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Artificial Intelligence

Anchr Secures $5.8M to Automate Food Supply Chain

Anchr, a New York-based startup, has raised $5.8 million in pre-seed funding to introduce an AI-powered operating system for the…

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Artificial Intelligence

Decagon’s $4.5B Valuation Milestone: First Tender Offer Complete

Decagon's tender offer provided early liquidity for employees at a $4.5 billion valuation, highlighting a trend where AI startups use…

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AI & Tech

Reface and Prisma Founders Launch Mirai for On-Device AI

Mirai, a startup founded by the creators of Reface and Prisma, is developing technology to make AI models run faster…

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BigTech Companies

Substack Data Breach Exposes User Emails and Phone Numbers

Substack experienced a data breach in October, exposing user email addresses and phone numbers, but critical financial data like passwords…

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BigTech Companies

a16z Partner Kofi Ampadu Exits After TxO Program Pause

Kofi Ampadu, head of a16z's TxO initiative, has officially departed the firm following the program's suspension and team layoffs. The…

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AI & Tech

OpenAI Unveils Prism: AI Workspace for Scientific Research

OpenAI has launched Prism, a free AI-powered scientific workspace integrated with ChatGPT that uses GPT-5.2 to assist with tasks like…

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Artificial Intelligence

Uber Launches AV Labs to Power Robotaxi Data Collection

Uber is launching "Uber AV Labs", a new division to collect real-world driving data using sensor-equipped cars and share it…

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Artificial Intelligence

Qualcomm Invests in SpotDraft, Doubling Valuation to $400M for On-Device AI

SpotDraft, a legal tech startup, has secured an $8 million strategic investment from Qualcomm Ventures, doubling its valuation to approximately…

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AI & Tech

The AI Profitability Test: Can Labs Turn Innovation Into Income?

The AI industry is characterized by a spectrum of ambition, from purely research-driven labs to those aggressively pursuing commercial dominance,…

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BigTech Companies

Substack Launches a Dedicated TV App

Substack has launched a beta TV app for Apple and Google TV, allowing subscribers to watch video posts and live…

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Business

General Fusion to Go Public in $1 Billion Reverse Merger

General Fusion is pursuing a reverse merger with a SPAC to go public, a move that could provide up to…

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AI & Tech

New AI Agent Benchmark Questions Workplace Readiness

Despite high expectations, AI has had minimal impact on daily professional work in fields like law and consulting, as revealed…

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Artificial Intelligence

India’s App Downloads Hit 25.5B in 2025, Driven by AI & Microdramas

India leads the world in app downloads, reaching 25.5 billion in 2025, but remains outside the top twenty for consumer…

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Business

Another Secures $2.5M Seed Funding to Tackle Excess Inventory

Another, a new software platform founded by Corina Marshall, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to address the costly…

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BigTech Companies

First EU Alternative App Store Announces Shutdown

Setapp Mobile, a subscription-based alternative app store in the EU, will shut down by February 2026, citing Apple's complex and…

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Business

Coinbase Withdraws Support for Senate CLARITY Act

Coinbase unexpectedly withdrew its support for the CLARITY Act, a major crypto regulation bill, just before a key Senate vote,…

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Newswire

First Ocean Robot Survives Category 5 Hurricane for Data

Anahita Laverack co-founded Oshen after a failed robotics competition revealed a critical lack of affordable, real-time ocean data, identifying a…

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Business

Type One Energy Secures $87M, Led by Bill Gates, for Fusion Power

Type One Energy has secured $87 million in new funding, bringing its total venture investment to over $160 million and…

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Artificial Intelligence

ElevenLabs Hits $330M ARR, CEO Reveals

ElevenLabs has surpassed $330 million in annual recurring revenue, achieving this milestone with accelerating speed, which highlights surging market demand…

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Business

Booz Allen & a16z Speed Government Tech Adoption

Booz Allen Hamilton and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate the adoption of innovative commercial technologies…

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