19 stories tagged Startup
Etched, an AI chip startup founded by three Harvard dropouts, has secured a $10.3 billion valuation from major investors. The company claims its new chips and memory components accelerate AI inference without requiring traditional GPUs, potentially disrupting Nvidia's dominance in the AI hardware market.
OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is in funding talks for a new AI drug discovery startup, with discussions valuing the company at $2 billion. The move underscores surging investor interest in applying AI to accelerate life-saving drug development.
Bhavin Turakhia is funding Neo, an AI-powered alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Apps. This venture could shake up how businesses handle documents and productivity tools.
Proception, a robotics startup, has settled a trade secret lawsuit with Tesla and secured $11 million in funding. The company is developing advanced robot hands using a unique approach to training data collection.
Stockholm-based Fika Jobs has raised $4 million to build a video-first hiring platform that combines AI interview agents with short-form video profiles, creating a cross between LinkedIn and TikTok for job applications.
SpaceX has partnered with AI startup Reflection to build a massive data center. This deal could accelerate AI development and space exploration.
Baseten, a startup specializing in AI inference, is reportedly raising $1.5 billion just months after its last major funding round. This highlights the intense competition and high stakes in the AI infrastructure market.
Researchers created a simulated startup to see if AI could handle day-to-day business decisions. The experiment reveals both the potential and limitations of AI in management roles.
KiloCode, a startup offering AI tools for creators, hit 100,000 users in just one month. The platform provides easy-to-use AI tools for content creation, design, and automation, making advanced AI accessible to everyone.
Quilty, an AI startup, says its tool can predict a film's success by analyzing the script. Early users, however, remain skeptical about its accuracy after testing the product.
Shift, an AI training startup, is offering free home cleaning services in exchange for recording the process to train future robots. The company will use footage of cleaners scrubbing, vacuuming, dusting, tidying, and washing to improve its AI models.
Sesame, founded by Oculus creators, has launched its iOS app, offering AI agents that feel more like talking to a person than a traditional chatbot. This could change how we interact with AI on our phones.
Anthropic, a leading AI company, has raised $65 billion in its latest funding round, valuing the company at $965 billion. This massive investment signals strong confidence in the AI industry and sets the stage for a potential record-breaking IPO.
The Path, a new AI therapy startup, claims its model scores 95 on a mental health safety benchmark, far surpassing existing consumer bots. This could make AI therapy more reliable for everyday users.
Hark, a stealthy AI startup, has raised $700M to create a universal AI interface that works across all your apps and devices. The company plans to launch its first multimodal models this summer, followed by custom hardware.
LetinAR has developed a thumbnail-sized lens that could revolutionize AI glasses. This innovation might make augmented reality as common as smartphones in the near future.
A $650 million startup wants to create AI that can research and improve itself. The founder insists this isn't just a vision but a reality in the making. This could revolutionize how AI develops and scales.
An AI-driven startup has successfully overturned thousands of denied health insurance claims. The company leverages machine learning to analyze claim denials and identify grounds for appeal, with notable support from Mark Cuban.
NeoCognition, founded by an OSU researcher, has raised $40M to build AI agents capable of mastering any domain through human-like learning. The funding highlights the growing interest in advanced AI learning mechanisms.