceX at a $1.25 trillion valuation, turning an early investment into a 10x return. The update came […]

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Nvidia invests in AI legal startup Legora at $5.6B valuation, deepening push into agentic AI

Daniel Levi Posted On April 30, 2026

Nvidia is tightening its grip on the next wave of AI by backing a fast-rising legal tech startup now valued in the billions. The chip giant’s venture arm, NVentures, has backed Swedish startup Legora at a $5.6 billion valuation, according to […]

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Meta looks to raise $25B in bond sale to fund AI spending as capex surges to $145B

Daniel Levi Posted On April 30, 2026

Meta is heading back to the bond market—and this time the numbers are hard to ignore. The company is preparing to raise up to $25 billion in investment-grade debt, according to a Bloomberg report. The move comes as Meta Platforms pours […]

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Anthropic eyes $900B valuation in new funding round ahead of IPO

Daniel Levi Posted On April 30, 2026

Anthropic is closing in on a number that would have sounded unrealistic even a year ago. The San Francisco AI startup behind the Claude models is in advanced talks to raise a new round that could value the company at […]

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