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By Sydney LakeMarch 25, 2026
Faris Sbahi, CEO of Normal Computing.
Exclusive: Normal Computing raises $50M from Samsung Catalyst to tackle soaring AI chip costs and power demands
By Sharon GoldmanMarch 25, 2026
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By Allie GarfinkleMarch 25, 2026
Origin cofounders Chris Bruce (left) and Pete Craghill.
Exclusive: AI-powered benefits platform Origin raises $30 million in fresh funding to bring CHROs visibility into benefits usage and spend
By Jeremy KahnMarch 25, 2026
Aravind Srinivas, wearing a white sweater, lifts both of his arms in front of him.
Perplexity CEO says AI layoffs aren’t so bad because people hate their jobs anyways: ‘That sort of glorious future is what we should look forward to’
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 24, 2026
The rise and uncertain future of $29 billion AI coding startup Cursor
By Allie GarfinkleMarch 24, 2026
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By Bill Barrow, Mike Schneider and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2026
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InnovationShield AI took its drones from the ‘Batcave’ to the battlefield. Now the $5.6 billion defense-tech startup’s new CEO says it’s at an inflection point
By Jessica MathewsDecember 21, 2025
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AITop AI investors say maybe it’s a bubble, but ‘bubbles are good for innovation’
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 21, 2025
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SuccessSteve Jobs sold his Volkswagen to raise $1,300 for Apple’s first computer. He became a millionaire just two years later at 23
By Emma BurleighDecember 19, 2025
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AIAI whiz Yann LeCun is already targeting a $3.5 billion valuation for his new startup—and it hasn’t even launched yet
By Dave SmithDecember 19, 2025
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SuccessRoblox CEO David Baszucki went from window cleaner to billionaire tech leader. He says a secret to success has been trusting his gut
By Preston ForeDecember 19, 2025
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AIExclusive: Cursor acquires code review startup Graphite as AI coding competition heats up
By Beatrice NolanDecember 19, 2025
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SuccessBillionaire who sold two companies to Coca-Cola says he tries to persuade people not to become entrepreneurs: ‘Every single day, you can go bankrupt’
By Dave SmithDecember 19, 2025
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CybersecurityTikTok agrees U.S. joint venture deal with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressDecember 19, 2025
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By Allie GarfinkleDecember 19, 2025
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AILovable hits $6.6 billion valuation as its CEO says it wants to be ‘the last piece of software’ companies ever buy
By Beatrice NolanDecember 18, 2025
AIHow Salient, an AI loan processing startup valued at $500 million, grew ARR to $25 million in two years
By Lily Mae LazarusDecember 18, 2025
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EnvironmentTrump goes nuclear: The president’s tech and media umbrella will merge with a fusion reactor developer in a deal valued north of $6 billion
By Dave SmithDecember 18, 2025
Rafael E. Carazo Salas, the founder and CEO of CellVoyant
AIU.K. startup CellVoyant debuts AI platform that could radically reduce the cost of cell-based therapies such as CAR-T immunotherapy for cancer
By Jeremy KahnDecember 18, 2025
Photo of the Endra founding team, including Anton Juric, the COO, at left, Niklas Lindgren, CEO, in the center, David Rydberg, technical cofounder, and Gustav Hammarlund, technical cofounder, right.
AIExclusive: Swedish startup automating mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design for commercial buildings raises $20 million in seed round
By Jeremy KahnDecember 18, 2025
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By Jessica MathewsDecember 18, 2025
InnovationWe ‘don’t have enough manpower’ for the delivery boom, says Singapore-based robotics founder
By Angelica AngDecember 18, 2025
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Personal FinanceRay Dalio donates $75 million to ‘Trump Accounts’ as Scott Bessent leads ‘50 State Challenge’ to invest in America’s kids
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressDecember 17, 2025
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Big TechJeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos donate $5 million to neurodivergent education leader
By James Pollard and The Associated PressDecember 17, 2025
NewslettersDatabricks CEO Ali Ghodsi on where AI is most bubbly, and how the company settled on its $134 billion valuation
By Allie GarfinkleDecember 17, 2025
InnovationQuantum computing could be a $198 billion industry in the next 15 years, Jefferies analyst says
By Jim EdwardsDecember 17, 2025
Wiem Gharbi, left, and Tamar Gomez, cofounders of AI startup Ankar.
AIExclusive: Palantir alums using AI to streamline patent filing secure $20 million in Series A venture funding
By Jeremy KahnDecember 17, 2025
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Startups & VentureA SpaceX IPO could be the largest public offering of all time—and Elon Musk’s biggest headache
By Jessica MathewsDecember 16, 2025
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Big TechYou can make up to $200K working in Trump’s new ‘Tech Force’—and you don’t need a degree or work experience
By Dave SmithDecember 16, 2025
NewslettersValerie Health raises $30 million Series A to scale “AI front offices” for physicians
By Allie GarfinkleDecember 16, 2025
InnovationRivian CEO says the EV maker’s new large driving model will one day allow for fully autonomous driving—and maybe a spot in the robotaxi race
By Jordyn Grzelewski and Tech BrewDecember 15, 2025
NewslettersThis Thrive-backed startup says it aspires to be the “Amazon of homes”
By Allie GarfinkleDecember 15, 2025
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SuccessChess.com cofounder says it took a pinch of delusion to bring the traditional game online—and it’s a ‘requirement for every successful entrepreneur’
By Emma BurleighDecember 14, 2025
InnovationEven in Silicon Valley, skepticism looms over robots, while ‘China has certainly a lot more momentum on humanoids’
By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressDecember 13, 2025
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Innovation‘The question is really just how long it will take’: Over 2,000 gather at Humanoids Summit to meet the robots who may take their jobs someday
By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressDecember 12, 2025
Fei-Fei Li, the "Godmother of AI," says she values AI skills more than college degrees when hiring software engineers for her tech startup.
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