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371 articles filed under Startups and funding, newest first, from the outlets listed on the sources page.
- BBC TechnologystartupsElon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.
- SiliconANGLE AIstartupsOtter.ai raises $320M in funding for its AI meeting assistant
Otter.ai Inc., the developer of a popular artificial intelligence meeting assistant, today announced that it has raised $320 million in funding. The capital came entirely from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund. The…
- The Register AI + MLstartupsAuto tech startup claims it traced hack attempt back to rival's IP address
IQ.Lvbs implies that rival Comma.ai isn't playing fair
- TechCrunch AIstartupsAnthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy
Anthropic is reportedly struggling to secure enough compute from cloud providers that increasingly view it as a competitor, even as its infrastructure spending balloons ahead of a planned November IPO.
- TechCrunch AIstartupsSpaceX’s AI business is beating expectations
SpaceX hit profitability in the third quarter, with net income of $4.4 billion. AI was the engine.
- TechCrunch AIstartupsOpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech business
OpenAI says it's adding Orchestra's team and technology to work on Rosalind, its AI model for life sciences research, and to its related Rosalind Workbench tool, a harness that aims to help researchers plan experiments a…
- TechCrunch AIstartupsEric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei
Eric Schmidt’s fortune is about to get even bigger.
- TechCrunch AIstartupsEx-Nvidia-turned-VC Amulya Vishwanath: ‘Physical AI is in its LEGO era’
It’s the moment everyone is waiting for — the ChatGPT moment for robotics, Amulya Vishwanath explained to TechCrunch’s Equity.
- TechCrunch AIstartupsPlants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help humans listen to what plants are saying with the subtle electricity coursing through their stems.
- SiliconANGLE AIstartupsAI startup Firefly secures $20M to make the physical world a safer place
The digital world has already become much smarter thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence, and now a startup called Firefly Technology Inc. wants to do the same for the physical world, beginning with workplace safe…
- SiliconANGLE AIstartupsAuxoAI raises over $20M to bring AI expertise to the enterprise and redesign how work gets done
AuxoAI Inc., an enterprise engineering and consulting company that helps large businesses build and deploy artificial intelligence systems, today announced it has raised $20.7 million in a Series A funding to accelerate…
- TechCrunch AIstartupsEka is worth $1.45B thanks to a physical AI model that has experts raving
Eka Robotics may be the first robotic arm that is actually good at picking up a wide range of objects, and it is so smooth and human-like, it is wowing the industry.
- SiliconANGLE AIstartupsAI startup Vectorial lands $3M in funding to simulate human behavior for consumer research
Consumer research is a slow and cumbersome challenge that few companies do well, but if Vectorial AI Inc. is successful, they’ll never have to worry about doing it again. The startup today said it has raised $3 million i…
- TechCrunch AIstartupsOtter AI raises $320M from General Catalyst’s growth fund for its meeting tool
Otter.ai said that it will use these funds for enterprise growth, go-to-market strategy, international expansion, and product innovation.
- NVIDIA BlogstartupsSpain-Based Startups Advance Regional Innovation With Barcelona Supercomputing Center
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)’s AI Factory Accelerator Programme, now in full operation following a pilot initiative, gives startups access to sovereign compute, technical support and training to support inno…
- Guardian AIstartupsIs this the beginning of the end of the AI stock market boom?
After a wobble on the tech-heavy Nasdaq, some AI market observers think a reassessment of the potential value of various businesses may be under way Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The world…
- SiliconANGLE AIstartupsAI work assistant startup Town secures unicorn status after raising $108M just weeks after launching
Town.com Inc., an artificial intelligence agent startup laser focused on getting work done by collaborating with other AI agents, revealed today that it has raised $108 million in a new funding at a $1 billion valuation.…
- OpenAI NewsstartupsOpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio
OpenAI is acquiring Orchestra Bio to bring AI-powered operations to life sciences R&D, helping biopharma teams accelerate drug development and advance new treatments.
- SiliconANGLE AIstartupsNvidia, Dell back $200M round for AI model developer doubleAI
Artificial intelligence developer doubleAI today announced that it has raised $200 million in funding. Lightspeed and Bessemer co-led the Series A round. They were joined by Nvidia Corp., Dell Technologies Inc. and sever…
- The Verge AIstartupsCoreWeave’s debt is becoming the whole AI industry’s problem
CoreWeave had a bad week last week. Its bonds slipped into distressed territory by a common definition - when investors demand 1,000 basis points more in yield than they'd get from government bonds. Last Tuesday Chamath…
- TechCrunch AIstartupsTolan snags $30M for its AI companion that helps users navigate life
AI companion app Tolan has raised another $30 million after attracting more than 250,000 active users.
- TechCrunch AIstartupsReplika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago
Eugenia Kuyda's newest startup Wabi is positioned to take advantage of an idea she had more than a decade ago. Wabi offers a personal AI assistant with a twist, free and downloadable to anyone today.
- Ars Technica AIstartupsDisney found a way to buy Character.AI without buying its lawsuits
Character.AI faces claims its bots encouraged minors to self-harm and kill their parents.
