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372 articles filed under Startups and funding, newest first, from the outlets listed on the sources page.
- Ars Technica AIstartupsI spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China
Unitree might be the world’s most important robotics company.
- AI BusinessstartupsMistral Bets Enterprise AI Will Be About Control, Not Just Intelligence
The French AI lab is using a $3B fundraise to sell control over AI infrastructure, not just model power -- a shift in direction that could matter to U.S. firms in Europe too.
- AI BusinessstartupsAI Coding Startup Cognition Now Valued at $48B
Interest in automated generative AI coding has exploded along with the vendor’s growth.
- Engadget AIstartupsUniversal Music Group is collaborating with ElevenLabs on a new AI-powered creation platform
The unnamed software will be built around licensed music from UMG artists who want to participate.
- AI BusinessstartupsHow Mistral’s New Funding is a Bridge to Sovereign AI
After starting as an open-weight startup, Mistral has shifted toward sovereign AI, given the European market it operates in.
- Mistral AI NewsstartupsMistral raises €3B to make sovereign, open-weight AI the technology frontier
Mistral today announced that it has raised €3 billion in a Series D funding round at a post-money valuation of more than €21 billion.
- Ars Technica AIstartupsAnthropic’s $2 trillion IPO puts powerful external trustees in spotlight
Public-market scrutiny will intensify pressure on the Claude maker’s unusual attempt to balance profit and purpose.
- AI BusinessstartupsEnterprise AI Startup Wonderful Now Valued at $5B
In two years of existence, the vendor has completed three funding rounds totaling $800 million.
- AI BusinessstartupsWith Hugging Face Acquisition, Nvidia Scores Big Win in AI Race
While most attention has been on model makers such as Anthropic, OpenAI and Google regarding which vendor will win the race, the star of the moment is Nvidia.
- Ars Technica AIstartupsNvidia buys Hugging Face, the GitHub of AI, for $13 billion
Nvidia says Hugging Face will stay open even as the chipmaker takes control of a key AI hub.
- NVIDIA BlogstartupsNVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face
I’m excited to announce that NVIDIA has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12,930,300,000. Together, we will scale Hugging Face’s platform, strengthen its infrastructure and expand access to AI for developers and instit…
- Ars Technica AIstartupsPocket’s AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results.
Interactive mobile “gizmos” are easy to make, hard to share outside Meta’s platform.
- OpenAI NewsstartupsOur decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX
Our decision to wind down our contract providing OpenAI models to Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX.
- OpenAI NewsstartupsSupporting Thailand’s next generation of AI startups
OpenAI and Thailand’s MHESI launch an eight-week accelerator helping 10 health, wellness, and education startups turn AI prototypes into trusted products.
- AI BusinessstartupsXPeng’s Robotics Unit Valued at $6.3B After Investment
The Chinese automaker’s robotics arm will use the funds to accelerate rollout of its humanoid Iron.
- AI BusinessstartupsAlibaba Sells More Shares to Raise $10.2B to Spend on AI
The move comes three weeks after the company released the well-received Qwen 3.8 Max AI model.
- AI BusinessstartupsOde With Anthropic Makes First Acquisition to Expand Enterprise AI
The standalone company, backed by Wall Street firms, is looking to boost its AI technology implementation capabilities.
- OpenAI NewsstartupsIntroducing ChatGPT for Teens: Built for learning, backed by protections
ChatGPT for Teens helps teens learn, think critically, and use AI with confidence, with stronger built-in protections, healthy-use features, and additional controls for parents.
- OpenAI NewsstartupsOpenAI joins PORTS-Pike project
OpenAI joins PORTS-Pike project, expanding community investment and supporting thousands of Southern Ohio jobs
- IEEE Spectrum AIstartupsPakistani Judges Give Their Verdict on JudgeGPT
Judges around the world have made headlines for illicitly using generative AI in their work. But in Pakistan, a large-scale trial of a specially designed AI tool for judges found the technology—together with appropriate…
- OpenAI NewsstartupsDisrupting a Cambodia-based criminal scam operation
OpenAI disrupted a Cambodia-based scam operation using ChatGPT to support investment, romance, gambling, and impersonation schemes.
- OpenAI NewsstartupsBuilding AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community
OpenAI announces Project Camellia in Effingham County, Georgia, with commitments to responsible energy, community investment, jobs, and access to Codex.