- TechCrunch AIstartupsLaplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world
University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing in Startup Battlefield…
- The DecoderstartupsThe neocloud shakeout is coming, and Nvidia has the most to lose
After stock crashes and Firmus's scrapped IPO, industry executives expect only seven to ten of the hundreds of AI cloud providers to survive. CoreWeave lost a quarter of its market value, and Microsoft pulled out of a de…
- The DecoderstartupsAnthropic cushions its upcoming IPO with a discretionary fund for workers its models might replace
Anthropic wants to put five percent of its shares into a new public benefit fund that will also look into direct payments to workers at risk of losing their jobs. The fund is a company-owned LLC, so Anthropic keeps contr…
- Guardian AIstartupsAI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’
The $48bn giveaway comes amid concerns about the tech and as the company prepares for a stock market listing Anthropic has said it will commit 5% of its shares to a fund for the “public good”, as the AI developer behind…
- BBC TechnologystartupsMusk and Anthropic pledge public share giveaways
Musk's announcement comes after Anthropic pledged to create a public benefit fund ahead of its blockbuster stock market listing.
- TechCrunch AIstartupsAnthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’
The company offered some broad-strokes ideas for how this money might actually be used, such as “large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations.”
- TechCrunch AIstartupsDisney agrees to hire the majority of Character AI’s workforce
The filing also says that the “vast majority” of Character.AI employees who were offered jobs at Disney accepted them. However, this is a stalking horse bid, so another company could come forward with a higher offer.
- TechCrunch AIstartupsAnthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings
The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year.
- TechCrunch AIstartupsReplit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says
Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI in August, but there was never any indication that it was no longer partnering with Anthropic…
- TechCrunch AIstartupsReplit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says
Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI in August, but there was never any indication that it was no longer with Anthropic.
- SiliconANGLE AIstartupsRapidCanvas raises $29M to develop custom AI applications for enterprises
Software development startup RapidCanvas Inc. today announced that it has raised $29 million in funding. Vertex Ventures SEA & India led the Series B round with contributions from Hitachi Ventures, Accel, Peak XV Partner…
- WIRED AIstartupsKatie Zacharia Was Linked to an AI Rare-Earths Startup. It’s Even Weirder Than It Sounds
The short-lived White House press secretary was listed as an adviser to a Kristi Noem–linked company that aims to use AI for mining. Both the company and she say she never worked there.
- TechRadar AIstartupsFive of the web's biggest data-scraping brands now sit under one $3.6 billion umbrella, and AI agents are the reason why
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- TechCrunch AIstartupsAn Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet
Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, an…
- TechCrunch AIstartupsVeritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles
Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands' marks and passing off dupes, known as "superfakes," as genuine items. A startup called Veritas wants to tackle the problem with its own chip that verifies goods.
- TechCrunch AIstartupsWhen it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off
The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitnessPal for an undisclosed amount of money in March.
- Simon Willison's WeblogstartupsAnthropic tells investors quarterly revenue up nearly 50% to $16.8bn ahead of IPO
Anthropic tells investors quarterly revenue up nearly 50% to $16.8bn ahead of IPO The phrase "told investors" appears four times in this FT article, which reports on Anthropic's day of hosting investors on Wednesday. Lot…
- Latent Spacestartups[AINews] Modal’s $1B ARR, $16B Series D makes it NYC’s newest AI Infra Decacorn, 3x usage and 3x valuation in 5 months, 15x in 1 yr
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- Latent Spacestartups[AINews] Modal’s $1B ARR, $16B Series D makes it NYC’s newest AI Infra Decacorn, 3x usage and 3x valuation in 5 months, 15x in 1 yr
Sandboxes are all you need.
- The DecoderstartupsAnthropic's Q3 revenue hits $16.8B but growth slows ahead of planned November IPO
Anthropic hit $16.8 billion in third-quarter revenue, a 45 percent gain that still falls far short of Q2's 140 percent surge. With a November IPO approaching, some investors now expect the company's valuation to drop bel…
- SiliconANGLE AIstartupsAhead of IPO, Anthropic reveals its revenue grew 45% sequentially to $16.8B in Q3
Anthropic PBC pulled in $16.8 billion in revenue during the third quarter, according to a report today by the Financial Times — and also achieved profitability on an adjusted basis for the first time. The revelations cam…
- BBC TechnologystartupsAI giant Anthropic woos potential investors ahead of stock market debut
It comes as some investors have become concerned about the amount of money being spent on AI infrastructure.
- TechCrunch AIstartupsGudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt
Gudea, a company that tracks how stories and rumors spread online that describes itself as the “storm tracker for the internet,” is using AI to help organizations spot trouble brewing online before it turns into a crisis…
- The Verge AIstartupsAmazon’s always-listening Bee wearable can now help you buy stuff
Last year, Amazon bought Bee, a relatively unknown startup with a $50 always-listening AI wearable that summarized every conversation you had. Today, the e-commerce giant is announcing two new Bee devices - and a new sub…
- SiliconANGLE AIstartupsAI cloud startup Modal raises $750M at $15.75B valuation
Modal Labs Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence infrastructure, today announced that it has raised $750 million in funding. Accel led the Series D round. It was joined by Kleiner Perkins and a half-dozen existing…
- Guardian AIstartupsOpenAI’s London staff receive average of £2.3m per person annually
Accounts for the Westminster-based company behind ChatGPT show that 110 staff shared £87m in salaries and £168m in shares last year OpenAI’s London staff each received £2,318,181 on average last year, as the ChatGPT-make…
- TechRadar AIstartupsSquarespace and Titan team up to offer $3/month professional email
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